Pressure Sand Filter
Removes residual suspended solids, fine particles and turbidity.
A final-stage polishing system that upgrades secondary-treated wastewater into high-quality, disinfected water for reuse in gardening, flushing, cooling towers and industrial processes.

The Aquaxis FRP Tertiary Treatment Plant (TTP) is added after the biological PSTP stage. It upgrades secondary-treated wastewater into clear, disinfected water suitable for reuse.
For complete reuse, the MBBR-based STP is combined with a Pressure Sand Filter (PSF), an Activated Carbon Filter (ACF) and UV or chlorination disinfection.
Removes residual suspended solids, fine particles and turbidity.
Adsorbs organic compounds, odor and colour from treated water.
Destroys harmful bacteria and pathogens for safe reuse.
Achieves more than 90% pollutant reduction, BOD under 10 mg/L.
Real inlet-to-outlet performance against typical sewage influent.
| Parameter | Inlet Influent | Aquaxis PSTP | PSTP + TTP |
|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 6.0 to 8.0 | 6.0 to 8.0 | 6.0 to 8.0 |
| BOD (mg/L) | 250 to 300 | < 20 | < 10 |
| COD (mg/L) | 500 to 550 | < 100 | < 50 |
| TSS (mg/L) | 200 to 250 | < 50 | < 20 |
| TN (mg/L) | 40 to 50 | 10 | 10 |
| Fecal Coliform | 10,000 | < 100 | < 100 |
A standard PSTP removes 85 to 90% of pollutants; PSTP + TTP achieves over 90% reduction.
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor treatment delivers consistent, reuse-ready output in a compact footprint.
Removes grit, large solids & floating material.
Primary settling separates solids from liquid.
Denitrification converts nitrates to nitrogen gas.
Aerobic bacteria on bio-media cut BOD & COD.
Separates suspended solids & clarifies water.
PSF + ACF + UV for reuse-quality water.
Reuse-ready outlet, beating CPCB norms.
Computer-controlled winding for universal thickness, consistent quality and structural precision.
FRP relative density 1.5 to 2, about a quarter of mild steel, with tensile strength comparable to MS.
Food-grade isophthalic-resin FRP, corrosion-resistant, factory-tested before dispatch.
TTP polishes the water further with PSF + ACF + UV, taking reduction beyond 90% and BOD under 10 mg/L for confident reuse.
Gardening, flushing, cooling towers and many industrial processes that need clear, disinfected, non-potable water.
It is optional but recommended where water reuse demands pathogen-free quality.
Yes, the tertiary train can be added to most existing MBBR-based STPs.
MBBR stands for Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor, a biological process where plastic carrier media float freely in the aeration tank and provide a large surface area for bacteria to grow as a biofilm. These bacteria consume the organic pollutants in sewage while a blower supplies oxygen, giving efficient BOD and nitrogen removal in a compact footprint. A packaged MBBR plant integrates primary settling, anaerobic digestion, MBBR aeration, secondary settling and disinfection into prefabricated FRP tanks that arrive ready to connect.
MBBR uses fixed biofilm on free-moving carrier media and runs continuously, so it tolerates fluctuating flows, needs no operator skill for sludge timing and consumes relatively low energy. SBR (Sequencing Batch Reactor) treats sewage in timed fill-and-draw cycles in a single tank, while MBR (Membrane Bioreactor) adds ultrafiltration membranes that give very high effluent quality but at higher power, fouling-management and replacement costs. For most residential, commercial and institutional applications in India, MBBR offers the best balance of effluent quality, simplicity and operating cost.
BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) measures the oxygen micro-organisms need to break down the biodegradable organic matter in water, and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) measures the oxygen needed to chemically oxidise all organics, so both indicate the organic pollution load. TSS (Total Suspended Solids) is the weight of undissolved particles held in the water. Lower values mean cleaner water; a well-designed packaged STP brings raw sewage of around 300 mg/L BOD and 200 to 300 mg/L TSS down to single or low double-digit figures.
For typical domestic sewage, a properly designed MBBR plant should deliver treated water with BOD below 20 mg/L, COD below 100 mg/L, TSS below 50 mg/L and oil and grease below 10 mg/L, with pH in the 6.5 to 8.5 range. Adding a tertiary stage with sand and carbon filtration plus UV or chlorination can push BOD below 10 mg/L for reuse-grade water. These targets are set to meet CPCB and State Pollution Control Board discharge and reuse norms.
Packaged FRP STPs are offered across a wide capacity ladder for residential and commercial use and can be configured up to several hundred KLD for larger projects. Beyond a single module, capacity is increased by adding modules in parallel, so the system scales with demand. The right size is selected from the expected number of users and daily wastewater flow.
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