MyCelx Filtration Units Deployed for Rail Car Wash Water Treatment Amtrak

Facility

The Background

Amtrak had problem with the discharge of rail car wash water. MyCelx designed a system to treat hydrocarbons in a rail car wash system.

The Problem

Rail cars are washed to remove dirt and hydrocarbons and the waste water is process through an oil/water separator, then polymers are added, followed by treatment through a DAF and then discharged to a city sewer system.

Specifically 20,000 gal/day of rail car wash water, which is a mixture of surfactants, oil, grease, and boron, are treated. Their OWS and DAF combination produced 20 to 30 PPM O&G. The POTW discharge limit is 15 PPM O&G by HEM method.

The Solution

JoDAN Technologies, LTD designed a JMOR™ system that included a 500 gal surge tank which provided head and suction for a 50 gpm pump, followed by 25/1 µm bag filters in parallel, followed by two MX-22 vessels in series and the effluents were monitored by a JoDA-OCM50 oil/water monitor.

The Results