Аyala – Natural Biological System
Country of application:
Israel
Scope of innovation
☐ Office work
☒ Production / Service supply process
Sector-specific
☐ Yes / please, specify sector(s):
☒ No (relevant for all sectors)
Description of the needs
Issues of fresh water supply and sewage treatment and recycling are becoming a main concern globally. Most of the efforts, (most not so successful), were put into cities, large urban conglomerates and dense communities. Small, mainly rural, communities remained out of the scope mainly because of problems of feasibility of providing solutions, such as: The huge diversity, complex topography, distance, lack of appropriate roads and electricity supply, lack of professional personnel to install and maintain solutions and long neglect.
To this void Ayala has penetrated with its Sustainable, nature based NBS technology equipped on modular and portable units that can be shipped and installed easily in any location on the globe where people are living and where water is available. These AyalaEco units line and the Portable NBS operate independently after the one time installation. These Low capacity water and sewage treatment systems – designed to provide solutions to remote communities, neighborhoods, large/small households, factories, gas stations, train stations, etc. They treat any source of water and any type of sewage and they are designed and tailored to each site accordingly.
Description of the solution
The NBS™ is a cutting-edge game changer technology in the field of environmental sustainable solutions. It is a Hybrid system comprised of a set of tools to holistically purify contaminated water, soil and air, simultaneously. The system relies on Thermodynamics and is engineered with a combination of biotic and abiotic components, plants and aggregates selected over years of R&D for their physical and chemical properties, and supported by varying internal hydraulic layouts, wherein the functions of settling, clarification, biological removal, contaminants inactivation, and filtration occur simultaneously in a hybrid flow regime. Each system is created of modular treatment compartments sewn into the natural topography to minimize energy requirements. The NBS™ is a ‘Social’ technology, fabricated into the living spaces in Urban, Industrial and Agricultural zones; converting the local green spaces into an “Active Landscapes” treating on-site the local sewage, harvesting and treating on-site storm water run-off, recharging aquifers, preventing floods downstream by holding up the flows and reducing dramatically the Carbon Foot-print.
The NBS™ is tailored for each case and adapted to be effective anywhere in the world. It has been optimized for many waste generating sectors through years of experience and research. Examples include radical –and sustainable- new approaches for treating dairy farm sewage, hydrocarbons, landfill leachate, personal care products, pharmaceuticals and hormones, aquaculture, RO brine streams, sewage streams – and more. Each case is backed up with laboratory testing ensuring that local regulations are met and improved on, doing so at a fraction of the operating costs and maintenance of conventional technologies, with improving effectiveness over time, being long lasting. The NBS™ is a long lasting, decentralized, energy-free, efficient, cost-effective, easy to maintain, and aesthetic nature-based system for the onsite treatment and reuse of water and wastewater, solving fresh water scarcity and preventing floods, while reducing carbon footprint. Specifically tailored to each case, from the macro-scale continuous “active landscape” to the microscale small packaged and portable systems, we provide alternatives for a more sustainable urban development and regeneration, solutions for rural and remote areas where no other systems can be applied and advanced watershed and ecosystem restoration while providing immediate quality water meeting strict regulatory demands.
Ayala Eco 1 – 4
The Ayala Eco systems differ in size and shape. They are ready-made containers, plastic/metal, which can be delivered to each site after learning the needs, along with internal equipment as necessary (aggregates, hydraulics, plants, and additives). Ayala Eco 1 can treat small capacities. All the modular systems can be built in parallel or one after the other. Capacity can change according to size of the system, sewage quality and quality demand at outlet.
PNBS – The Portable Natural Biological System™
Modular systems designed to treat bigger capacities depending on quality & water use after treatment. These systems can serve a whole village, neighborhood, cluster of houses and similar. There is also a bigger version – the long PNBS that can treat higher capacity of sewage/ contaminated water source. As mentioned, these systems are portable and can be transported easily and quickly.
Description of the effect
ADVANTAGES OF THE NBS™:
• Efficient and multiple use, recycling and reuse of water
• NO Energy use
• Negative Carbon Footprint – Climate positive technology
• Managing water demand and efficient allocation – Exploiting alternative water sources
• Preventing water pollution and degradation of the aquatic environment and soil
• Able to cope with a large variety of pollutants simultaneously
• Eliminates the need of long and complicated water and sewage conveyance systems
• Easy and fast to install
• Low Construction costs – Negligible maintenance costs
• Withstands sharp fluctuations in the quality of influent water
• Provides immediate high quality water complying with the most stringent standards
• A very powerful air clarifier, especially in urban areas
• Function gradually improves over the years as the system matures
APPLICATIONS OF THE NBS™:
• Holistic Rehabilitation of Watersheds – Rivers – Lakes – Aquifer
• Sustainable Treatment of Leachate – protection of soil – water and air
• Sustainable Treatment of Heavy Industrial Effluents
• Sustainable Treatment of Agricultural Effluents
• Urban and Rural solutions for the treatment of domestic sewage – Active Landscapes
Company/companies that developed/implemented/offer the innovation
Ayala Water & Ecology is a company of sustainability experts since 1989 with internationally recognized experience in wastewater treatment (WWT), environmental rehabilitation and integral design of watershed management using only natural, energy free tools, to restore balance to the environment, mimicking nature. Ayala Water and Ecology Ltd. has its headquarters in Zipory, Israel and a subsidiary company, Ayala Natural Biological Systems Pvt. Ltd. established in India in 2014. Thanks to our experience and the success of our technology, we were invited to be consulting experts in Sustainable Wastewater Treatment for the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Green Building Council of India.
Ayala Water & Ecology,Ltd.
Meshek 60, Zippori 17910, Israel
Ayala Natural Biological Systems Private Limited
#33 Promenade Road, Frazer Town, Bangalore 560 005 Karnataka
office@ayala-aqua.com