Because of the industry’s seasonality, winery wastewater flow, along with pH, phosphate, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and total suspended solids (TSS) appear to be significantly changing during the years. Vintage period levels skyrocket the production of organic loads.
Your challenges
Wineries need to maintain low effluent levels , to adjust to fluctuations in flow and strength, and most importantly, to reuse water in the vineyard.
Find a sustainable way to treat this wastewater is not only relevant to make outstanding wine, but also important to protect bottom line and preserve the health of your environment for future growth.
Furthermore, some of the hydrogen sulphide odour generated by bacteria within the waste pit was drifting back through the pipes and close to the cellar doors. Hydrogen sulphide has a very strong odour even at very low concentrations and can bother tourists during their wine tasting visit.
Our Solutions
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Fats, Oils, Greases (FOGs) Control
Calix ACTI-Mag slowly releases hydroxyl ions, which breakdown low-density, large-chain fatty acids that can then be readily digested by bacteria in wastewater.
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Biochemical & Chemical Oxygen Demand Reduction
Calix ACTI-Mag supports bacteria and speeds up the breakdown of complex organic chains into smaller units – resulting in improving Biochemical/Chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD/COD) in the final effluent.
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Odour Control
Calix ACTI-Mag is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce hydrogen sulphide generation, and eliminate odour issues from wastewater.
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Phosphate Removal
Calix ACTI-Mag can enhance the removal of Phosphorus (P) and Nitrogen (N) from wastewater.
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pH adjustment and alkalinity boost
A safe and cost effective alternative to the use of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) or other chemicals for wastewater alkalinity and pH adjustment.
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Biogas Management
Calix ACTI-Mag can increase the quality and quantity of the biogas coming from anaerobic systems, and provide a significant economic boost for water authorities.
Find out moreCustomer Stories
Improving the Sustainability of Water Treatment \ Wineries
Improving the cellar door experience, Campbell’s Wines 
ACTI-Mag reduces H2S and consequently, odours within the cellar door at Campbell’s Wines, Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia.
Improving the Sustainability of Water Treatment \ Municipalities
Phosphorus removal in wastewater, a UQ lab study
ACTI-Mag removes phosphate through struvite crystallization – a research study by the University of Queensland.
Watch our Webinar: Solutions for Winery Wastewater
In this webinar, Michael Wheatland, Sam Sood and Ralph Lloyd-Smith discussed the impact that Magnesium Hydroxide has had on the winery industry.
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Relevant articles
August 05, 2020 \ Improving the Sustainability of Water Treatment
Magnesium Hydroxide Experiment – the alternative to sodium hydroxide
A safe and cost effective alternative to the use of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) for wastewater alkalinity and pH adjustment.
June 27, 2020 \ Improving the Sustainability of Water Treatment
The value of magnesium hydroxide as a substitute for caustic soda and lime
Magnesium hydroxide is the least expensive and most powerful alkaline chemical treatment available on the market for pH control applications.
May 28, 2020 \ Calix Global Challenges
Fighting COVID-19 on the front lines of wastewater management
Wastewater management professionals are playing a silent-yet-crucial role in the fight against COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. One of
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People, unique technology, partners, and track record
Leading edge technology
Calix core technology makes high surface area materials (with a honeycomb-like structure), giving you a price and a reactivity advantage.
Our materials are proving to have similar properties to highly active nano-materials, without the health/safety concerns and high cost, but with all the benefits.
Faster reactivity = less costs
Manufactured in Australia
Fully integrated supply chain – from mine to customer
Calix is able to offer better service, reliability and performance to its
customers because it controls the entire production process from mining
of raw materials, processing and production.
Chemical dosing systems
Calix leverages a culture of innovation to provide fully customised services such as design expertise, engineering know-how, detail engineering, installation, piping and commissioning services to provide turnkey systems for chemical dosing of Magnesium Hydroxide Liquid (MHL).
Our engineered and cost-effective solutions are tailored to meet your specific needs and budget. Quick to install – our modular dosing units can be delivered on site by truck and are fast to set up and connect.
Find out more about our dosing solutionsWe work together in ways others don’t, considering the long-term effect of our actions, never satisfied with the status quo.
Calix has its own direct delivery, service and support capabilities and also has an established a network of local distributors and partners that can provide the best solution for your specific needs and ensure you receive excellent customer service and support, wherever you are located.
Calix supports WaterAid programs to facilitate access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in the world’s poorest and most marginalised communities.
This partnership with WaterAid aligns perfectly with our purpose and the reason to why we exist “We Solve Global Challenges” and with our core value of “positive impact”.
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