Projects

Ministry of Environment Verified Pilot — CECM Small-Scale Wastewater Treatment System

Pilot Verified

Government-certified field demonstration (2012–2015) funded by Korea's Ministry of Environment. The CECM system treating 100 m3/day was officially validated at a rural municipal site including winter operation.

AWT's core ECM (Electrocoagulation + Ceramic Membrane) integrated water treatment system received official government validation through Korea's Ministry of Environment Future Promising Green Technology Commercialization Program.

A 100 m3/day field test-bed was installed at Ssangyong Wastewater Treatment Plant, Yeongwol, Gangwon Province. Long-term field operation — including winter months — demonstrated stable compliance with all effluent quality standards despite severe influent load fluctuations.

Performance Data

ParameterVerified Result
CODAverage effluent 7.4 mg/L — discharge standard met
TNAverage effluent 5.1 mg/L
TPNear 100% removal regardless of influent concentration
SS100% removal achieved via ceramic membrane

Project Scope

Application Areas

  • Small-scale rural municipal wastewater treatment
  • Decentralized public wastewater infrastructure
  • Sites requiring stable winter operation
  • Facilities facing influent load fluctuation

Technology

  • CECM
  • Electrocoagulation
  • Ceramic membrane filtration
  • Continuous small-scale wastewater treatment
  • 100 m3/day demonstration capacity

Project Tags

Ministry of Environment CertifiedTotal R&D Budget: KRW 2.1B10+ Patents Filed/Registered9 SCI Publications3-Year Field Demonstration