--- title: Harnessing the power of nature for efficient, sustainable wastewater treatment description: Cella™ is a new biofilm technology developed with a strong emphasis on sustainability, reuse and ensuring clean water for future generations. image: https://campaign.veoliawatertechnologies.co.uk/hubfs/Cella-Wastewater-treatment.jpg --- [![Veolia logo](https://campaign.veoliawatertechnologies.co.uk/hubfs/vwt-global/images/header-logo-capsule.png "Veolia logo")](https://www.veoliawatertechnologies.co.uk) # Harnessing the Power of Nature for Efficient, Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Discover how Cella™ reinvents the Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) technology with a new biobased support material for biofilm growth, no limitation in biofilm surface with high treatment rates, and an all-in-one solution for the treatment of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.  Cella™ is a new biofilm technology developed with a strong emphasis on **sustainability**, **reuse** and ensuring clean water for **future generations**.  The technology features the new AnoxK™C biofilm support material, made from renewable recycled biomass, significantly **reducing reliance on fossil-based resources**.  #### **Why Cella™ is a Game-Changer in Wastewater Treatment?** Designed to maximise energy efficiency and recovery in the form of biogas from excess biomass, Cella™ promotes a **positive energy balance** in treatment plants. The exposed surface facilitates efficient mass transfer into and out of biofilm, resulting in a highly effective process that can **handle high loading rates within a small footprint**. Furthermore, this technology facilitates the integration of **biological phosphorus remova**l into the treatment process, **reducing reliance on chemicals** for phosphate precipitation. ![Cella-biofilm](https://campaign.veoliawatertechnologies.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Cella-biofilm.jpg?width=648&height=542&name=Cella-biofilm.jpg)Find out how this powerful combination of sustainable materials, energy optimisation, space efficiency, and smart control systems makes Cella™ a pioneering solution for **municipalities pursuing decarbonisation goals** while maintaining stringent treatment standards. #### **Cella™ Explained** Cella™ is a technology in which microorganisms grow on the external surface of a support material , resulting in the creation of a biofilm. These microorganisms thrive from removing contaminants from wastewater which they use as a food source. By removing these contaminants, microorganisms clean the wastewater to the required treatment parameters. Some of these organisms require very specific conditions which are ensured in a biofilm and the biofilm protects them from external inhibitory conditions. 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