Wastewater Treatment Plant for Industrial Use

Introduction

Industrial WWTPs play an important role in controlling the challenging and sometimes dangerous waste of different processes of industry. Municipal treatment systems are designed to handle general domestic wastes, where as the industrial plants are designed to treat pollutants such as heavy metals, toxic chemicals, high BOD, etc. These pollutants are not only problematic for the environment, but they also seriously challenge water resources sustainability. Considering industries already account for a significant 22% of the world’s freshwater consumption, the significance of efficient wastewater treatment today could not be overemphasized.

For companies, investing in the treatment of wastewater is not only a moral imperative; it is an economic opportunity. Businesses can lower their reliance on fresh water sources and contribute to cost savings over time by repurposing the treated water. Amalgam Biotech designs/constructs wastewater plants that produce reclaimed water, energy and raw materials from waste streams, in addition to wastewater plant that meets government regulations.functions emphasis being that proteins will flow out of the protein toilet and will be transformed as well by other organisms into biogas.

Industry-Specific WWTP Designs

Each industry faces its own wastewater treatment challenges. Our platform is designed by Amalgam Biotech to specially cater to these needs.

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Plants: Wastewaters produced in chemical and pharmaceutical industries contain complex organics, hazardous and toxic chemicals. Amalgam Biotech, for instance, designs multi-stage systems that deploy technologies like electrocoagulation, and Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) to treat such effluents. These systems can decompose large toxic pollutants and render water safe for use or release.

Textile Factory: Dyeing and treating textile required a large amount of water in the process, and the water may not reach the discharge standard. Ozonation combined with nanofiltration systems from Amalgam Biotech can then treat the effluent so that it is colour free and free from contaminants. The process guarantees the treated water is reusable and can be safely discharged.

Food Processing: Food processing generates high strength BOD from organic substances which require treatment. Amalgam Biotech is transforming this high-BOD material into biogas in anaerobic digesters, a renewable source of energy that is also cleaning up the environment.

Industrial corridors in Pune: A good example of Amplam Biotech’s success is a wastewater treatment plant in Bhosari MIDC in the Pune region which has the capacity to handle 12 MLD of water coming from more than 30 factories. Through modular Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) trains, the system guarantees that no liquid waste leaves the unit.

Emerging Technologies in Wastewater Treatment

Wastewater treatment is dynamic with the advent of novel technologies improving the efficiency and sustainability of the treatment process. Below are three of the high-tech advancements that the company uses in its plants:

Plasma-Assisted Oxidation: In this process, ionized gas beams are used to decompose recalcitrant pollutants like polychlorinated biphenyles (PCBs), which are stubborn to conventional treatment.

Forward Osmosis (FO): Such energy efficient filtration arrangement allows for recovery of byproducts and lowers the energy use associated with WWT by concentrating waste materials using semi-permeable membranes.

Microbial Fuel Cells: Because the plant has microbial fuel cells, the plant is producing electricity while simultaneously treating the water organically (naturally). This is another important factor for the general energy efficiency of the process.

Combining INDUTREAT ® Ultra in the unique platform of Amalgam sees the development of customised, total solutions from sewage works to the individual wafer line.

Case Study: ETP Feeds through BactaServe for COD/BOD Removal from Pharma Industry Wastewater

An important milestone achieved by Amalgam Biotech is application of BactaServe technology is to treat Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) contained in the pharmaceutical waste water. The company's wastewater was high in organic contaminants which, if left unprocessed, was in violation of water quality regulations and hostile to aquatic life.

BactaServe technology by Amalgam Biotech was selected due to the biological treatment of the COD/BOD. This unconventional method of treatment makes use of indigenous microorganisms that degrade organic material in the waste stream and consequently decrease the concentrations of COD and BOD. The nature of the end product is to come up with treated water which can be discharged without risking harm to the environment or can be recycled in the plant.

Read our full case study: ETP Feeds with BactaServe for COD/BOD Removal from Pharma Industry’s Wastewater

Future Trends in Wastewater Treatment

Amid an increasing need to find sustainable, cost-effective water management solutions, a number of trends are changing the face of the industrial wastewater treatment market:

Digital Water Twins AI models combined with an industrial wastewater treatment plant is going to change the game of how industries treat their effluents. These AI-enabled models, previously named Digital Water Twins, can replicate and forecast variations in effluent quality, enabling real-time adjustment of chemical dosing and process conditions.

Pod Treatment Units: Long gone are the days of megacentered treatment plants; industries are working on installing their very own pod treatment units right in the middle of their production lines. This method cuts the costs of hauling and makes disposal more cost effective.

Industrial Symbiosis: As industries are located in a more densely populated area they will share treated water in using smart grids which is referred to as industrial symbiosis. By swapping out purified wastewater, they add, nearby factories can cut down on their water usage, while also decreasing the amount of waste they produce overall.

These are the trends of which Amalgam Biotech is now spearheading with its EcoSynergy Network, IoT based network that connects Pune’s Chakan Industrial Area under one platform. It provides the infrastructure for factories to swap treated water to optimize water conservation and environmentally responsible industry.

Conclusion

They are not only compliance tools; industrial waste- water treatment plants are strategic assets used by industries to lower operating costs, minimize environmental impact and extract value from the waste they generate.” With advancing concerns for water and carbon footprints from across industries, water treatment technologies are indispensible.

Amalgam Biotech provides integrated, ready-for-the-future wastewater treatment systems to enable process industries to meet today’s challenges of waste not only by compliance but through conversion of the waste water as resources such as water, energy and raw materials. Revolutionizing industrial wastewater treatment to become a sustainable, asset-creating practice with advancements such as BactaServe, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD), and IoT-capable EcoSynergy Networks, Amalgam Biotech is leading the charge.