Nanofiltration Membranes : Key to efficient Dye Desalting
What is Nanofiltration? Nanofiltration is a filtration process that uses a membrane with small pores (typically less than 2 nm in size) to separate molecules based on size and charge. The process is often used in the treatment of industrial waste streams and the purification of water, and has shown potential for use in […]
Chlorine Dioxide for Poultry health and farm disinfection
A hatchery is the very earliest stage in chicken’s lives. Any kind of contamination in this environment can be a serious threat to their health and overall production. Hence, proper hygiene, disinfection and permanent monitoring in the hatcheries are of paramount importance. Periodically, even the best hatcheries will suffer from depressed hatch, higher first […]
Importance of Ultrafiltration as a pre-treatment before RO
The need for appropriate pre-treatment to ensure optimum performance of reverse osmosis (RO) systems is well understood. RO manufacturers always recommend certain inlet water parameters in order to ensure optimum performance and membrane life. Any deviance in the parameters causes serious downtimes and damage to production. Conventional pre-treatment is not 100% secure to achieve […]
Iron Removal – Key to long RO Membrane life
Due to incredible advancements in membrane technologies over the years, RO membranes have become a household name in almost all kinds of water treatment applications. Reverse Osmosis is being increasingly used for various applications such as Zero Liquid Discharge, treating process water, water discharge and even desalination of water. With so many industrial […]
The growing importance of ETPs in Textile Manufacturing
Textile manufacturing in India has played an integral part in the growth that our country has witnessed over the past 2 decades. In fact it is an industry that offers much more than what meets the eyes. For starters, it contributes about 2% to the country’s GDP. And as an industry, it is the second largest employer […]
Centralized & Decentralized STPs – Finding the right balance
India’s water crisis is a constant. Although India has 16 per cent of the world’s population, the country possesses only four per cent of the world’s freshwater resources. India is water-stressed due to changing weather patterns and repeated droughts. As many as 256 of 700 districts in India have reported ‘critical’ or ‘over-exploited’ groundwater levels. […]
REDUCING LOAD ON EVAPORATORS – The Hows and Whys
Evaporation is essentially a separation process that takes advantage of the changing physical states of water, or other solvents, from liquid to vapor. It is unique from other separation processes, in that the water is removed from the contaminants rather than the pollutants being filtered from the water. Although widely used in the water treatment […]
DECENTRALIZED STPs – The Way Forward!
Water scarcity is one of the greatest challenges of the century. It affects not only human health and the environment, but also local economies, which depend on water for business, industry, and agriculture. Decentralized Sewage treatment plants are slowly becoming the knight in shining armour, tackling these water scarcity issues, especially in developing […]
SILICA IN INDUSTRIAL WATER – How big of a problem is it?
Silicon is among the more abundant elements in the Earth’s crust, and most rocks are comprised of silicate minerals with SiO₂ as a fundamental building block. So it comes as no surprise that it is almost always present in source water, process water, and wastewater streams. For industrial units, efficient management of silica levels in […]
STPs : The New Norm for Water Recycling in Housing Societies
In order to cater to the water needs of Mumbai and ensure citizens avoid wastage, the BMC, as per Union environment ministry guidelines, has made common STPs mandatory for establishments with more than 20,000 sq mt built-up area. A circular has already been issued to all civic wards to check such establishments and start […]