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 […]
BRINE MANAGEMENT – THE NEED OF THE HOUR
The world is experiencing serious shortages, unequal distributions, and contamination of available freshwater resources. Many factors like geography, increasing populations, industrialisation, and inadequate water management are the main contributors to this issue. Energy rich countries have set fossil fuel consumption and desalination of seawater as their main target method for continuous water supply. But this […]
Chlorine Dioxide – Drinking Water Disinfection
The goal of disinfection of public water supplies is the elimination of the pathogens that are responsible for waterborne diseases. The transmission of diseases such as typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, cholera, salmonellosis, and shigellosis can be controlled with treatments that substantially reduce the total number of viable microorganisms in the water. Chlorination is the […]
NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES – Revolutionizing Product Concentration & Recovery
Technologies like Reverse Osmosis(RO), Ultrafiltration(UF) and Membrane Bioreactor(MBR) have been mainstays in the water and wastewater treatment industry for a long time. They have a defined set of applications and functions to fulfil as filtration membranes. Nanofiltration, however, hasn’t really observed a similar kind of adoption from the water and wastewater treatment industry. This […]
Chlorine Dioxide for Pulp Bleaching in Paper Mills
In the highly competitive global Pulp and Paper industry, the importance of the quality of output i.e. the quality of the paper manufactured cannot be understated. Customers have a plethora of options and they will not hesitate in finding another supplier if there is any variance in quality. This kind of cut-throat competition has […]
IMPROVING GROUNDWATER QUALITY – Securing India’s Water Future
Historically speaking, India and its various industries used to heavily rely on surface water supply from sources like rivers, lakes, ponds, etc. – to meet a huge majority of its water requirements. The supply of surface water has always been in abundance and India made use of this. However over the past few […]
FLUORIDE IN DRINKING WATER
If you have ever travelled in rural India, there is a very high chance you might have come across very young children with stained teeth and adults in their mid-40s and 50s with bent shoulders complaining of extreme pain and being bed ridden for years. With these health issues being pervasive and spanning throughout the country, you might […]
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 […]
FORWARD OSMOSIS: THE OTHER OSMOSIS IN WATER TREATMENT
There is often a glaring but an obvious ambiguity when one talks about forward osmosis in regards to water treatment. Reverse osmosis is a technology which has been a mainstay in the water treatment industry for many decades. But forward osmosis, a technology which was touted to be the next big thing for wastewater […]