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Industrial Applications

Wastewater is the water that has been used in homes, businesses, and industries. It contains a variety of pollutants, including human waste, food scraps, grease, and chemicals. Wastewater must be treated before it can be safely discharged back into the environment.

A variety of wastewater treatment technologies are available to address the specific challenges of different industries and applications. By carefully selecting the appropriate technologies, wastewater treatment plants can effectively remove pollutants from wastewater and protect the environment.

Defoaming and Foam Prevention

Foam can be a major problem in wastewater treatment plants, causing operational disruptions and environmental hazards. Foam can also interfere with accurate measurement and control of wastewater treatment processes. Defoamers are chemicals that are added to wastewater to prevent or control foam formation. They work by disrupting the surface tension of the water, making it more difficult for foam bubbles to form.

Flocculants and Coagulants

Flocculants and coagulants are chemicals that are used to remove suspended solids from wastewater. Flocculants work by binding to suspended solids and forming larger flocs, which are easier to settle out or filter from the water. Coagulants work by neutralizing the electrical charges of suspended solids, which causes them to clump together and form flocs.

Alkalinity and pH Control

The alkalinity and pH of wastewater must be controlled to ensure the effective operation of wastewater treatment processes. Alkalinity is the ability of wastewater to neutralize acids. pH is a measure of how acidic or basic wastewater is.

Fats, Oils, and Grease Control

Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) can cause serious problems in wastewater treatment plants. FOG can clog pipes and pumps, and interfere with the biological treatment process. FOG can also accumulate in wastewater treatment lagoons and digesters, leading to odor problems.

Phosphorus Removal

Phosphorus is a nutrient that can cause algae blooms in lakes and rivers. Algae blooms can deplete oxygen in the water, killing fish and other aquatic life.

Metals Recovery and Non-Metals

Metals and non-metals can be recovered from wastewater for reuse or disposal. Metals recovery technologies.

Concrete Washout

Concrete washout water is a highly alkaline wastewater that can contain high levels of suspended solids and cement. Concrete washout water can cause serious problems in wastewater treatment plants if it is not properly treated.

Odor Control for Conveyance and Sewer Systems

Odor control is important for public health and safety. Odors from conveyance and sewer systems can be caused by a variety of factors.

Mining and Mineral Processing

Wastewater from mining and mineral processing operations can contain a variety of pollutants.

Metals Fabrication

Wastewater from metals fabrication operations can contain a variety of pollutants.

Applications

Defoaming and Foam Prevention

Defoamer for wastewater treatment used to prevent foam problems, can be purchased from ChemREADY to enhance overall wastewater system performance and achieve system stability to meet the discharge criteria for the wastewater system. If you have issues with foam at your facility learn below how you can begin the process of treating your system today.

Flocculants and Coagulants

Flocculation and Coagulation in water treatment are used to remove suspended solids through a process that destabilizes the suspended particles in water solutions. The difference between the two is coagulation is the coming together, or clumping of particles, and flocculation is the settling of coagulated particles.

Alkalinity and pH Control

Control of Alkalinity and pH changes require the use of acid and caustic chemicals to maintain water quality standards. Alkalinity and pH changes are one of the most significant issues with poorly managed and improperly treated industrial and agricultural waste.

Fats, Oils, & Grease Control

The addition of pHREADY boosts pH levels, throughout your system, preventing the conditions that encourage the deposition of grease, which can clog lines, and accumulate on the surface of pump stations and your treatment plant.

Phosphorus Removal

Presence of nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater effluents and their impacts on natural water bodies are of major concern. With the recent evidence that anthropogenic phosphorus (not nitrogen) addition in micrograms per liter level can trigger algal growth, phosphorus removal to lowest level has become increasingly important.

Metals Recovery and Non Metals

As mining sites continue to expand into remote locations, developers are faced with the challenge of minimizing the impact of large runoff streams and metals-laden wastewater. To address these challenges, ChemREADY’s integrated water and wastewater treatment systems for Metals Recovery and Non-Metals offer closed loop processes, removes the silt and minimizes the cost of hauling waste sludge and costly retention ponds.

Concrete Washout

Matec’s Concrete Water Recycling (CWR) plant removes surplus water derived from washing cement mixers, pumps, mixers and buckets. When combined with Disol 5000 (grease trap), the plant also solves the problem of water derived from washing wheels and tires of trucks exiting construction sites.

Odor Control for Conveyance and Sewer Systems

Pumping and conveying of wastewater from end user through the collection system to wastewater treatment plants can result in negative conditions including gas binding, blockages associated with fats, oils and greases (FOG), and system corrosion. There may be other contributing conditions, but these factors appear to be the greatest contributors to O&M costs including energy consumption, maintenance costs, and Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs).

Mining & Mineral Processing

Mining and mineral processing wastewater can pose a significant environmental hazard if it is not properly treated and disposed of. It can pollute surface water and groundwater, and it can also harm wildlife and human health. Learn how to treat it here.

Metals Fabrication

Metals fabrication is a broad term that encompasses a wide range of processes for shaping and joining metal components. It is an essential part of the wastewater industry, where metal is used in a variety of applications.

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