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Global Handwashing Day – 15th October – Wishes from Sensus, a Xylem Brand.

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We know that handwashing is the single most effective way to stop the spread of infections. Yet, the recent UN report on Summary Progress Update 2021: SDG 6 — water and sanitation for all highlights that 29% of the world’s population lack basic hand washing facilities. Safely managed WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is critical to leading healthy lives and the past few years have taught us the importance of hand hygiene.   Xylem signed the WASH pledge in 2019, and as a water technology company, we believe committing to the WASH Pledge is the…

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CLEARBLACKTM – A SMART SEWAGE TREATMENT & RECYCLING SYSTEM

By Rohan P Vyas, Huliot Pipes and Fittings Pvt. Ltd. ClearBlackTM is a modular wastewater treatment plant designed and developed by the Huliot Advanced Flow Systems for treatment as well as reclamation and reuse of treated sewage for non-potable purposes.The system presents the Sewage Recycling and Reuse as the best symbiotic solution complementing the optimization of freshwater resources in the time of ongoing water stress and saving them by getting polluted simultaneously by its untreated discharge into the river bodies.The development of the system draws its inspiration from Israel’s Wastewater…

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Flourish Greenery: Exploit TWW (Treated Waste Water)!

By Dilip Yewalekar and Manisha Kinge, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd, Jalgaon IndiaIntroductionTill the end of 19thCentury, the Central/State Government, Environment and Pollution Control Board were not so active and serious in controlling, monitoring, and implementing laws and regulations on pollution and the environment for industries, municipalities, and corporations, in India to dispose of& treat liquid and solid waste in a systematic way without creating additional waste in a scientific.There was not much awareness / public domain available on the use of TWW water for landscape, green belt, and agriculture. It…

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Should Waste Water Be Regarded as a ‘Waste’ Anymore ?

By Dr. Mayur J. Kapadia, former Additional General Manager & Head, Quality Control Division, GNFC Ltd., Bharuch, Gujarat. Water – the sole lifeline of people and a precious gift of nature –is becoming increasingly scarce. In the face of climate change, our freshwater resources are at threat. One tenth of the world’s population lacks access to clean and safe water. The population growth, increased human activities and degradation of natural environments have put challenge to provision of safe and sufficient water to the mankind. Wastewater is often seen as a…

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TREATMENT OF OILY WASTEWATER FROM CARBON BLACK MANUFACTURING UNIT

By Jitendra Khandelwal, Amit Kumar, Pushkar Shukla, Hiten Mehta, Aditya Birla Water Application and Product Development Centre, Grasim Industries Limited (Chemical Division) Treatment of Oily wastewater is one of the most challenging tasks in effluent treatment. It involves several Physical and chemical processes. Free oil can be separated and recovered using several physical processes like skimmers, oil traps, interceptors etc. However, removal of emulsified oil is extremely challenging and requires chemical treatment with coagulants and flocculants.The efficacy of emulsified oil separation depends on factors like oil content, nature of oil,…

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RESPONDING TO EMERGING INFRASTRUCTURE TRENDS IN INDIA WITH BOROUGE’S SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

By Peck Tze Kang, Head of Regional Marketing, Energy & Infrastructure, Asia South, Borouge Projected to become the world’s most populous country in 2023 , India is on the cusp of an energy and infrastructure revolution. The government must ensure its rapidly growing population has access to affordable, reliable, sustainable energy and water. At Borouge, we enable everyday life. As a leading petrochemical company, Borouge provides innovative and differentiated polyolefin solutions for the infrastructure, energy, mobility, advanced packaging, agriculture and healthcare industries. Our solutions also help address several global challenges,…

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The Universal Rise of Zero Liquid Discharge for Wastewater Management: Technologies and Future Directions

Freshwater scarcity, one of the most critical global challenges of our time, poses a major threat to economic growth, water security, and ecosystem health. The challenge of providing adequate and safe drinking water is further complicated by climate change and the pressures of economic development and industrialization. The public and industrial sectors consume substantial amounts of freshwater while producing vast quantities of wastewater. If inadequately treated, wastewater discharge into the aquatic environment causes severe pollution that adversely impacts aquatic ecosystems and public health. Recovery and recycling of wastewater has become…

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LOW COST OF MLD/ZLD TREATMENT ACHIEVED THROUGH INNOVATIVE BRINE CONCENTRATION MEMBRANES HELPING THE TEXTILE SECTOR

By Tina L. Arrowood, Principal Research Scientist, DuPont Water Solutions, USA and Mahesh Kulkarni, Technical Service and Development Scientist, DuPont Water Solutions, India EXTENDED ABSTRACT For maximizing wastewater reuse and preventing wastewater discharge, zero-liquid discharge (ZLD) is acknowledged for its benefits in protecting fresh surface waters. Unfortunately, it is typically determined to be too expensive to be practical. A more realistic and cost-effective method is a hybrid approach of minimal-liquid discharge (MLD), using reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, to minimize the volume of wastewater prior to thermal ZLD treatment. To comply…

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