Category: Tech 2.0

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

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

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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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MAKES SENSE TO INVEST IN WATER AND SANITATION

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By Team EverythingAboutWater Research by Water Aid, an international Ngo focused on water, sanitation and hygiene, states that companies which invest in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for their employees, their business thrives. It a well-known fact that water is the essence of life and access to clean drinking water is the ley to a healthy and fruitful life. While we can control, what we consume, when we are at home and that even includes the water that we drink but what does one do when one steps out. Even…

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WASTE WATER IS A RESOURCE

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By Mandar Vaijanapurkar In some cases, energy production has now reached a level where the energy recovered from waste water treatment process not only ensures the plant’s own needs, but also covers the energy needs for drinking, water production and so on. The worldwide consumption of drinking water is doubling every 20 years. At the same time, due to rapid industrialization and exponential growth in population, massive or huge amounts of wastewater is being discharged daily into our environment. However, only close to half of all wastewater is being treated…

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TRANSFORMING WATER LOSS INTO A WATER RESOURCE

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By Ben Shenkar Presenting a revolutionary new paradigm for repairing distribution Networks with losses, from 25% and above, from within the pipe without the need for leak detection and excavation. Leaks creating water loss in pressurized urban water distribution pipes run rampant both in the developed part of the globe and for India as well, where leakage levels can, in some cases, top even 50% of the water that is distributed. This widespread phenomenon has traditionally been ignored or, at best, token efforts have been made to reduce visual breaks…

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WATER QUALITY OF GANGA RIVER

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Water Quality of Ganga

By Preeti Shinde, Application Specialist, Hanna Equipments India Pvt. Ltd. The holy river of Ganga is the largest river in India. The Ganges is threatened by severe pollution. This poses a danger not only to humans but also to animals; the Ganges is home to approximately 140 species of fish and 90 species of amphibians. The river also contains reptiles and mammals, including critically endangered species such as the gharial and South Asian river dolphin. The Ganges River Dolphin can only be found in the fresh water rivers of Bangladesh,…

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RECYCLING SEWAGE WASTEWATER AND REUSING FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS- A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION

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By Turbaashu Bhattacharya, Roserve Enviro Pvt Ltd Wastewater reuse — recycling and reusing water from our sewerage systems — may prompt what is quite simply known as the “yuck” factor. People are naturally squeamish about the idea of reusing water that comes to sewage plant, even though it’s quite common. Wastewater reuse has been around for thousands of years. In India, Singapore, Mexico, and Spain, reused water can provide a valuable water source for key industries, reducing the demand on limited water resources. Power plants, refineries, mills, and factories, including,…

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DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER TREATMENT FBTec® – NEED OF THE HOUR

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By Lalit Ramesh Bajare, Technical Head at Innovative Water Technologies Pvt Ltd, Belgaum Introduction:- The world is not running out of water. The real challenge is to provide enough clean water to a rapidly growing global population. Today, 1.2 billion people call India home, 377.1 million of whom live in cities. In the next 40 years, India’s population is expected to grow by nearly half a billion. In the next two decades alone, 225 million more people will be living in Indian cities. The water required to serve this population…

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INITIATIVE TO MODIFY THE EXISTING TREATMENT UNITS WITH NEW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

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By Hemalatha A G, Water Management SME, Embassy Services Executive summary Water is one of the basic essential elements to all living creatures in the world.We are experiencing water scarcity because of exponential increase in population and unethical sewage/waste disposal to the water source. Providing good quality water in sufficient quantities to end users is a big challenge for the facility management teams. Small modifications in treatment processes can help the maintenance team to perform better. UsingDisc filters& Screen filters in place of pressure sand filter is just one of…

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SPECIALTY SOLUTION FOR EFFICIENT SEPARATION OF OIL FROM PRODUCED WATER

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By Amit K., Prabhat R., Pushkar S., Sanjeev G., Hiten M., Water application and product development centre, Grasim Industries Ltd., Bharuch, Gujarat, India Large quantity of water is generated during crude oil exploration called as ‘Produced water’ (PW). The produced water contains oil mostly in emulsified form along with a lot of suspended impurities, making it one of the most difficult to treat. With the increase in emphasis of recycling of water in oil exploration units, the treated wastewater is used as Well Injection Water and the prime challenge remains…

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