Reviving a Troubled Sewage Treatment Plant at a Renowned Shopping Mall

Shopping malls, often witnessed as hubs of commerce and entertainment, generate a variety of wastewater that, if overlooked, can lead to unforeseen problems. In this exploration, we shed light on how Superweld Ecosolutions came to the rescue in solving the wastewater issues within a shopping mall and also learning the potential consequences of neglecting proper wastewater management. The population within a shopping mall is diverse, comprising various consumers as well as staffers with distinct purposes. Before we move ahead in understanding the challenge we must first learn the different segments…

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Inauguration of biological wastewater treatment plant at LANXESS

LANXESS has commissioned a new wastewater treatment plant at its Belgium Kallo/Antwerp site. The special chemicals company invested around EUR 12 million in the plant, which has a treatment capacity of around 260,000 liters of wastewater per hour.LANXESS thoroughly modernized and expanded the existing water treatment plant to comply with the stricter environmental legislation. It was a challenging job because the plant had to remain operational throughout the renovation. The wastewater treatment plant not only processes the wastewater from the LANXESS plants on the site, for the production rubber chemicals…

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Waste to Wealth: An overview of the recognized resources derived from wastewater

By Dr. Neethu B and Dr. P. S. Harikumar, Center for Water Resources Development and Management Around 80% of the water we use daily for domestic purpose goes as wastewater. Similarly, a huge quantity of wastewater is being generated atindustries, quality and quantity of which varies with the product as well as process involved. Hence, wastewater has gained much attention as a problematic substance by large proportion of the population. As one-quarter of the world now faces water stress, the sole purpose of wastewater treatment plant is being focused to…

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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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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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Meghalaya government implementing projects worth Rs 2,000 crore, Chief Minister says

The Meghalaya government is implementing projects worth Rs 2,000 crore, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Thursday, September 1. Sangma and MoS Housing and Urban Affairs on Thursday laid the foundation for the prestigious – “- Phase I” in presence of PHE Minister Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar and MLAs Marcuise Marak, Jim Sangma and Abdus Saleh at Williamnagar in East Garo Hills. Williamnagar Urban Water Supply Project Phase-I was sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs 121 Crores under AMRUT 2.0 in the funding pattern of 90:10. The Scheme was…

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JICA ASSISTED GUWAHATI WATER SUPPLY PROJECT

By Rohit Dembi, Head –Digital Engineering Services, NJS Engineers India Pvt. Limited Project Summary The water system for Guwahati, the largest city in the northeastern region of India, was originally built to harness the Brahmaputra River with a gravity-based distribution system. Unregulated development led to water supply problems, as well as high water pressure in 60% of the system. To improve water distribution and the quality of life for residents, NJS Engineers India was tasked with constructing or upgrading water infrastructure throughout the city, including 36 kilometers of transmission mains,…

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