Wash Water Articles
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8 Critical Oil Removal Opportunities in Food Production (Free Guide)
Whether you are washing down farm equipment, transporting edible oils, cooking meat, or manufacturing food packaging, in each segment of the vast food and beverage industry there is a universal problem: fat, oil and grease (FOG) in wastewater. Without effective and efficient oil removal solutions in place, food and beverage companies can face increased costs for water treatment and discharge, ...
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Oily Wastewater
In the production process of rolling, galvanizing, spraying, metal cutting, oil and alkali refining, a large amount of oily wastewater is produced. JIUWU company has been successfully applied to the treatment of oily wastewater with ceramic membrane technology, and there are many typical cases. JIUWU company can provide the overall process package of emulsified oil wastewater treatment. The ...
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Biosolids Dryer Emission Control - Case Study
Colt has completed multiple Biosolids dryer projects, achieving unmatched performance and reliability. In order to handle this very demanding application, Colt engineers started with a clean sheet of paper, and designed the RTO with features that address the problems plaguing the dryer industry. Colt's Dallas based Air Quality Control Group received an order for a 3 chamber MAXIM™ RTO ...
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Titanium Dioxide Wastewater
A large amount of waste acid is produced in the production of titanium dioxide, a large amount of high-salt wastewater is generated in the post-treatment process, and some titanium dioxide is still lost after the CN filter. On the one hand, the titanium white industry suffers from increasingly strict Environmental constraints, on the other hand, waste acid, water, and titanium dioxide resources ...
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Project Background & Challenges, Wilmington, Vt Case Study
A variety of factors can cause engineers to rethink capacity expansion when it comes to getting more out of your wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). These can include anything from physical footprint and costs, all the way to the level of treatment desired and power demands for operations. On a very basic level, the simple matter of real estate can make or break the feasibility of a wastewater ...
By Nexom
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Advanced Sewage Treatment Plants: The Solution to the Manila Bay Cleanup
Manila Bay is known for the spectacular view of the sunset, however, for the past several years it has also become known as one of the most polluted waterways in the world. Trash litters the beaches, washed up from the water that was once teeming with marine life. Government agencies were directed back in 2008 to begin cleaning and rehabilitating the bay, but ten years later it is still swarmed ...
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India’s Push for New Sewers Could Lead to More Pollution
Bathers line the Ganges River at Haridwar during Kumbh Mela. Ironically, the spiritually purifying river is also India’s most polluted. Collected sewage often flows untreated into the Ganges, and decentralized treatment has been proposed as a solution The Ganges, or Ganga, is not only officially India’s national river, it also is considered its most sacred. The Ganges River ...
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Oil Skimmer Efficiently Removes Oily Sludge from Truck Wash Wastewater
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in 2015 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. With a fleet of 250 tanker trucks—35 of which are used to haul soybean oil—one U.S.-based trucking company is dedicated to thoroughly cleaning its large fleet following transportation jobs. The oil tankers can each haul approximately 48,000 pounds of oil, so when cleaning ...
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Helping Prevent Foodborne Outbreaks with Ozone Technology
More consumers are adding fresh fruits and vegetables to their diets and placing more emphasis on “farm to fork” making it critical for retailers to ensure foods within produce areas are free of harmful microorganisms and safe for consumption. Foodborne outbreaks from produce have been on the rise. E.Coli contaminated melons, lettuce, tomatoes, and other produce have caused ...
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Optimized water softening systems thanks to quality-controlled regeneration
Novel water hardness monitoring For the production of soft water, ion exchange units with sodium chloride regeneration have been increasingly used for more than 50 years. The course and dynamics of the softening process depend on the ion exchange resins used, the proper regeneration processes, the removal quantities and their dynamics. These processes do not run constantly in practice, which is ...
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7 Questions To Ask Your Oil Skimming Vendor
So, you’re thinking about installing an oil skimmer to remove oil from water in your application. What more should you know before deciding which skimmer manufacturer or vendor to use? As with any technology, quality of equipment, level of service, capabilities, and expertise vary greatly among vendors. Hence the importance of choosing the right provider. If you have a shortlist of ...
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Keep your Powersports Vehicle in Tip-Top Shape
Riding your motorcycle on a crisp fall day, feeling the wind on your face and seeing the colorful splendor of the autumn leaves, can be quite an exhilarating experience. Nothing can dampen that feeling more than having to cancel your ride because of a breakdown. Routine maintenance can help prevent unexpected repairs. Powersports vehicles such as motorcycles, ATV’s, snowmobiles, scooters ...
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5 Ways Process & Environmental Engineers Can Improve Manufacturing Efficiency
Whether you’re part of a small team or working for a large organization, there are always ways to fine-tune your internal manufacturing processes—sometimes with very little investment. One of these investments is oil skimming. With one new solution, your team could see improved asset performance, less downtime, and ultimately, advanced efficiency. In this post, we look at five ways ...
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Combatting bacteria growth in emergency tank showers
Emergency safety showers and eye wash stations are essential for sites where workers could come into contact with hazardous chemicals. In some environments providing this life saving equipment can be challenging, for instance a consistent supply of potable water cannot be guaranteed, or a tepid temperature can be difficult to maintain due to extreme ambient temperatures. In these instances, ...
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How can oil skimming improve your wastewater treatment process?
Wastewater treatment is a major challenge for organizations across a variety of industries. To better understand why this is the case, consider the following scenario. A privately held potato chip plant hoped to increase its snack production by 20% to roughly 72 million pounds a year. However, the plant faced a major obstacle to achieving this goal: While cleaning the fryers throughout ...
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Aerobic treatment for Reuse of Wastewater at Fish processing plant - Case study
Advanced technology treats difficult effluent for reuse and eliminates the need to buy imported water Background Tadel SA is a fish flour and fish oil processing company in Rocafuerte, Ecuador. It produces 100 tons of flour a day from fish waste, resulting in approximately 300 m3/d of wastewater. The wastewater is a combination of washing water, boiler blowdown, and cooling-tower water, as ...
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4 Ways oil skimming addresses environmental concerns
Organizations are increasingly focused on reducing their environmental footprint and making the best use of our planet’s limited resources. Removing oil from process and wastewater helps your company employ cleaner operations, conserve water and reduce pollutants in the water. Read on for four ways oil skimming addresses environmental concerns. 1. Water Conservation Fresh, clean water ...
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Oil Skimming: Why it matters
During many industrial and manufacturing processes, water is combined with chemicals, oils, grease, fat and other containments. Oil skimming is the process of removing this floating oil from water. It is the first step in any recovery, recycle or reuse project, and has numerous benefits for businesses. 5 Benefits of Oil Removal1. Cost Reduction With skimming, water is cleaned before it ...
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On-Board Food Waste Industrial Shredder
Marpol Certified On-Board Food Waste Industrial Shredder Volumetric reduction is essential for the correct disposal of many materials. For food waste the logistical challenge cannot use brute force, but a fast, complete and easy maintenance solution. SatrindTech produces and installs customised shredders for food waste solutions in the following areas: Food industries Catering ...
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Membrane filter presses at Lower Fox River, USA - Case Study
Sustainable remediation Environmental remediation is always an ambitious task. And the case of the Lower Fox River remediation project in Wisconsin is no exception. To reduce risk to both human health and the environment, the project aims to remediate PCB-impacted sediments from a 21.4-km stretch of river through dredging, capping, sand separation, sediment dewatering, water treatment, and ...
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