Industrial Water Treatment Companies
by Rami Elias Kremesti M.Sc., CSci, CEnv, CWEM
Introduction
Industrial water treatment companies are specialized in water treatment for various industries.
Industries that use effluent treatment technology include manufacturing, mining, food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, and power generation. Other sectors like agriculture, textiles, automotive, and pulp and paper also require effluent treatment to manage wastewater containing pollutants such as heavy metals, chemicals, and organic matter.
Processes Used In Industrial Water Treatment
Industrial wastewater treatment involves a combination of physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove contaminants. Common processes include preliminary treatments like:
1. Screening and grit removal, floating scum removal/DAF and oil water separation followed by:
2. chemical treatments such as pH correction, coagulation and flocculation to clump particles/remove heavy metals sometimes followed by filtration for polishing.
3. Biological treatment uses microorganisms to break down organic matter, while
4. advanced treatments like membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, and advanced chemical oxidation tackle remaining contaminants.
5. Specialized treatments: Disinfection, plasma treatment, using Activated Carbon, Magnetic filtration, applying Electrical Fields etc.
Comprehensive List of Companies
Veolia
Evoqua
SUEZ + Degremont
Enpure
Hager El Sasser
OVIVO
DOOSAN
Lenntech
Xylem
Pentair
Kurita – Japanese
Kemira – Finnish
Wartsilla – One of the leaders in Bilge waste water treatment
Alpha Laval
Evoqua
DeNora: Electro-Chlorination, Ozone
Koch Separation – Kovalus
AquaBio
Huber – MBR and Screens
Aquatech – https://www.aquatech.com/
SWECO: One of the best engineering consultancies out there.
LANXESS (spinoff from Bayer) provides a wide range of water treatment solutions, including Lewatit ion exchange resins and Bayoxide iron oxide adsorbers for purifying both industrial and potable water by removing contaminants like heavy metals and organic pollutants. They also offer Lewabrane reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for desalination and other water treatment processes, as well as various chemicals like Oxone (potassium monopersulfate) for cyanide removal and Preventol for microbial control.
Emerging Players
https://aqueousvets.com/ <– emerging contaminants treatment US supplier. Does not manufacture own vessels or produce own GAC/PAC. No waste collection or treatment facility.
https://www.newterra.com/applications/ <– Canadian company recently got quired by Grundfos look out for this interesting company poised for explosive growth due to the emerging contaminants WFD.
https://tetrasolv.com/ <- US company with old traditions in manufacturing GAC vessels. Have their own Active Carbon reactivation facility and waste facilities. Price wise very competitive owing to their Mexican manufacturing operations. Poised for explosive growth.
CDM Smith: Ion Exchange for short chain PFAS removal competing with GAC where it fails.
https://www.cdmsmith.com/en/client-solutions/projects/anaheim-pfas-treatment-plant
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Conclusion
Industrial Water Treatment is under-represented in water treatment/environmental societies like CIWEM and the IES in the UK because it is less regulated that drinking and sewage treatment. But it is non the less no less important. It is, also, in my opinion more interesting actually. As the UK has moved away from industrial manufacturing over the years, the economy has shifted more in the direction of services. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the UK is not a leader in industrial water treatment any more. When I got my first job in the UK at Carrington Power Station, I was surprised that the principal designer and contractor were not even British and the owner was Irish.
About the Author
Rami Elias Kremesti has an M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry and has spent the last 20 years working in the area of water and waste water treatment. If you found this page useful, please leave us a positive review on Google.
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