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Handling pH control of Industrial Wastewater
Case: At a small county wastewater treatment plant in Ohio the principal source of waste water was a soft drink bottling plant and the original design included both acid and base chemical addition directly at the plant using feedback control. Observation: Accelerated chemical corrosion indicating the non-functioning of that the pH control scheme. The time
Lanxess India sets up wastewater post treatment plant
Published on 11 Dec, 2012 at 10:50 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
In a move towards sustainability and zero-discharge facility, Lanxess India Pvt Ltd, manufacturer of speciality chemicals, has set up a new wastewater post treatment plant at its Nagda unit in Madhya Pradesh. With the commencing of the post treatment plant the site would be virtually free from any effluents and also recover water for re-use
Ion Exchange Services on focused water treatment
Published on 1 Nov, 2012 at 10:20 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Ion Exchange Services Ltd (IESL) has announced focused services for its multi location customers by providing uniform service delivery norms for their water/wastewater treatment plants. As part of the service, the customer will have a dedicated key account holder at IESL serving as a single point contact for any information/support required. The company’s service approach
Water supply and sanitation in India: Meeting targets and beyond
The Indian economy loses 73 million working days a year due to waterborne diseases, caused by a combination of lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation. Even large cities are only able to guarantee very little water for a few hours a day, says Dr Sridhar Vedachalam, a postdoctoral associate at the New York State Water Resources Institute at...
Forbes Pro for better wastewater technologies
Published on 27 Mar, 2012 at 14:38 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Forbes Pro Water Solutions, the water and wastewater treatment solutions unit of Eureka Forbes, is looking at offering better water technology. In a move to establish its foothold in the growing municipal and government water treatment market, it plans to forge technology partnership with companies that will help it expand its product offering or go
Synergistic use of Microbes & Algae in Wastewater Treatment
Water is a precious resource in India, and as many as 75 Indian cities are facing a shortage of drinking water. State governments are also looking at converting seawater into drinking water, but this is an expensive proposition. There are simpler methods to resolve the situation, says Chetan Shukla, Principal Consultant at AET LEED Consultants
The making of a Green Village
Published on 1 Nov, 2011 at 9:25 in Environment, National, Professional, Waste Management | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Beside a beautiful hillock under the rolling clouds amid rustling winds and lush greenery is the eco-village developed by social activist and Sangli Zilla Parishad member Subhash Patil. Hatnur, located in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, having a population of about 5000, has been nurtured with the concept of sustainable development. “The principles of conservation,
Gates Foundation launches effort to reinvent the toilet
Published on 1 Aug, 2011 at 13:21 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, has announced the launch of a strategy to help bring safe, clean sanitation services to millions of poor people in the developing world. In a keynote address at the 2011 AfricaSan Conference in Kigali, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, president of the foundation’s Global Development Program, called on donors, governments,
Triveni Engineering Awarded
Published on 1 Mar, 2011 at 12:10 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Frost & Sullivan has honoured Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. with the 2010 Growth Excellence Award in the Indian Water and Wastewater Treatment Market. Triveni has executed unique projects for raw water treatment, as well as wastewater recycling and reuse. It has a gamut of technologies, from traditional systems like Anaerobic Digestion, to advanced systems
Lanxess new water treatment plant
Published on 1 Dec, 2010 at 16:22 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Lanxess India Private Ltd, a specialty chemicals group, opened its state-of-the-art plant for ion exchange resins at its chemical park in Jhagadia, Gujarat. The ion exchange resins plant will manufacture products for industrial wastewater treatment, for the semiconductor & pharmaceutical industries, for food production and for power generation. It boasts an annual capacity of 35,000
