Introduction Aquatech’s BioMOD™ Line of modular biological wastewater treatment systems provides comprehensive, modular solutions to clients from a broad range of industries. Supported by the company’s immense engineering and development experience, the company is deploying BioMOD™ MBBR for a nitrate removal application in the Gulf of Mexico. Challenge Industrial and agricultural runoff has worsened the…
Introduction Biological fouling is a major challenge faced in most watera pplications in commercial, industrial and municipal treatment plants. Biofilm formed due to presence of bacteria in the water cause reduction in heat transfer efficiency, corrosion, increased maintenance and lost productivity to name a few. In cooling towers biofilms cause Microbial Induced Corrosion (MIC) and…
Background The client, a 350 year old company headquartered in France, has had a presence in India since 1996 and manufactures solar control, fire resistant and other various types of glass. The client has achieved strong and profitable growth since then, and today, is a leader in all its major businesses, with 25 manufacturing sites…
QUA’s FEDI®-Rx proved a perfect retrofit for other manufacturer’s EDI stacks and has been delivering high purity, pharmaceutical grade water consistently for the last 4 years, irrespective of variation in feed water conditions. Background The clients laboratory has been providing quality back-end support to the pharmaceutical industry at large since its inception in 1988. Located…
Background TCI Sanmar Chemicals S.A.E., located in Egypt, is one of the biggest producers of chemicals in the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region. TCI has a state-of-the-art chemical manufacturing facility at Port Said, for manufacturing 200000 TPA of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) and 275000 TPA of caustic soda. These are the largest capacities in…
The Facility The client, TCI Sanmar Chemicals S.A.E., located in Egypt, is one of the largest producers of chemicals in the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region. TCI has a state-of-the-art chemical manufacturing facility at Port Said, for manufacturing 200,000 TPA of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) and 275,000 TPA of caustic soda. These are the…
The theme for BlueTech Forum 2019 – Innovating Towards Resilient Water Systems – was selected as a result of conversations with participants such as Emilio Tenuta, vice president of corporate sustainability at Ecolab, and Devesh Sharma, managing director, Aquatech. Here they share their views on how resilience and innovation can help bridge the water scarcity…
Every year, we host Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day for the children of our employees. The children take part in various fun and educational activities that teach them about water, engineering, personal finance and more! We enjoy hosting the event and providing educational opportunities to the children of our community. With more than three…
A commercial building in one of Mumbai’s very well-known planned business districts, was installing a sewage treatment system in the premises to recycle the building sewage. The client looked at various UF options and finally selected QUA’s Q-SEP UF membranes because of the high pore density of their fibers, which makes Q-SEP more tolerable to oil and gives more consistent water quality. QUA’s Q-SEP membranes have resulted…
Aquatech’s Devesh Sharma was featured in IDA Global Connections Spring Issue. Devesh, who is co-chairman of the EEC, was asked “In your opinion, what are the most pressing issues and opportunities regarding environmental stewardship in the field of advanced water treatment as it relates to meeting growing industrial water needs?” His response, which was featured in the magazine…
