JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, December 4, 2011 – Aquatech, a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets, will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of Total Water Management Solutions at the Saudi Water & Power Forum (SWPF), booth P01. This portfolio includes solutions for industrial process water, desalination, water recycle and reuse, biological wastewater treatment, zero liquid discharge (ZLD), and advanced water chemicals and services. Aquatech is also working on solutions for Solar Desalination.
Technologies highlighted at SWPF include:
- Water recycle/reuse. The company will show its solutions that can be used to treat feed sources ranging from industrial wastewater to produced water from oil fields. Recycle/reuse applications include waste water from power generation, petroleum refining, electronics, semiconductor, cooling tower blowdown and from gray water and municipal waste water.
Aquatech’s wastewater reuse solutions are used to recycle and reuse effluent from the world’s largest industries, including refineries. An example is the Middle East’s first plant-based water recycle water project, awarded to Aquatech by EQUATE Petrochemical Company in Kuwait. The project is part of a comprehensive environmental project by EQUATE and is part of EQUATE Green Initiative, aimed at reducing water consumption and decreasing carbon emissions.
“Aquatech is known for its ability to take on the most difficult wastewater treatment challenges and responding with an inspired technical solution. For example, the EQUATE project will set pioneering standards for environmental preservation and industrial practices throughout the Middle East,” said Sushil Bajaj, General Manager – Middle East. “With our experience and suite of technologies, Aquatech is ideally positioned to be at the forefront of helping industries in the region with their approach towards environment, especially in conserving water by increasing efficiency in their utilization and maximizing recycling.”
- Desalination solutions. Aquatech offers both thermal and membrane processes – a unique qualification that enables the company to evaluate both technologies for each specific project and offer their customers the most cost-effective option for their needs. Aquatech offers Multi Stage Flash (MSF) and Spray Film™ Multiple Effect Distillation (MED) that can be supplied with different energy alternatives, as well as Vapor Compression (VC) and Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO). The company has designed hybrid systems incorporating MED technology and reverse osmosis.
Desalination projects in the Middle East include the installation of a SWRO plant for King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah as well as thermal desalination systems at Rabigh Refinery and Ras Tanura Refinery. Additionally, Aquatech was recently awarded a contract by the United Arab Emirates’ Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) to provide a 15 MIGD SWRO-based desalination facility that will provide drinking water for the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
- Zero liquid discharge (ZLD). Known for its pioneering work in ZLD, Aquatech supplies systems based on membrane processes, evaporative processes or a hybrid combining both these processes to achieve zero liquid discharge from the plants in a cost-effective manner. Its innovative hybrid ZLD solution is an integrated automated system that incorporates a membrane pre-concentrator or High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis (HERO™) technology, followed by thermal/evaporative processes. The hybrid approach results in systems having lower capital costs and lower life cycle costs compared to other available technologies.
About Aquatech
Aquatech (www.aquatech.com) is a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets with a focus on desalination, water reuse, and zero liquid discharge. The company is headquartered in the United States, and has a significant presence worldwide through subsidiaries in India, Europe, the Middle East, and China. Aquatech strives to provide technology leadership and performance excellence to the global water industry, and aims to support its clients with cutting edge sustainable solutions, minimizing their life cycle cost, as well as their carbon and water footprint.
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