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WEFTEC focus: Strategies for water re-use
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Feature October 2017
Water & wastewater
WEFTEC focus: Strategies for water re-use W
hile demand for water continues to increase, the supply of useable water remains unchanged. As regulations around potable and wastewater treatment become more prominent, it’s clear that we need to do a better job treating and reusing water.
In almost every industrial market, the demand for process water is on the rise: Hydraulic fracking requires 8 units of water to recover one unit of product. It takes almost 1,800 gallons of water to refine one barrel of crude oil. Auto manufacturers need almost 40,000 gallons of water to manufacture a single automobile. Chemical companies use almost 3 units of water for every unit of chemical produced, and there are more than 500 new industrial chemicals developed each year.
Carlos Uribe, General Manager, Water & Industry at Milton Roy.
0262 1762/17 © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
The basic processes used to treat process water (pH control; coagulation and flocculation; and disinfection treatments to improve odour and colour) can be optimized through a combination of controls, communications, data and analytics. This is important because we’re seeing more synthetics and a wider variety of pharmaceuticals in the water today. The contaminants found in the water (and discharge) supply are changing. Are the chemicals, acids and caustics we’ve used for decades still suitable to treat water effectively? Do the volumes of these chemicals used need to change? Will they be equally effective decades from now, as more and more synthetics make their way into the water? One way to address the changing dynamics of industrial process water is to leverage sensors to analyze a water source's makeup, and analytics to determine the mix of chemicals needed for treatment. With this information, plants can leverage enhanced controllers to communicate with smarter pumps, to adjust volumes as needed. By implementing a more datadriven process, plants can treat water more effectively, save on chemical costs through more accurate dosing, and boost the plant’s overall efficiency through energy savings and life cycle cost optimization.
Comprehensive portfolio As the industry continues to change, it’s important that a product portfolio evolves to meet the ever-changing challenge of treating water effectively. The best way to address this evolution is to offer a comprehensive portfolio of pumps, mixers, systems and controllers with communications and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities that can meet the customers’ needs accurately and efficiency, while considering treatment options for tomorrow. Metering pumps such as Milton Roy’s and LMI’s can be used more effectively when operators know precisely how much (or how little) chemical is needed for a given process. Greater analysis of water quality (pre-treatment), combined with tighter integration and communication between the analyzers, agitators, and metering pumps can optimize water treatment today, and provide a flexible process to address evolving water needs tomorrow. For more information on Milton Roy, visit booth #4448.
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www.miltonroy.com www.worldpumps.com
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Feature October 2017
Water & wastewater
WEFTEC focus: Strategies for water re-use W
hile demand for water continues to increase, the supply of useable water remains unchanged. As regulations around potable and wastewater treatment become more prominent, it’s clear that we need to do a better job treating and reusing water.
In almost every industrial market, the demand for process water is on the rise: Hydraulic fracking requires 8 units of water to recover one unit of product. It takes almost 1,800 gallons of water to refine one barrel of crude oil. Auto manufacturers need almost 40,000 gallons of water to manufacture a single automobile. Chemical companies use almost 3 units of water for every unit of chemical produced, and there are more than 500 new industrial chemicals developed each year.
Carlos Uribe, General Manager, Water & Industry at Milton Roy.
0262 1762/17 © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
The basic processes used to treat process water (pH control; coagulation and flocculation; and disinfection treatments to improve odour and colour) can be optimized through a combination of controls, communications, data and analytics. This is important because we’re seeing more synthetics and a wider variety of pharmaceuticals in the water today. The contaminants found in the water (and discharge) supply are changing. Are the chemicals, acids and caustics we’ve used for decades still suitable to treat water effectively? Do the volumes of these chemicals used need to change? Will they be equally effective decades from now, as more and more synthetics make their way into the water? One way to address the changing dynamics of industrial process water is to leverage sensors to analyze a water source's makeup, and analytics to determine the mix of chemicals needed for treatment. With this information, plants can leverage enhanced controllers to communicate with smarter pumps, to adjust volumes as needed. By implementing a more datadriven process, plants can treat water more effectively, save on chemical costs through more accurate dosing, and boost the plant’s overall efficiency through energy savings and life cycle cost optimization.
Comprehensive portfolio As the industry continues to change, it’s important that a product portfolio evolves to meet the ever-changing challenge of treating water effectively. The best way to address this evolution is to offer a comprehensive portfolio of pumps, mixers, systems and controllers with communications and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities that can meet the customers’ needs accurately and efficiency, while considering treatment options for tomorrow. Metering pumps such as Milton Roy’s and LMI’s can be used more effectively when operators know precisely how much (or how little) chemical is needed for a given process. Greater analysis of water quality (pre-treatment), combined with tighter integration and communication between the analyzers, agitators, and metering pumps can optimize water treatment today, and provide a flexible process to address evolving water needs tomorrow. For more information on Milton Roy, visit booth #4448.
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www.miltonroy.com www.worldpumps.com
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