The WaterWall® process is easy and simple. This is the most cost-effective solution to the non-miscible liquid-liquid separation and oily wastewater treatment. Only removal of macroscopic suspended solids is required.
| Plant process |
Smallest oil droplet removed
(average µm) |
Remarks |
| API Separator |
150 |
1, 2, 10 |
| Centrifuges |
100 |
3, 10 |
| Tilted Plate Separator |
60 |
1, 2 |
| Flat Corrugated Plate |
45 - 50 |
7 |
| Dispersed Air Flotation |
50 |
3, 4, 5 |
| Dissolved Air Flotation |
35 |
3, 4, 5, 11 |
| Granular Media Filters |
25 - 30 |
3, 4, 5 |
| Coalescers |
15 |
3, 4, 6 |
| Membranes |
< 5 |
3, 4, 6, 9, 12 |
| WaterWall® |
< 1 |
0 |
Remarks
- Large area required
- Civil works required
- (High) power required
- Secondary treatment only
- Chemicals may be necessary
- Removal of all the suspended solid
- Possible plugging of the plate packs by solids and possible damage to the plates by solvents
- Backwash must be treated
- Cleaning treatment required
- Poor separation
- Mechanical complexity
- High cost
0. Only removal of macroscopic suspended solids required
Metalworking Fluids TreatmentWaterWall® application: The most cost-effective integrated recovery process to extend the life of metalworking fluids(coolants).
Solid-Liquid SeparationTechno-Floc®: Purification process of polar liquid wastes containing colloidal dispersion of solvated particles.
Waste Heat RecoveryTTVM/G® (Torini Thermo-Volumetric Motor/Generator): A waste heat recovery type generator which offers the ability to convert waste heat into electric energy.
|
|
