Effluent Treatment Plant Manufacturers
Effluent treatment plant, also known as ETP is a waste water treatment process (WWTP) that is used to treat waste water. It's mostly used in industries like food industry, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and chemicals where extreme water contamination is a possibility. Effluent Treatment Plant plays a significant role in the treatment of industrial waste water. Organic matter, inorganic matter, heavy metals, oil & grease, suspended particles, and other contaminants are treated in the wastewater treatment process of an ETP plant. Chemical treatment, biological treatment, a combination of chemical and biological treatment, and thermal treatment are the several types of wastewater treatment plants.
- ETP (Effluent Treatment Plant) is a process design for treating the industrial waste water for its reuse or safe disposal to the environment.
- Influent: Untreated industrial waste water.
- Effluent: Treated industrial waste water.
- Sludge: Solid part separated from waste water by ETP.
The conceptual approach of the treatment includes the removal of suspended particles, dissolved organic matters and handling of sludge for disposal. Different processes involved are:
- EQUALISATION: The equalization tank's purpose is to balance the raw effluent from various processing units. The wastewater is collected in an existing mixed effluent tank and pumped to an existing aeration tank, which also functions as an equalisation tank. The floating aerator is used to homogenise the effluent before it is pumped to the neutralization tank for treatment.
- pH CONTROL: The pH value of effluent should be between 5.5 and 9.0. pH neutralization is used to modify the pH of waste water.
- For waste that is acidic (low pH): Bases are used to modify the pH of a solution.
- In the case of alkali waste (high pH): Acids are used to modify the pH of a solution.
- COAGULATION: Coagulation is a technique that involves adding liquid aluminiumsulphate to untreated water. This causes tiny dirt particles to stick together after mixing. This collection of particles combines to generate larger, heavier particles that are easily removed through settling and filtration.
- CLARRIFLOCCULATOR: In the clarriflocculator the water is circulated continuously by a stirrer. Flocculation provides slow mixing that leads to the formation of macro flocs, which then settles in the clarifier zone. Overflowing water goes out to the aeration tank. The solid particles settle down, and are collected separately; this reduces SS, TSS. The settled solids i.e. primary sludge is pumped into sludge drying beds.
- AERATION TANK: The effluent after clarification flows to an aeration tank for aerobic treatment. This tank is equipped with air blowers or diffusers using which air is passed through the tank. This air is required to maintain the desired dissolved oxygen (DO) level required for bacteria to grow and remove BOD and COD by breaking down the matter. BOD and COD values of effluent are reduced up to 90%.
- SEDIMENTATION: Water travels slowly in this process, causing the heavy particles to settle to the bottom. Sludge is the term for the particles that gather at the bottom of a container.
- FILTRATION: Filtration is the process of passing water through a filter that removes particulates. The filters are made out of sand and gravel layers. Backwashing is required to clean these filters on a regular basis.
- DISINFECTION: Before entering the distribution system, water is disinfected. Chlorine is used to disinfect and decontaminate water.
- SLUDGE DRYING: Sedimentation collects and settles down solids, which are then transported to drying beds. when the sludge thickness reaches around 300 mm, the sludge charging should be stopped, and the bed should be segregated to allow natural evaporation to dry it off.
