Effluent treatment plants have been an innovative way to bring balance and ensure companies adhere to the regulatory requirements, and also ensure the wastewater is treated properly before it is discharged into the environment. The effluent treatment plant has different technologies such as sequencing batch reactor (SBR), Membrane bioreactor (MBR), moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR), activated sludge process and soil biotechnology. Since it has different technologies and functionalities, it’s important to understand what you need to put into consideration when selecting your effluent treatment plant for your factory, and this blog will help you if you read on.
Effluent Characteristics
It is important for the manufacturers to understand the effluent characteristics before choosing the effluent treatment process. One of the first effluent characteristics to take note of is the physical characteristics, which consist of the PH, colour, odour and suspended solids. The chemical characteristics help to understand the biological oxygen demand and the chemical oxygen demand. Thirdly, the flow rate of effluent and lastly, the toxic compounds, which are the inhibitory compounds in the effluent that affect the bacteria used in the treatment process.
Treatment efficiency
It’s also important to evaluate how effective the ETP is in removing the waste compounds from the wastewater. Its effectiveness must be calculated in terms of Biological oxygen demand (BOD) and Chemical oxygen demand (COD), suspended solids removal and targeted contamination removal. The effectiveness of the ETP should be calculated by dividing the treatment flow rate by the total flow rate.
Compliance and regulations
Before selecting the effluent treatment plant for your factory, it’s important that everything meets the requirements to ensure compliance with the water regulatory bodies. The regulations include treatment before discharge and compliance with effluent discharge limits. Failure to adhere to the regulations can impose an environmental threat, thus also threatening the progress of the factory.
Capacity and scalability
When selecting an effluent treatment plant, it’s important to also consider the ETP’s capacity to handle wastewater volume and its scalability, so that times of planning to expand the ETP will be able to handle increased generation and also go for an ETP that can be easily expanded or upgraded to avoid any future expenses and liabilities.
Cost considerations
While considering the initial cost of the investment, it’s important to also take into consideration the operational and maintenance costs, energy consumption and expenses related to sludge disposal. It will help you get an idea of the total cost of the ETP and help you make a concise decision on the selection of the ETP. Also, consider the location of the land and its nearby vendors, which can also lead to further expenses if the chosen location is not favourable for the plant.
Conclusion
The appropriate effluent treatment plant will give you satisfactory results and efficiency, and the needed capacity, and it will also avoid future expenses. Once you have successfully determined the type of ETP and all other requirements, NK Dairy Equipment is the firm to consult when planning to install your plant. We have a profound team of engineers and craftsmen who are bent on ensuring that our customer gets exactly what they need for their plant. We also ensure to provide premium service since we have an in-depth understanding of the great impact the plant can impose on the environment in our customers’ companies.
