Water Technologies & Solutions

case study

Indian brewery’s complete water management

system features SUEZ’s zero liquid discharge
technology
Location: Southern India
Flow: 2160 m /day 3
Commissioned: 2015
Application: Water treatment plant upgrade, effluent
treatment plant recycling, zero liquid discharge (ZLD)
Technology: Ultrafiltration (UF) / reverse osmosis (RO)
/ electro dialysis reversal (EDR) / activated carbon
filters (ACF) / ZLD
challenge
A brewery in Hyderabad producing 2-million-hectare
litre per annum was being required by environmental
regulations to convert to a ZLD facility. The brewery
wanted a vendor who could take on all responsibilities,
from design, engineering and manufacturing of key
components - like RO skids, UF skids, EDR skid, and a
crystalliser - to commissioning and on-site services.
Based on the RFQ provided by the company, many
firms were considered, but SUEZ was selected after
the bidding procedure.
solution
For treatment of raw bore well water, SUEZ proposed
that the raw water be collected in an existing raw
water tank, followed by sodium hypo-chloride dosing
and clarification. The clarifier water from the clarified
water tank is pumped through a multi-grade pressure
sand filter for the removal of suspended particles
present in the clarified water. The multimedia
filtration (MMF) water is then passed through an ACF
for the removal of color, odor, and any dissolved
organics present in the water. Then the filtered
water is pumped through two booster pumps which
feed an individual RO skid. The recovery of this
system is 90% with a 90 m3/h flow rate and
considerable reduction in total dissolved solids
(TDS). Also, NaOH is dosed in the RO permeate to
adjust the pH of 6.5.
For wastewater recovery, the secondary clarifier
water is collected in the existing effluent treatment
plant collection tank, followed by a multi-grade
pressure sand filter. The UF permeate water is
passed through an ACF for the removal of
color, odor, and any dissolved organics present in
the water. Further, the ACF filtered water is fed
to the RO system.
The RO reject from the wastewater reuse plant and
RTP RO system goes through EDR, which was
selected due to its high recovery of challenging
water (90%). The EDR reject is fed to a ZLD system
for capacity of 2 m3/h.
result
With commissioning of this new plant, the brewery
successfully converted to ZLD.
To learn how SUEZ can help solve your wastewater
challenges, contact your SUEZ representative or
visit us at www.suezwatertechnologies.com.

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