Conceptual study for wastewater treatment in the metallurgical industry

Client

Multinational metalworking company

Application

Industrial waste water treatment metallurgical sector

Purpose of the project

  • Optimising water management in the plant (first and second rain);
  • Define the maximum processing capacity of the existing system;
  • Proceed with the drafting of procedures for the management of the treatment system.
Team

Project manager
Senior Process Engineer
Process Engineer Expert
Junior Process Engineer

Timing

November 2024 – April 2025

Performed services

  • Plant audit
  • Project Bases
  • Pluviometric study
  • Technical-economic conceptual study

Activities

  • Review of available documentation
  • On-site meeting for verification with the client
  • Supporting the sampling plan
  • Pluviometric study with definition of first and second rain flow rates (LSPP calculation, definition of return time, runoff time and equivalent drainage areas)
  • Definition of the technical basis of the study
  • Preliminary technical-economic study of applicable plant solutions

Project Plus

  • Ability to interface with the client to better understand the production process, the criticalities present and the needs required
  • Pluviometric analysis of the site
  • Actual indication of possible management – plant alternatives