Conceptual study for wastewater treatment in the pharmaceutical sector

Client

Multinational pharmaceutical company

Application

Industrial waste water treatment pharmaceutical sector

Purpose of the project

Conceptual study with wastewater analysis aimed at optimising water management, through a dedicated sampling plan, for technical-economic evaluation of applicable treatment alternatives for compliance with current discharge limits.

Team

Project manager

Senior Process Engineer

Junior Process Engineer

Timing

March-October 2021

Performed services

  • Plant audit
  • Sampling plan and project basis
  • Technical-economic conceptual study

Activities

  • Review of available documentation
  • On-site meeting for verification with the client
  • Drawing up a sampling plan
  • Support during sampling and drafting of sampling reports with statistical analysis of results
  • Definition of the technical basis of the study
  • Identification of available areas
  • Analysis of possible applicable plant and management technologies
  • Conceptual 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
  • Statistical analysis of contaminants in individual discharges
  • Actual indication of possible management – plant alternatives