Carrying a cricket bat to a football match is absurd, but you might just be doing exactly that!
All you know is that you have a play a match, but you don’t know whether it is a cricket match or a football match. How would you then decide on your sporting equipment?
Choosing a water treatment plant without understanding the properties of sewage water is just such a gamble.
Sewage treatment plants are built to provide a critical service at scale. If their design fails, it can indeed have serious consequences. Building an efficient and reliable sewage treatment plant involves considering multiple factors: construction materials, filters, and space constraints.
However, all of these aspects cannot be properly addressed without understanding the core part of a sewage treatment plant: Water.
A look at the characteristics of wastewater is the first step when considering the construction of a sewage water treatment plant.
Water is both the playground and the main opponent in the case of water treatment plants. Understanding the pitch conditions as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the opponents that challenge us is the key to victory.
Physical characteristics
Drafting of a game-winning strategy starts with a look at the pitch conditions. When that playground is wastewater, factors such as color, odor, temperature, and turbidity comprise the physical make-up of wastewater. When wastewater is fresh, its color is brown, but gradually turns to yellow, and then, to black. In addition, suspended solids give wastewater high turbidity.
A strong odor is another striking physical characteristic of influent wastewater. It turns water treatment plants into a necessary evil, making life unpleasant for the surrounding community. In the case of industrial effluent treatment plants, the smell can damage the reputation of an industrial establishment, and affect its business.
Inovar has developed special expertise in designing compact, efficient, and odor-free sewage and effluent treatment plants.
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You now know everything about the type of game you are playing and the pitch conditions. But could you really devise a strategy without knowing the opponents you are facing?
While the volume of water to be processed dictates the capacity of the STP, the chemical and biological properties of water determine the plant’s filtration mechanism.
Chemical characteristics
Chemical impurities in water include salts and other chemicals mixed in water such as
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Chlorides and sulfates
- Heavy metals
- pH levels
If the effluent material has suspended solids or inorganic compounds, their Chemical Oxygen Demand needs to be calculated. COD helps determine what effect the effluent will have on the water body in which it is discharged.
All of Inovar’s STPs are 100% functional and feature proven designs that meet the most stringent water quality regulations.
Biological characteristics
The biological composition of wastewater includes Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) needed to process the water. BOD is the amount of oxygen needed to break down biological compounds in the water. Other key biological aspects of wastewater include Nitrogenous Oxygen Demand (NOD) and the amount of microbial life present in the water including bacteria, protozoa, fungi, viruses, algae, rotifers, and nematodes.
Tackling the challenges with a reliable sewage treatment plant manufacturer in India
You can’t really hit a six with a faulty bat, or make a goal with a punctured football. A reliable and trustworthy equipment manufacturer is just as important to a sport as players!
Sewage water treatment plants should suit your application requirements, and deliver consistent performance over long periods of time. This entails working closely with a reliable manufacturing partner.
Durability and performance are the cornerstones of Inovar’s approach to STP design. We work closely with you to understand your requirements and deliver customized sewage treatment plants. All of Inovar plants are 100% functional and meet the most stringent water quality requirements.
Inovar provides critical services in water treatment including feasibility studies, design, and manufacturing of wastewater treatment plants of any size.
All of our products are backed by prompt post-sales service and annual maintenance contracts, which enables you to reduce the STP maintenance costs in the long run.
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