Securing water as a production factor.
In industrial settings, water quality requirements vary across sectors like power generation, refineries, petrochemical plants, steel works, food & beverages, and more. Whether it is for manufacturing, processing, cooling, or cleaning, each industry has specific and different water quality requirements.
WABAG provides tailored water management solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio from conventional to high-performance systems, including membrane processes. Our expertise ensures secure water supply in terms of quantity and quality, enabling sustainable economic strategies. We prioritize reliable, efficient, and cost-effective systems that meet stringent safety standards.
Whenever possible, we give precedence to the installation of sustainable water recycling systems, which not only safeguard natural resources but also yield economic savings.
Comprehensive experience
WABAG has successfully implemented hundreds of plants and systems for industrial water production across various industries, catering to different water qualities as per specific requirements. Moreover, in recent years, we have delivered top-tier water management solutions to world-class companies,encompassing everything from raw water treatment and demineralization for boiler feed water production to water recycling systems aimed at closing the water cycle.
From Cooling Water to Pure Boiler Feed Water and Comprehensive Water Management
In industrial facilities, cooling water is essential for various processes, each requiring specific water quality standards. Raw water from sources like groundwater, surface water, seawater, or reclaimed water is purified using technologies such as filtration, desalination, chemical treatment, and disinfection.
Boiler feed water is treated based on the raw water’s composition and the desired quality. Key processes include pre-treatment, demineralization with silica removal, and condensate polishing through filtration, cation exchange, and mixed bed filtration. Thermal and chemical degassing are also crucial steps in ensuring optimal water quality.
WABAG has built numerous plants and systems for cooling water treatment, demineralization, and closed water cycles, as well as total water management solutions encompassing raw water intake, industrial water treatment, effluent treatment, and recycling for sustainable water management.
Total Water Solutions
For the new Grass Root Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Complex of the DANGOTE Group in Nigeria, WABAG has implemented a comprehensive water management system, encompassing raw water intake, treatment, demineralization, a condensate polishing unit, and effluent treatment/recycling.
Advanced technologies such as MARAPUR-MBR®, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, biofiltration (WABAG BIOPUR®), SBR-CYCLOPUR®, and spent caustic treatment are employed. Treated effluents, along with cooling tower and boiler blowdown streams, undergo further processing in a reverse osmosis-based demineralization plant for sustainable water recycling.
WABAG also delivered a Total Water Solution Package for a petrochemical extension project at the HMEL Bathinda Refinery in Punjab, India. The system includes raw water treatment, RO demineralization, a condensate polishing unit, effluent treatment, and UF/RO water recycling, utilizing river water with an inflow capacity of 64,800 m³/day.