PECM Issue 19 2016 | Page 19

By investing the time and resources businesses can become smarter, cleaner and more profitable. 4. Onsite waste treatment will reduce the build up of fatbergs in our sewers 5. Smart water treatment technologies will makes plants more efficient Local authorities have started clamping Water cooling systems are a pivotal part of down on hospitality and food businesses all industrial manufacturing, processing, that use chemical enzymes and surfactants food and beverage and packaging to break down waste fats, oils, and greases environments. Components including heat Points mean prizes (FOGs) before discharging to public exchangers, cooling towers, storage tanks sewers. and process lines are networked using So as the industry continues to innovate, The problem with these chemicals is that they simply liquefy effluent, causing problems further down the line in waste water treatment plants, drainage pipes countless miles of piping. Over time, these systems are prone to mineral scale build up, microbiological contamination and corrosion. disposal. Fluorescent dyes introduce a tracer into the process liquid, as this passes a probe, the light-reflecting molecules can be quantified to show the direct proportionality of inhibitor present in the system. it’s important to remember that many of these trends are technologies that engineers, surveyors and plant managers are looking to implement now, to stay ahead of the game. By investing the time and sewers. Once in sewers they can Although chemical dosing has been used and resources businesses can become cause waste to congeal, often into colossal for many years to keep water networks smarter, cleaner and more profitable. That’s balls of fat and grease known as fatbergs, clean, it can sometimes be manually why NCH Europe has spent 2015 investing blocking pipes and requiring extensive intensive and difficult to monitor. This its time and resources into product manual removal and infrastructure repair. is why we will see the advent of smart offerings to ensure it is ready to answer the water treatment chemicals and better needs of industry in 2016. monitoring processes integrated into To find out how NCH Europe can help To combat this, we will see the rise in demand for onsite systems capable of dosing waste water with technology such automated delivery apparatus. meet any of your industrial water, energy as naturally occurring food-safe bacteria, Technologies including solid concentrates, and maintenance needs in 2016, visit the which completely and safely breaks down traced fluorescent dyes, reverse website here, email complex waste streams. This will reduce osmosis filtration and onsite chlorine [email protected] or the problems with extensive manual dioxide generators will reduce manual call +44 (0) 1902 510200 labour and the cost associated with maintenance, lower costs and improve pumping out FOG blockages from grease efficiencies. traps and drain lines – as well as saving companies money on effluent disposal fees. Solid concentrates replace the need for large drums of solvent; they dilute easily with water and don’t require personal protective equipment for handling and