Chemicals and equipment for dewatering wastewater utilize key processes: physical treatment (screening and filtering), biological treatment (oxidation ponds and lagoons), and chemical treatments. Wastewater often requires a more intensive chemical approach compared to municipal water treatment due to higher levels of contaminants.
The main purpose of dewatering equipment is to reduce sludge volume and disposal costs. Increasing solid concentration from 1% to 20% reduces sludge volume by 75%, yielding a dense, cake-like consistency. In the process, critical parameters like pH, TSS, BOD and COD can all be addressed during the total treatment of the waste water from Source-To-Discharge.
ChemREADY, a Matec distributor, offers cutting-edge dewatering technology that removes up to 85% of water with minimal flocculant use. This ultra-high pressure filtration system eliminates the need for traditional settling ponds, saves labor, and provides a cost-effective solution, particularly for ready-mix plants.
Automated dewatering systems offer additional advantages, including:
This comprehensive approach to dewatering provides sustainable, efficient water treatment that aligns with modern regulatory and environmental standards.
This process removes the need for all settling ponds through the use of fully automated, proprietary dewatering techniques and the use of ultra-high pressure filtration. This ultimately reduces the need for the use of flocculants and reduces manpower to nearly nothing. Ready Mix plants truely benefit from this new technology available to their industry, especially because of the extraordinarily low cost of implementation.
