Wastewater Treatment Systems

Industrial process water and wastewater issues can be multi-faceted and confusing, especially when different companies provide different parts of the solution. ProChem Inc. believes integration is more than simply connecting the system design with chemical sales. Our goal is to develop partnerships with our customers to ensure the long-lasting success of their system.

Treatment System Solutions

ProChem provides design, build, and installation services to solve even the most unique and complex issues.

Discharge volume reduction
Reduced operating costs
Discharge permit compliance
Water reuse and recovery
Clarification
High purity process water
Water softening
Metals removal
Nitrates removal
Phosphates removal
Organics removal
Oil and grease removal
Chemical consumption optimization
Sludge reduction

Continuous Flow Waste Treatment Systems

Continuous Treatment Systems are intended for higher volumes of wastewater typically greater than 10,000 gallons per day and designed to “continuously” treat wastewater utilizing a slant-plate clarifier or other means to achieve rapid solid-liquid separation.

In a continuous system, wastewater is continuously added and treated water is continuously discharged. Influent is typically a combined stream of acid, alkaline, and other waste-bearing water fed to interconnected tanks sized & configured based upon the peak flow and required reaction time. Each tank may include a mixer for solution agitation; level & pH/ORP sensors to monitor the treatment process; electronic metering for treatment chemicals additions; and flow control valves for influent, effluent, & sludge transfers depending upon its intended use.

The treatment process typically is automated by a programmable automation controller to execute operator-adjustable treatment set-points established through a touch screen also providing electronic data-logging & archiving for regulatory compliance.

Continuous flow systems are available with multiple options based upon the treatment and effluent flow necessary. They are ideal for industrial process wastewater prior to discharge or reuse, pH adjustment, metals removal, and solids removal.

Continuous flow systems are often used as pretreatment to other filtration products as reverse osmosis systems (I-Micro, I-Ultrafiltration, I-PRO, S-PRO).

Continuous Flow System Options

Custom chemical programs using automated:
- Metering pumps to control dosing
- Air operated diaphragm pumps
- Adjustable chemical addition based on flow rate
- Variable frequency drive agitators
Adjustable flow rates
Custom-built solutions to fit any space and footprint
Customized clarification options
Sludge management
- Automated decanting process
- Filter Press
- Automated sludge drying
- Automatic plate shifter and shaker

Remote monitoring and remote control capabilities
Custom chemical programs using automated dosage programs
Custom built day tanks for chemicals
Trending capabilities/sensors used:
- Flow
- Conductivity
- pH
- ORP
- Turbidity
- Feed tank level
- Heavy metals
- Pressure
- Level

...and many other parameters

Batch Wastewater Treatment System

Batch treatment systems are intended for wastewater treatment volumes typically less than 10,000 gallons per day. In a batch treatment system, a volume of wastewater is gathered, treated by chemical/physical/biological means, and discharged. Storage tanks accumulate waste often segregated which is transferred to a single treatment tank sized based upon the volume of waste per day and the number of desired daily treatments.

System components include a mixer for solution agitation; level & pH/ORP sensors to monitor the process; electric metering or air diaphragm pumps (depending upon the required volume) to add treatment chemicals; and flow control valves for influent, effluent, and sludge.

The treatment process and system components can be manually controlled by an operator for each process step, or highly-automated by the programmable automation controller executing operator-adjustable treatment set-points through a touch screen also providing electronic data-logging and archiving for regulatory compliance.

Batch Treatment System Options

Manual and automated control of batch process
Chemical feed pumps with pacing and stroke control
Variable frequency drive agitators
Custom-built solutions to fit any space and footprint
Sludge management
- Automated decanting process
- Filter Press
- Automated sludge drying
- Automatic plate shifter and shaker

Remote monitoring and remote control capabilities
Custom chemical programs using automated dosage programs
Custom built day tanks for chemicals
Trending capabilities/sensors used:
- Conductivity
- pH
- ORP
- Turbidity
- Feed tank level

Membrane Filtration

Water reuse
High-volume water use (overstressed POTW)
High-purity water applications
Process water purification
Ion-exchange pretreatment
Removal of: metals, glycols, ions (sulfate & nitrogen compounds), oils, grease, organics, machining oils/hydraulic fluids, ink, total suspended solids (TSS), cooling lubricants/drilling emulsions, and other contaminants found in industrial wastewater
Feed water purification
Cleaning and rinsing process pretreatment systems
Desalination

Industrial-Grade Reverse Osmosis Equipment

ProChem’s I-PRO™, B-PRO™, and S-PRO™ utilize pressure to meet the stringent water quality requirements of any facility. They can achieve reuse rates of 95%, have a small footprint, and offer low-energy and low-fouling membrane options.

I-PRO: Membrane Treatment Technology for Industrial Applications, High TDS. An improvement upon standard RO equipment, I-PRO can treat high total dissolved solids (TDS) for a high recovery rate and discharge reduction. I-PRO is ideal for achieving discharge compliance, recycling/reusing wastewater, and for meeting minimal liquid discharge (MLD) and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) goals

B-PRO: Membrane Treatment Technology for Industrial Applications, Mid-Range TDS. Operating at lower pressure than the I-PRO, the B-PRO provides reliable purification at a lower capital cost. It’s ideal for achieving discharge compliance, recycling/reusing wastewater, and for meeting minimal liquid discharge (MLD) and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) goals.

S-PRO: Industrial Reverse Osmosis System. S-PRO is designed for lower TDS and operating pressures than the I-PRO and B-PRO. It’s ideal for city or well water purification, lower TDS wastewater treatment, discharge compliance, and water recycling and reuse. In addition, it has a lower capital cost than I-PRO and B-PRO.

New Column	New Column	New Column	New Column
Standard Operating Parameters	System	TDS Limit	Operating Pressure
Flow Rate	I-PRO	5,000 - 45,000 mg/l	800 - 1200 psi
15 - 350 gpm	B-PRO	10 - 5,000 mg/l	400 - 600 psi
10 - 350 gpm	S-PRO	10 - 2,000 mg/l	200 - 400 psi
10 - 350 gpm

I-Micro: Microfiltration

I-Micro is designed to remove total suspended solids. It can be used as a secondary polish or clarifier replacement. The I-Micro is ideal for TSS removal, as a pretreatment for I-PRO and B-PRO, as a component to water reuse systems, and to replace a conventional clarifier (with a smaller footprint). It provides absolute filtration in multiple micron ranges, is easy to operate, and can incorporate ceramic and polymeric membrane options as well as PVC and stainless-steel pressure vessel options.

I-UF: Ultrafiltration

I-UF is designed to remove non-soluble and colloidal contaminants such as organics and oil and grease. It’s ideal for pretreatment for I-PRO or selective ion-exchange systems, landfill leachate treatment, organic chemical wastewater, and oily wastewater treatment and recovery. It can be designed for multiple modes (high or low crossflow and dead end) with ceramic, polymeric, and polyfiber ultrafilters and can incorporate spiral-wound and tubular design options.

Specialty Ion-Exchange

ProChem’s specialty ion-exchange systems offer minimal capital investment, reduced operational interaction, and multiple column configurations to meet space, flow, and performance needs. They can be designed to integrate into existing wastewater treatment systems and include the option to utilize portable ion-exchange program (offsite regeneration).

Contaminant removal
Dealkalization
High-purity water
Metals removal
Total dissolved solids (TDS) removal

Process Water Treatment

SBX™: Industrial Water Softening System. SBX offers a twin alternating option for continuous flow of soft water at any flow rate. It is ideal for meeting hardness requirements, scale reduction, and boiler protection.

DBX™: Industrial Deionization System for High-Purity Water Applications. DBX removes ions (such as metals and salts) from water or wastewater, providing an optimal purity for many applications. It is ideal for high-purity water applications, laboratory water, and electronics manufacturing process water.

CBX™: Activated Carbon Filtration Technology. CBX removes chlorine compounds and organics from industrial process water.