Water & Wastewater Asia November/December 2022

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coupled with the growing population
and increasing water demand is a major
factor driving the demand. Asia-Pacific
currently accounts for the largest
share of the water and wastewater
treatment technologies market. The
high market growth is attributed
to rapid growth in population and
urbanisation, increased environmental
deterioration, increased demand
for water treatment technologies to
provide clean and potable water, and
the rise in the number of investments
in water infrastructure by public sector
organisations in the region.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also reinvigorated
the critical value of resilient,
sustainable and reliable water and
wastewater infrastructure. Municipalities
and industries around the world
are investing more in research and
chemicals that manufacturers use in
wastewater treatment. Using the data,
the operator can adjust mechanisms
and treatment processes to stay
in compliance and achieve great
of 0-50%. Regardless of flow rate or
sludge quality variations, it delivers
exceptionally precise measurements
using rapid data collection and high
sample volumes.
Klabin Puma pulp
mill relies on the
Valmet TS for precise
measurements at
their wastewater
treatment plant in
Brazil
development, and ramping up efforts to
efficiencies. The platform also can
adopt sustainable water treatment and
build what-if scenarios and make
The data collected is displayed on
wastewater reuse initiatives. Industrial
automated operational control and
the Valmet Bridge control unit, a
manufacturers are turning to AI, ma-
management choices using historical
touchscreen terminal that provides
chine learning, and industrial internet
and real-time data.
real-time trend visualisations and
of things (IoT) technologies to meet the
challenge.
AI-POWERED INTELLIGENCE
PRECISE, REAL-TIME
MEASUREMENTS
Measurement of solids in wastewater
running intelligent diagnostics. As it
continuously measures all solids in the
process flow, the TS enables better
control for more efficient industrial and
In Australia, start-up Streamwise
treatment has always been a
municipal wastewater processes: from
D.I. has developed an AI-powered
difficult proposition. Limitations
reducing water content in dry cake, to
intelligence platform to provide
in measurement accuracy along
optimising polymer dosage in biogas
industrial-grade digitisation for
with long term reliability has been
production, running at better pumping
wastewater treatment. The platform
a concern to plant operators and
capacity, and saving on transportation
collects real-time information from
engineers. In addition, the solids
costs.
cameras, IoT-based sensors, and other
instruments installed on machinery
treatment and disposal that makes
for over 30% of the wastewater
ELIMINATING HARMFUL ALGAE
at the customer’s facilities. The data
treatment costs remains one of the
Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)
becomes a “digital twin” that feeds
biggest challenges.
that are naturally present in surface
into a cloud-based dashboard, where
water can become abundant in warm,
it is analysed and shared as action
With a long history of delivering
shallow, undisturbed, nutrient-rich
items with designated team members.
measurement and optimisation
surface waters that receive a lot of
Information is available right away with
applications for sludge dewatering
sunlight. When this occurs, the algae
the use of a mobile device or a web
processes, Finnish company
can form blooms that discolour the
browser.
Valmet developed the Valmet TS
water, or produce floating mats or
that utilises microwave technology
scums on the water’s surface, which
Among the biggest regulatory
to determine total organic and
are harmful to human health and the
mandates is the volume and type of
inorganic solids content in the range
surrounding environment.
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