The generation of waste due to human activities has been steadily increasing. This has driven a need for optimized and cost-effective wastewater treatment technologies capable of helping businesses prevent the further contamination of aquatic ecosystems. Government authorities and environmental organizations are also demonstrating a greater concern for environmental protection by establishing regulations to govern industrial and municipal wastewater disposal. To abide by these regulations, industries are implementing various wastewater treatment technologies, including biological methods like activated sludge process (ASP), membrane bioreactor (MBR), moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR), constructed wetlands (CWs), and advanced oxidation processes, such as photocatalysis, Fenton process, and more.
In this edition of Utilities Tech Outlook, we present some of the most prominent organizations specialized in offering wastewater management solutions that help commercial facilities exist in better harmony with their surroundings. They are successfully leveraging technology to explore how to use water and wastewater more effectively. This issue features thought leadership articles from Benjamin Stanford, Associate Vice President at Hazen and Sawyer, Tony Harrington, Director of Environment of Welsh Water, Ferdinand Bartels, Department Head & Project Manager, PreussenElektra, and Bradley Dore, Director of Marketing, SMA America. The edition also highlights innovative solutions from companies like SolMem, which provides a novel technology that directly uses sunlight to desalinate and purify saline waste streams such as oil and gas-produced water, agricultural wastewater, brackish water, RO concentrate, and seawater. Leafing through these pages will give you comprehensive insights into how modern wastewater management methods, evolving amongst a confluence of technologies, transform industrial operations and positively impact a business’s overall ecological footprint.
