Hikal pharma WWTP

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What you can expect at our Booth this year.

Berghof Membranes has been awarded a new contract in India with our local partner Southern Ecologics & Services Pvt. Ltd (SES) to supply a tubular UF system at the Bangalore manufacturing facilities of the leading pharmaceutical company Hikal Limited.

With a treatment capacity of 350 m3/day, the scope of the project is the conditioning of the effluent of a biological SBR treatment with the objective of improving the performance of the existing RO installation. Berghof’s tubular UF membranes were selected as the best technology to treat the ETP effluent, with TSS up to 300 mg/L and turbidity up to 250 NTU.

With the implementation of the UF stage, the performance of the RO system is greatly improved and significant benefits are obtained: increased and consistent recovery of 80%, minimized chemical cleaning (at least half the current frequency), enhanced membrane lifetime (existing erosion issues eliminated) and cartridge filter replacement almost avoided. Moreover, the reject of the tubular UF – as low as 3% – is sent back to the Aeration system as ‘concentrated biomass’, increasing the MLSS for a more efficient biological process.

The implementation of the tubular UF brings important cost savings, with lower operation costs and minimum labour needs. What’s more, Hikal Limited will continue strengthening its commitment to environmental sustainability with this improved approach for industrial water reuse.

Tubular membrane filtration is frequently utilized for wastewater treatment because of the greater ease in cleaning, zero odor emissions, and overall superior robustness. Contact Berghof Membranes and our team of engineers can support you in designing a tubular membrane filtration system for your industry.

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Water Softening:
Chemical Precipitation with Tubular Ultrafiltration

The combination of chemical precipitation and tubular ultrafiltration effectively removes hardness and impurities from water. This method is particularly advantageous for treating and reusing large volumes of water, such as cooling tower blowdown or RO brine.

Advantages:

  • Maximum efficiency in just one treatment step.
  • Economical operation due to reduced chemical consumption.
  • Tubular ultrafiltration allows operation at high solid concentrations.

Anaerobic MBR:
Energy-Efficient Wastewater Treatment with Biogas Production

The anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) offers a compact, energy-efficient solution for highly organic wastewater while maximizing biogas production.

Advantages:

  • High organic degradation rates even with highly loaded wastewater.
  • Highest effluent quality among all available anaerobic technologies.
  • Biogas as a usable energy source, reducing operating costs.
  • High operational safety due to robust membrane technology with long service life.

Digestate Treatment:
Efficient Nutrient Recovery

Our membrane separation technology enables economical and environmentally friendly treatment of digestates in biogas plants.

Advantages:

  • Recovery of valuable materials (potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus) through targeted separation of solids and liquids.
  • Reduced disposal costs due to volume-reduced digestates.
  • Improved nutrient recycling for sustainable agricultural use.
  • Production of usable water for agricultural irrigation.

Aerobic MBR:
High-Performance Wastewater Treatment for Industrial Applications

The aerobic membrane bioreactor (MBR) enables highly efficient treatment of industrial wastewater and optional water reuse.

Advantages:

  • High control over fouling through adjustable crossflow (especially important for industrial wastewater).
  • Compact design with a small footprint and complete and easily accessible membrane modules out of tank.
  • High effluent quality, free of solids and bacteria, meeting the strictest environmental requirements.
  • Robust and low-maintenance, ideal for industrial applications with fluctuating loads.
  • Hygienic operation: no operator exposure to odors, volatile substances or aerosols due to the closed system.

Event details

Venue: RAI Amsterdam
Booth: 216 in hall 12
Date: March 11 – 14, 2025

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