RO (Reverse Osmosis) Systems
An Overview of RO Systems Like so many modern technological advances, RO (Reverse Osmosis) systems are based on natural processes. In this case, the credit must go to the botanists for unravelling the process by which water passes to and from through the cellulose walls of plant cells. Plants need water both to keep their […]
Watericon Celebrates Project Completion
The project, which included a purpose-built on-site water treatment plant, both reduced the high hardness of available water while also increasing the production capability of the cement factory. “High hardness levels in available water sources, whether they are river or borehole, can significantly impact the ability to perform optimally,” says Chris Ashmore, General Manager for […]
Cementing Their Position: Watericon Celebrates Project Completion
Watericon, a South African-based water treatment solutions company, recently celebrated the implementation of another successful project, this time at one of the country’s leading cement producers in Limpopo. The project, which included a purpose-built on-site water treatment plant, both reduced the high hardness of available water while also increasing the production capability of the cement […]
The Convenience and Compromise of Containerized Plants
“Package Plant” has become a buzzword within the water treatment sector from mining to agriculture, from municipal to industrial – even residential. Other words synonymous with package plants are “Plug-and-Play”, “Containerized” and “Decentralized” to name a few of the most often heard. It’s not difficult to understand the popularity of these types of systems. What […]
Dissolved Air Flotation for Edible Oil Effluent Treatment
Introduction (What is DAF and how it Works) DAF or Dissolved Air Flotation is a Physio-chemical treatment strategy which utilises the proven efficiency of coagulation-flocculation in combination with injection of very fine air bubbles which attach to and float the flocculated particles to the surface. From here they can be mechanically removed from the clarified […]
Watericon’s Treatment Plant Increases the Process Water Capacity of Leading Cement Manufacturer’s R1.8-billion plant
An innovative on-site waste heat recovery system implemented at one of the country’s leading cement manufacturing plants which generates 23% of the power required to operate the plant. This innovative R1.8 billion cement manufacturing plant in Northam, Limpopo, is the first cement company in Africa to possess an on-site waste heat recovery system. It also […]
Water We Going To Do About Water Pollution in Communities
Freshwater availability is a concern across the globe, from developing nations to first-world countries. In South Africa, the contamination of water resources through pollution and industrial wastewater is one of the biggest threats to a sustainable water supply across the country. According to Watericon’s General Manager, Chris Ashmore, many communities in South Africa still rely […]
Water Filtration Solutions
Water Filtration Solutions Through the Ages In around 500 BC, almost 2 400 years before Pasteur eventually established the link between microscopic organisms and disease, the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates recognised the need for water filtration solutions. He recommended immersion in cold water for the treatment of feverish patients. Furthermore, based on the current theory […]
Borehole Water Treatment
Add a Water Treatment Plant to Fully Exploit Your Borehole Although we now have more efficient tools to perform the task, humans have been digging holes in the ground to access subterranean water sources for millennia. In settlements far from a river or lake, the village well has long been both a lifeline and a […]
Commercial Water Treatment
The Purpose and Nature of Commercial Water Treatment Given that we live in an age when potable water is readily available to the homes and businesses in our cities and towns, we seldom give a thought to the processes that are necessary to achieve this, or even why those processes are required. Whether drawn from […]