At Linkan, we assess a facilities entire water cycle and identify improvements that will result in cost savings and sustainability through the life of the project. We validate our engineering solutions using a novel approach, our flexible pilot plant, which allows us to deliver results rapidly on a modular platform. We start with project planning and work through process development, design, construction, operation, commissioning, and optimization of water treatment process. In this presentation, we review recent innovations we have implemented at the end-user's facility, starting with data collection and assessment of existing water treatment processes. Several case studies where data played a major role in the development and optimization of a state-of-the-art, sustainable water treatment process will be presented and discussed.
Most noteworthy, we present a recent sustainable water treatment example in which an existing water treatment facility was producing upwards of 30,000 gallons of high salinity waste per day. The client had no access to practical disposal options at their facility, so they were hauling numerous truckloads of waste to offsite evaporation ponds located miles from the facility each day. With the evaporation ponds reaching capacity, and the hauling costs exorbitant, we were able to provide a 70% reduction in brine volumes via process optimization and active waste treatment. Reducing the inflow of waste to their evaporation ponds has resulted in a net negative water balance in their evaporation ponds and has eliminated any fears of breaching the pond capacity. Optimizations like these and others we will discuss are possible by data harvesting and thorough analytics. In this scenario, we were able to identify significant operational challenges that were resulting in significant operational costs via data analytics. Comprehensive and reliable data are the first step to identifying the root problems in the water treatment process. After identifying the challenges, then we can develop a novel, innovative solution that meets the exact needs of the client.
Our presentation will emphasize the importance of collecting reliable data from your facilities water cycle. We will conclude with an outlook on the future of smart data monitoring in water treatment and discuss the implications it may have.
