The most important resource of the twenty-first century, water contributes to both national economic development and lifesaving. Water Technology Bangladesh Limited and DuPont Water Solutions (DWS) jointly organized a technical seminar on February 16, 2023, at the Radisson Blu, Dhaka Water Garden, Bangladesh, to address the issues of water scarcity and pollution, as well as to achieve the nation's 3R policy and sustainable development goals.
During the technical session, experts from DuPont Water Solutions and the CEO of WTB group focused on the most recent advancements in water and wastewater reuse and recycling technologies, including FilmTecTM Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membranes, Memcor® MBR, and IntergraTecTM ultrafiltration (UF). They discussed the benefits of various technologies, emphasizing the efficiency, durability, reliability, and sustainable approach to water treatment and desalination plants.
Several institutions, including the Department of Environment (DoE), Dhaka Mass Transport Authority (DMTCL), Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA), Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), and IWFM, were represented at the seminar by technical, managerial, and directorate staff. Also personnel from the largest conglomerates like City, Meghna Group, Bashundhara Group, Abul Khair; also, the Pharmaceutical industries such as, Square Pharmaceuticals, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd., Reneta Ltd., ACME Laboratories Ltd., JMI Group, Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited (HPL); the Power generation companies like United Power Generation & Distribution Company Ltd., Orion Group and Textile industries like Standard Group, Square Textiles. They discussed their issues and came up with a precise answer to the issues they had been dealing with for the past few years.
Muhammad Enamul Habib, CEO and Managing Director of Water Technology BD Ltd., who also opened the seminar, discussed the experiences and success tales of his company. He stated that by processing 60,000 MT of wastewater each day, they have accomplished over 570 projects that have prevented environmental degradation. Throughout the last 14 years, the company has resolved wastewater issues in the textile, pharmaceutical, hospital, economic zone, and food and beverage industries. It has completed 90% of wastewater treatment plants in the edible oil refinery and sugar refinery sectors.
Mr. Bhoosan Karthik, Key Account Manager at DuPont Water Solutions, highlighted the company's wide range of products and knowledge in numerous fields of water and wastewater treatment. A comprehensive tool that smoothly integrates leading technologies from DuPont's Water Solutions, such as reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, ion exchange, and the most recent addition, DesaliTecTM SOAR CCRO, is available for free thanks to WAVE software, which he also introduced to the audience.
DuPont Water Solutions' Kannan Ramaswamy, Technical Service Manager, spoke about the creative approaches DWS uses to treat difficult water and reduce energy use. He mentioned, FilmTec™,TapTec™ and FilmTec™ FortilifeTM series RO membranes are particularly effective in industrial, municipal, commercial, and sea water treatment. A common option for many water treatment applications, the union of RO and NF technologies offers special advantages. According to Kannan, customers will benefit from better water quality by using the new FilmTecTM PRO series membranes.
The topic of drinking treated wastewater came up frequently during the conference. Response from Smit Nimbarte, Commercial Development Manager at DuPont Water Solutions: "The quality of treated water meets WHO drinking water regulations. We must overcome the misconception that this is treated wastewater. Why is this water not suitable for drinking?"
Also, compared to other membranes, FilmTecTM PRO series membranes frequently utilize less energy and have lower running expenses, making them a more economical and environmentally friendly water treatment option. He added that DWS had launched IntegraTecTM, an integrated ultrafiltration technology product portfolio that brought together three market-dominating brands—inge®, Memcor®, and DuPontTM—to provide the industry more than 35 years of expertise.
Nimbarte claims that ultrafiltration technology offers consistent, high-quality filtrate, maximum stability, minimal fiber breakage, extended service life, high dependability, and performance with low operating costs. It also claims that it reliably removes bacteria, viruses, and pathogens.
Nimbarte added that the advantages of biological treatment and membrane filtration are combined in DuPont's MBR systems to completely automate the separation of liquids and solids. This technology is more effective than traditional techniques and does away with the requirement for media and carbon filtering. The MBR technology from DuPont has a number of advantages, including the ability to expand plants within the same footprint while using the least amount of energy for membrane air scouring and reducing footprint on locations with limited space.
He also provided some instances of plants that employ MBR technology to treat water and have a capacity larger than 50 MLD (million liters per day). He noted the numerous significant projects that have used their technology to deliver safe and high-quality drinking water. These projects, according to Nimbarte, show the efficiency and dependability of their membrane technologies in treating big volumes of water, making them a good choice for municipalities and businesses.
At the conclusion of the session, Chrys Fernandes, Business Head- India Sub-continent at DuPont Water Solutions, spoke to the visitors through video call. Fernandes reaffirmed the firm's dedication to offering the top products on the market, supported by a group of professionals.
The lecture gave participants a thorough overview of the existing technologies, their uses, and the significance of environmentally friendly water treatment options in the modern world.
By the seminar's conclusion, WTB had made a promise to support long-term approaches to water and wastewater treatment in Bangladesh, and this seminar would be a start in that direction. They are prepared to assist organizations in Bangladesh in creating and executing sustainable water treatment solutions to enable the industry to reach their reuse and recycling targets thanks to their technical skills and understanding of the most recent water treatment technologies.
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