New Challenges of Industrial Water Treatment in Ukraine
For more than 30 years, every day our Company has been approached by an increasing number of Customers with extremely complex and at the same time interesting challenges. We truly appreciate non-standard tasks, as this confirms that ZIKO is a leader in the Ukrainian market for water treatment solutions and beyond.
In this article, we would like to share our experience in implementing one of the more complex and interesting projects. The Customer, AKO Industries, is a global leader in drainage systems. The company’s management pays exceptional attention to the health and comfort of its employees and therefore decided to treat highly complex water (according to chemical parameters). Our company was pleased to accept the challenge and successfully resolve this issue.
The Customer’s requirements were clear and well defined, yet challenging to implement. Our specialists were required to ensure a continuous 24/7 supply of purified water for 70 employees and to treat 3 m³ of water per day.
The process of developing the technical solution was lengthy and took more than 8 months. During this period, numerous professional engineering solutions were proposed. One of these solutions was ultimately implemented according to the following scheme:
• Stage 1 – removal of mechanical impurities, sand, and rust using disc filters with a filtration rating of 130 µm.
• Stage 2 – water disinfection. A sodium hypochlorite solution is dosed into the treated water proportionally to the flow rate for oxidation of iron, manganese, and water disinfection.
• Stage 3 – removal of mechanical impurities, sand, rust, and scale. Protection of the main equipment against damage, filtration rating 20 µm (existing equipment).
• Stage 4 – adsorption treatment to remove iron, hydrogen sulfide, chlorine, organochlorine compounds, unpleasant odors, and to improve the organoleptic properties of water.
• Stage 5 – comprehensive water treatment to remove hardness salts, organic impurities, iron, manganese, and ammonium compounds using a universal water treatment unit.
• Stage 6 – water softening by removal of hardness salts using a strong acid cation exchange resin Dowex (USA).
During water filtration through the cation exchange resin, hardness ions Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ are replaced with Na⁺ ions. (Water softening to 0.02–0.4 mmol/dm³).
The specialists of our company carried out installation and commissioning works of the water treatment system and brought it into operational mode. Qualified personnel and technical engineers also conducted training for the Customer’s responsible staff on equipment operation and maintenance.
ZIKO takes on all solutions, even those others refuse to implement. Customers confidently entrust us with their water. In a market filled with inefficient and unattractive solutions, our company’s approach is not about selling more products, but about improving people’s health and well-being by providing clean, healthy, and high-quality drinking water. The company cares for our planet just as much as it cares for the drinking water that enters your home and is treated by drinking water systems.
If you are interested in a project like this, you can contact us in any convenient way via the “Contacts” section. Our managers will be happy to answer all your questions.
