Stories theme: Water

Wichita’s Lower Arkansas Water Reclamation Facility (LAWRF) is the largest wastewater plant in the state of Kansas, treating the wastewater of the surrounding population and using the resultant dewatered sludge to help the local crops to grow. When a problem with struvite scale build-up was causing low throughput and increased downtime, the company turned to Kemira to identify the cause of the issue and see where performance improvements could be made.

Outi Grönfors, Principal Scientist at Kemira, discusses her work and how chemicals can help keep microplastics out of our water.

The job of a public procurer is to get the best value possible for taxpayers’ money. More and more that means considering a much wider range of criteria than just price, quality, and quantity. How can municipalities and other buyers of wastewater treatment chemical technologies get the best possible long-term benefits?

The pressure to increase sustainability and move toward a circular economy is common in most sectors, but it’s felt especially keenly in the food and beverage industry. Particularly dairies are looking for ways to close the loop and be more self-sufficient in energy consumption, and biogas is a great way to do this.

Microplastics can originate from various sources such as different plastic items, hygienic products, textiles and car tires. Recently they've been found almost everywhere in the environment and their impact on humans in terms of e.g. mortality and fertility is still unknown.

The transportation market in Europe is going through a structural change, which has had a serious knock-on effect on chemical-industry supply chains. All stakeholders in the value chain need to embrace flexible and collaborative working methods.

Rasmus Valanko, Director, Corporate Responsibility at Kemira explains how chemistry is helping us ensure everyone has access to the most precious of resources - clean water.

With the help of smart chemistry, Danish wastewater treatment company BIOFOS was able to successfully tackle issues related to sludge management and struvite head-on.

With the help of Kemira’s expert support and industry-leading chemistries, the water treatment process at Veurne Snack Foods is not only working more efficiently than ever – it’s also making an even bigger contribution to their bottom line.

With water scarcity driving the need to increase wastewater reuse, combined with concerns over the energy consumption and environmental impact of some disinfection methods, many wastewater treatment operators are seeking out new solutions for wastewater disinfection.