Chemical
Aggressive, variable effluent where materials of construction matter as much as the process selection.
Industries Served
Industrial Wastewater
Difficult industrial streams treated for compliant discharge — or recovered as a renewable water resource.
Overview
Every effluent is a water source in the wrong condition
Wastewater produced varies from industry to industry, but they all have one thing in common — they are potential clean and renewable water resources.
With a product portfolio that covers the biological treatment spectrum and efficient reuse, Ion Agua delivers cost-effective, efficient and sustainable solutions that are tailor-made to your industrial manufacturing process.
We pride ourselves on dealing with difficult wastewater issues across the globe: FOG-laden streams, high-salt brines, dissolved organics such as BTEX and PFAS, and loads that swing with the production schedule.
- Tailor-made to the manufacturing process, not to a catalogue
- Full biological treatment spectrum plus efficient reuse
- Corrosion-resistant designs for brines and aggressive effluent
- Dissolved organics removed to the sub parts per billion range
Sub-sectors
Industries served by Ion Agua
Manufacturing
Process and wash water with metals, oils and suspended solids, treated for discharge or recovery.
Slaughterhouse
Very high FOG, protein and nitrogen loads requiring robust pre-treatment ahead of biology.
The Challenge
What makes industrial streams hard
- Load variability — batch processes deliver shock loads a steady-state plant cannot absorb
- Inhibitory compounds — biocides, solvents and metals suppress the biology you depend on
- High salinity — brines demand corrosion-resistant construction throughout
- Dissolved organics — BTEX, PFAS and soluble organics pass straight through conventional treatment
- Tightening consents — discharge limits move faster than plant replacement cycles
- Water security — rising intake costs make reuse a commercial question, not just an environmental one
Our Approach
How we treat industrial effluent
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Characterise
Full analysis of flow, COD, BOD, nitrogen, metals, salinity and inhibitory compounds across the production cycle.
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Balance and condition
Equalisation and chemical conditioning so downstream stages see a consistent, treatable feed.
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Physical separation
DAF or clarification removes FOG, suspended solids and precipitated metals.
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Biological treatment
MBBR or MBR converts the organic load, selected on tolerance to load swings and reuse requirements.
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Polish and recover
Activated carbon, reverse osmosis and disinfection bring the stream to discharge or reuse standard.
In the field
Difficult streams are the default here
Ion Agua's experience encompasses advanced wastewater treatment facilities, residuals management, and the handling, treatment and reuse of industrial wastewater. Sized to the wastewater content and volume, our modular systems can be rapidly mobilised to remove dissolved organics down to the sub parts per billion range.
That capability is why customers come to us with the streams other suppliers have declined to quote.
- sub-ppb Dissolved organics removal
- 100–5,000 GPM DAF capacity range
- 4 Countries of operation
Contact Us
Let’s solve your water challenge
Send us the stream and the target. Our engineers will come back with a process route, an indicative footprint and a budget.