Metals, oils, phenols, and cyanide
Pickling, electroplating, steel, and aluminium streams can be mineralized, toxic, and hard on conventional plants.
Industry Application
Metal & Allied Manufacturing
Steel and aluminium manufacturing, along with surface-finishing operations such as pickling and electroplating, produce highly mineralized wastewater. Typical effluents contain acids, alkalis, oils, cyanides, fluorides, and heavy metals like chromium, nickel, zinc, and iron.
Reduce difficult contaminants early
ElectroX helps remove phenols, cyanide, and heavy metals before they constrain reuse or ZLD stages.
Protect downstream membranes
Lower hardness, silica, and reject load can extend membrane life and improve recovery economics.
25,000
litres of wastewater generated per ton of steel produced.
Industry Challenges
High concentrations of phenols, cyanide, and heavy metals
Limited reuse opportunity
High chemical consumption in conventional treatment
High OPEX in ZLD solutions due to low RO/UF recovery
How ElectroX Helps
ElectroX improves removal, uptime, and membrane-stage economics in metal-heavy streams.
Delivers around 90% removal of phenol, cyanide, and heavy metals.
Scalable, modular systems help plants maintain throughput with minimal interruption.
Effective reduction in total hardness and silica extends the life of downstream membranes.
Lower RO reject helps reduce the total operating cost of ZLD systems.
Selected engagements in Metal & Allied Manufacturing.
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- Stream characterization
- ElectroX treatment fit
- Reuse and recovery outcomes