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OMEGA™
Acid & Caustic Waste
Neutralization System Features
What do process
engineers want in a waste treatment system? Lower
operating costs and no violations! Fines, violations and
bad PR are what they expect, which explains why most
boards of directors hate talking about waste treatment.
It is seen as an uncontrollable expense. Today, Wastech
offers something that boards do like: an automated waste
treatment system that lowers operation costs and
prevents violations. This may sound too good to be true,
but Wastech's OMEGA™ system delivers!
OMEGA™ neutralization
assures reliability and design excellence. Wastech
engineers have incorporated 25 years of experience in
putting together waste treatment systems to prevents
accidents and eliminate NOVs (notice of violations). You
will not find another waste neutralization system with
better components or as many high-end features offered
as standard. The following are examples of high-end
system components provided by Wastech:
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Double-contained
chemical supply tanks. These are always provided
by Wastech for safety and reliability. The tanks are
normally custom fabricated of PP sheet, but can be
modified with a carbon steel outer tank for NFPA
non-flammable separation of dissimilar chemicals. |
Violation protection for discharge outside of limits.
If the monitoring tank pH probe ever sees anything
outside of discharge limits, actuated valves recycle the
waste stream for reprocessing. This fail-safe design
assure that the system discharge is always within
limits, thereby eliminating NOVs. |
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Heavy-duty
mixers, such as Lightnin, are the key to fast
reactions and reliable neutralization operation. Wastech takes mixing
very seriously, and mixer performance is monitored
by software. Each mixer is specified for the tank
shape and size for the application. Tank
baffles may be included. |
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Seismic Zone 4
compliance. As a California supplier, Wastech
understands seismic requirements and routinely delivers
seismic designs and PE-stamped drawings. Seismic
documentation does not delay our projects
and can be presented with the submittal package. States other than California
are increasingly requiring seismic compliance. |
Industrial,
oversized, metering pumps allow the
system to react rapidly to waste stream surges with
slugs of strong acid or chemical dumps that would
upset conventional designs and cause NOVs. Wastech
refuses to user low-cost metering pumps.
Special tank
sizes and shapes are computed to assure
that the discharge is within limits for all expected
surges in the waste stream. |
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Quality control panels. As a CSIA Certified Control
System Integrator, Wastech builds UL-labeled panels with
CAD wiring diagrams, labeled and color coded wiring, and
quality components. Our
control panel workmanship is unequaled in the
industry. |
Advanced software
control. As an expert in neutralization, Wastech
has developed a unique software program named Zeus™
for automated and predictable control of acid
neutralization systems. Zeus™ includes pH probe and
alarm management, and can handle multiple-stage
operation. Nothing like it exists elsewhere on the
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Platforms with
tie-downs and welded system components. These
maintain system integrity during mechanical stress,
such as earthquakes. Special piping connections,
such as flanged inlets and outlets, can be
requested. Forklift access is standard. |
Splash-guard
double tubing over all fittings and supply lines.
These provide operator safety in the event of a
leak. Most other neutralization suppliers use
unprotected tubing from the chemical metering pumps
to the tanks, so that acid and caustic under
pressure are continual operator risks. |
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Wastech uses only the
most reliable industrial sensors, calibrates them,
installs them correctly, and
then monitors their life cycle with software. Since pH
sensors can be the weakest links in the control
system and can be consumed by the waste stream itself, some Wastech systems use three pH probes in each
tank for redundancy. |
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Quality
components and thoughtful design will result in
operational savings and lower maintenance costs. When
the system works reliably and is automated to anticipate
problems, NOVs are eliminated! |
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