Water Solutions Jan 2024

Wastewater Treatment Solutions

Hydro-Oxidation (HO) process technology with relevant case studies

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ABOUT US

Futura as the name implicates- technologies and advancements of the future. We are ex-
industry stalwarts with the purpose and vision of bringing specialized knowledge, value
added products, services and solutions to you which will help your businesses grow and be
profitable & sustainable.

Many of our process technologies are a result of Innovation, Process Development, Research and
Strategic Technology Tie-ups with International Companies with R&D facilities having core
expertise in the subject field. We have associations with many industry leading solutions and
service providers to provide and end- to-end and seamless delivery for your needs.

Futura Technologies exclusively focuses on various innovative technology-based solutions

for the process, industrial and manufacturing sectors. Our expertise is in bringing
specialized knowledge, value added products, services and solutions to our clients which help
them grow and be profitable & sustainable.

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BUSINESS VERTICALS
• Wastewater Treatment Solutions
(ETP & STP)
• Recycle Water for Re-use UF,
NF, RO, MBR and MEE / MVRE
• Raw Water and Utility Water
Treatment
• Anti-Scaling and Anti-Fouling
Solutions
• Manufacture and supply of
Water Treatment Chemicals-
Color removal, Acrylamides,
Coagulants, Flocculants
• Rainwater Harvesting and
Ground Water Soln (RHaGS)
• Digital Twins using 3D Laser
Scanning Technology
• Revamps and Brownfield
Modifications
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Mapping Solutions
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Manufacturing
• Industry 4.0 and IIOT
Applications
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• IT Applications and Web-based
Application Solutions
• Cyber Engineering and Cyber
Security Solutions
• Facility Risk Management
Applications
• Web / Mobile Applications for
Upkeep of Operations and
Maintenance of Manufacturing
Plants
• Asset Performance Management
WATER SOLUTIONS- OUR OFFERING

§ Raw Water as well as Utility Water Treatment

§ Effluent Water Treatment (ETP) & Sewage Water Treatment (STP)
§ Recycle & Reuse Water- Membranes & Evaporation
§ Wastewater Solutions Consultancy
§ Effluent Treatability Studies
§ Basic Process Design and Scheme for Effluent Treatment Facility
§ Piloting Trials & Services
§ Total Water Management Studies

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OUR STRENGTH

INCREASE YOUR PROFITABILITY

Reduce CAPEX and OPEX related to treatment of wastewater

MINIMIZE YOUR REUSE MORE SIMPLIFY YOUR OPTIMIZE YOUR

WASTE WATER WITH EFFLUENT LAND USE
BETTER QUALITY TREATMENT

Cut your effluent and Treat more challenging Fewer & faster Reduce your effluent
sludge volume contaminants process steps treatment footprint

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TARGET POLLUTANTS / CHEMISTRY
Aromatics / Benzene Complex Hydrocarbon chains / Long Term, Forever Synthetic
compounds Aliphatic chemistries Chemicals in Water

Non Bio-degradable Heavy Metals- like Lead,

Ammoniacal Nitrogen /
compounds / Refractory Cadmium, Arsenic, Magnesium,
Amines / Amides / Nitrates
compounds Copper and Zinc

Phenols / Phenolic Complex long-linear Fluorides and Fluoride

compounds / Cresols polymerized chemistries Compounds

Organic Salts Solvents

Surface Water / Run-off Water

Treatment. De-silting, Filtration
and Oduor Removal from
Inorganic Salts (Sulphates, Rainwater lagoons and Artificial
Colloidal & Reactive Silica
Phosphates & Nitrates) Ponds for Water Reuse

Dioxins and Dioxin Disinfection- Bacteria,

Compounds Cysts, Pathogens and Dirt

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HOW

CONVENTIONAL SYTEMS Our HYDRO-OXIDATOIN PROCESS TECHNOLOGY [HO]

ü Coagulation HO through our process technology, within a single

process produces the combined effects of all processes
ü Flocculation
ü Aeration
ü Flotation
ü Reduction
ü Deposition
ü Disinfection

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INTRODUCTION TO OUR PROCESS

HYDRO-OXIDATION (HO)
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
Catalytic Hydro-Oxidation based process treatment systems are
being utilized as effluent treatment systems, to primarily degrade
complex organic compounds (which contribute COD / BOD values) into
simpler compounds like CO2, H2, O2 and N2.

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HYDRO-OXIDATION (HOx) PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
(Patent pending)

pH Control DC POWER
A V SOURCE
Acid Alkali
Sludge
+ - Sampling
Management Point

CETP / Gardening / Utilities / UFRO / MEE

Semi-Treated
HYDRO-OXIDATION
Effluent
REACTOR

Enabler
Treated
Catalysts
Effluent

Influent
FILTRATION

RAW
EFFLUENT TREATED
TANK EFFLUENT
HOLDING
TANK
SIMPLIFIED PFD 10
HOx PROCESS STEPS

Step 1: Raw Effluent enters our HO process reactor (with or without pH adjustment).

Step 2: With the assistance of the reactions that take place therein, the pollutants (organic and inorganic) in
the effluent / process fluid starts to disintegrate out of the fluid molecule and coagulate into heavier
particles which collect (depending on the density of the pollutants) either at the bottom of the reactor tank
or at top of the fluid as floating sludge solids which are skimmed off or filtered out. For many effluents,
during HO reactions, the dissolved solids may get oxidized and come into suspension.

Step 3: The treated effluent is further fed to filtration equipment (a filter press / screw press) for effective
removal of any suspended solids.

Step 4: Further the filtrate is fed to tertiary treatment systems depending upon the end user requirement.

INLET to Futura HO Reactor = Effluent Fluids

REACTORS inside Futura HO System = Enabler +/- Accelerant + DC current OUTLET from Futura HO
Reactor = Pollutant Free Fluids + Sludge

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HOW HOx PROCESS WORKS?

Our process technology involves treating the fluids through Hydro-Oxidation (HO) using its own
especially in-house empirically developed metallic based ‘enabler’ catalysts, which release high
potential molecular oxygen forcefully fed to the compounds within effluent fluid.

For achieving these simultaneous reactions, we have integrated our enablers within the HO
process unit which create collisional forces (measured in angstroms) in the fluids to be treated. To
support these collisional forces, certain radical accelerant solutions are also dosed into the process
which are routed through our specially designed and controlled electrodes.

Futura HO Process = Effluent fluid + Enabler Catalyst + DC Current +/- Accelerants

Our process system not only has greater effect produced in a shorter period of time, but also
enables our customers to streamline their water treatment process, expand upstream
production capacity (which ultimately generates the effluent) as well as reduce the existing
component count, costs, complexity and footprint of their present ETP.

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BENEFITS & KEY ADVANTAGES

Ultra-Compact & NO Civil Works No MLSS / No FM

Portable Plant Needed Ratio / No Biomass
Calculations
Less Than 10% Floor Space Compared
Only PCC & Footings Required
to Conventional Systems Semi-Skilled Operator Can Operate

Simple Switch ON / 100% Modular Skid 10 Weeks Delivered

OFF Operation Based Plants
Install Anywhere. Go vertical and save 10 Days for Mechanical & Electrical
Least Manpower Requirement & Simple floor space Installation and Commissioning
to Operate

Modular Unit- Add Least than 40% Easily Re-Cycle &

Capacity When Sludge Generated Reuse Water- ZLD
Needed When Compared with Conventional Integration of UF / RO and Thermally
Systems Assisted Evaporation Systems
Lower CAPEX & OPEX
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BENEFITS & KEY ADVANTAGES

Fully Automated Scientific Approach Continuous Process

Plants with PLCs to a Solution For Low HRT
Effluent
PLC / Automation Integration Easy &
Lab Study à Pilot Trials à Commercial
Simple Possible for HRT < 10 Mins

Effluent Polishing Effluent HRT in Automatic

before UFRO Minutes & Hours Disinfection
Not in Number of Days unlike Removes Bacteria, Virus & Cysts
Removes Silica, Hardness, Turbidity & Conventional Systems Restricts Algae / Bio growth
TSS Easily

Treated Water pH Indiscriminate Long Life of HO

Tends to Swing Degradation of Enabler Catalysts
Neutral Pollutants
Lesser Chemicals / Simpler Downstream No Frequent Adjustments or
Systems Targets Multiple Compounds Together Replacements Needed
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POLLUTANTS TARGETED

EFFECTIVE TREATMENT POLLUTANTS

Proprietary Hydro-Oxidation [HO] Fluid Treatment Technology Systems developed by it’s in-house R&D
Team is being widely used by it’s customers for effluent fluids’ treatment for the purposes of…

ü Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] treatment and destruction

ü Biological Oxygen Demand [BOD] treatment and destruction

ü Total Dissolved Solids [TDS] reduction (in aliphatic chemistries)

ü Oil & Grease separation, filtration and removal

ü Food & Beverages, Pharmaceutical / API / Chemicals / Pigments, Polymers, Paints & Paint
Intermediates, Dyes, Colors, Ammonia, Cyanides, Nitrates, Phenols, Amines, Other Aromatics,
Metals & Suspended Solids separation, filtration and removal

ü Other customized fluid treatment solutions as per its prevailing chemistry

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TREATMENT BENCHMARKS

Throughput / Treated Water Characteristics from HO Process

Avg. % of Extraction / Separation /
Parameter of Contaminants
Removal
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) [Clay, Coal, Silt, Silica, Dust etc.] 99% +
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 25% +
Biochemical Oxygen Demanding Impurities [BOD] 90% +
Chemical Oxygen Demanding Impurities [COD] 95% +
Fats / Oil / Grease 93 - 99% +
Water in Sludge w/o filter press / with filter press / screw press 50 - 80% + / 95% +
Heavy Metals Removal / Separation 95 - 99% +
Phosphates / Sulphates Removal / Separation 93% +
Bacteria / Coliforms / Cysts / Algae 99.99% +
Total Silica (Colloidal / Reactive) 90 - 92% +

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TARGETED INDUSTRIES

The targeted industries / areas where our HO technology can be applied include…

‒ Food & Beverage Processing Industries - Metals & Mining Industry

‒ Chemical, Inks & Dye Industry - Leather Industries

‒ Paints & Pigment Industries - Tanneries

‒ Pharmaceutical & Bulk Drug Industry - Glass & Ceramic Industry

‒ Agro Chemicals / Chlor-alkali Industry - Coal Washing Industry

‒ Pulp & Paper Industry - Pre-treatment to ETP / RO / Desalination

‒ Textile Industry - Sewerage Treatment (STP) & Grey Water Treatment

‒ Oil & Gas (Produced Water Treatment) - Distilleries

‒ Various other Utility / Fluid Recycling Systems

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PROCESS SYSTEMS DESIGN AND SUPPLY

Dissolved Air Floatation (DAF) Dewatering Screw Press

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OTHER PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES

Membrane Bed Reactor (MBR)

CIP, pH Neutralization and Anti-Scalant
Dosing Skids

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ZLD SYSTEMS DESIGN AND INTEGRATION

20 GPM 2 Pass RO for

Treated Wastewater

30 GPM Ultrafiltration (UF) Skid 15 GPM Single Pass RO

for Raw Water

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ZLD SYSTEMS DESIGN AND INTEGRATION

All-in-one combination of Plate Heat Exchanger + Vacuum + MVR in a small

footprint design delivers a higher evaporation capacity as compared to other
conventionally designed evaporators.

Advanced
Vacuum Distillation
Systems

Energy Efficient
Fluid Evaporation MVRE
Systems
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OUR FACILITIES- LAB SETUP

§ Full fledged Wastewater Treatment lab at Vadodara, Gujarat

§ 02 full time chemists
§ 04 full time Process Engineer and Analyst

Setup Available

ü 7 liters, 5 liters and 2.5 liters reactors for Hydro-Oxidation process

ü Solid-Liquid separation for Salts, Low boilers and High Boilers
ü Membrane Filtration- UF, NF, RO and MBR
ü Vacuum Filtration

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OUR PILOTING SERVICES

20 KLD WWTP Pilot Trial 200 LPD WWTP Pilot Plant Trial

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OUR CLIENTS

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KEY CLIENT USE CASES

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 USE CASE- SOLVENT & WATER BASED INKS
Location: Saykha, Gujarat
HO Process Plant Capacity: 30 + 10 KLD ETP with UF (Feb 2023)
Plant Footprint: 10 m x 15 m (Including storages for raw and treated effluents / UF permeate / Sludge bed
30L 70L
Throughput / Treated Water Characteristics Reactor Reactor

Parameter of
HO INLET UF OUTLET
Contaminants
TDS (ppm) 1500 – 2000 +/- 20% of Inlet
BOD (ppm) 1200 – 1500 < 30
COD (ppm) < 8000 < 50
Oil & Grease (ppm) < 800 < 10
pH 2 – 11 6.5 – 8.5
NH3-N (ppm) < 50 < 0.30
Phosphates, Sulphates < 300 < 30
Colour (ptco) 120 – 180 <5
Output Treated Water is being used for Utilities, Plant Floor
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USE CASE- PIGMENTED MASTERBATCH MANUFACTURER
Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan
HO Process Plant Capacity: 30 KLD ETP WITH 2 Stage UF RO, 20 KLD STP (Apr 2022)
Plant Footprint: 29 m x 6 m (includes all storages, sludge drying bed and UF with 2 stage RO Skids

Throughput / Treated Water Characteristics

Parameter of UF RO
HO INLET
Contaminants OUTLET
TDS (ppm) < 6000 < 200
BOD (ppm) 2000 – 3000 < 10
COD (ppm) 16000 < 30
Oil & Grease (ppm) 800 <1
pH 5–8 6.5 – 8.5
Ammoniacal Nitrogen < 50 <1
Fecal Coliform (STP) in
< 2000 <5
MNP/100 ml
Color < 200 <5

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USE CASE- BIO DIESEL MANUFACTURING
Location: Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
HO Process Plant Capacity: 110 KLD ETP installed since January 2016
Plant Reactor Footprint: 5m x 5m

Throughput / Treated Water Characteristics 110 KLD

Parameter of
HO INLET HO OUTLET
Contaminants
TDS (ppm) 5000 – 6000 < 3000
BOD (ppm) 6000 – 9000 < 100
COD (ppm) 42000 < 300
Oil & Grease (ppm) 8000 < 10
pH 2 – 11 6.5 – 8.5

Electrical Consumption 15KW Load for 110 KLD

Output Treated Water is being sent directly to RO Unit

with some water being used for gardening.

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2 X 500L Reactors
USE CASE- PHARMA API MANUFACTURER
Location: Nandesari, Vadodara, Gujarat
HO Process Plant Capacity: 20 KLD ETP
Plant Reactor Footprint: 6 m x 3 m (G+2)

Throughput / Treated Water Characteristics

Parameter of
HO INLET HO OUTLET
Contaminants

TDS (ppm) < 120000 +/- 20% of Inlet

BOD (ppm) 2000 – 3000 < 30

COD (ppm) 350000 < 1500

pH 0.5 – 4 6.5 – 8.5

About 4% product is recovered and

Other Feature given back from effluent before
oxidation treatment

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 USE CASE- LARGEST ANIMAL FOOD MANUFACTURER IN INDIA
Location: Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh
HO Process Plant Capacity: 120 KLD ETP installed since June 2015
Plant Footprint: 10m x 10m (Vertical Plant)

Throughput / Treated Water Characteristics

Parameter of
HO INLET HO OUTLET
Contaminants
TDS (ppm) 2500 2100
BOD (ppm) 2500 – 3000 < 50
COD (ppm) 6000 – 9000 < 200
Oil & Grease (ppm) 200 - 300 BDL
pH 3–5 7.0 – 7.5

Electrical Consumption 160 Units Per Day for 120 KLD

100% of Output Treated Water is being used for gardening.

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USE CASE- AGRO PRODUCTS FORMULATION PLANT (Sulphur chemistry)
Location: Ankleshwar, Gujarat
HO Process Plant Capacity: 25 KLD STP (Dec 2021)
Plant Footprint: 10 m x 5 m

Throughput / Treated Water Characteristics

Parameter of Contaminants HO INLET HO OUTLET

TDS (ppm) < 2500 ±10%

BOD (ppm) 50 – 150 < 30
COD (ppm) 1900 < 100
Oil & Grease (ppm) 50 <1
pH 6–8 6.5 – 8.5
Ammoniacal Nitrogen < 50 <1
Fecal Coliform (STP) in MNP/100 ml < 106 < 100
Colour < 200 <5

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