Janaksons
Partnered with Euro Mec, Janaksons offers varied solutions in both industrial and sewage wastewater and recovery. “The existing team of Euro Mec consists of the people who were the innovators of this technology and have executed hundreds of plants in textile wastewater application,” says Pranay Behl, Janaksons. As pioneers to introduce this technology in India for textile wastewater management, Pranay believes that the most efficient way to deal with textile waste is biologically through this technology before having a good recovery section.
The specialty of this technology is that it removes the toxicity, eats away the impurities of the water instead of transforming them into a solid form like a standard conventional plant. Further, the sludge produced is 4 to 5 times less than the sludge produced in a conventional physiochemical plant. “The USP is the low running cost as there are no chemicals used for treatment of water and the waste produced is bio-degradable,” says Pranay.
“The USP is the low running cost as there are no chemicals used for treatment of water and the waste produced is bio-degradable.” – Pranay Behl Janaksons
About a decade ago water recovery was at around 70%, the same technology providers can now offer around 90-95% water recovery with osmosis and other membrane technologies. Consequently the reject which the industry had to deal with was around 30% earlier, but today the industry has to deal with just 5-10% reject and the same can be handled by evaporators. “The cost to recover 92% water with proven technologies varies from Rs. 30-50 per kilo litre depending on the process scheme adopted. With the technology that we are providing water recovery cost is Rs. 30 per kilo litre, the lowest in the industry, because the major reduction in cost comes in the primary and secondary treatment stage which is just Rs. 4-5/mc for our biological treatment, compared to Rs. 15-20/mc for others,” says Pranay.
The ongoing processing crisis in Tirupur has brought to the forefront the relevance of ETPs and more importantly technologies for zero discharge. Janaksons with more than 10 years of industry exposure to effluent treatment technologies is all geared with solutions from Euro Mec, Italy.
It is not only the technology but also the technical team backing the installation which is critical. The Janaksons team has a combined experience of over 60 years behind them and is well positioned to handle all aspects of the project. Euro Mec in-house expertise is in all segments on the zero discharge plant – be it Biological treatment, Filteration or Reverse Osmosis. With these offerings under one roof, Pranay is upbeat about the future of this partnership to serve the Indian society very economically and efficiently.
Zero discharge (ZD) is a concept found only in India and many companies have failed in an attempt to run zero discharge plants. “Simply putting up a ZD plant is not the end of problems but a strong will to make it run effectively is the key. One requires the vision to do so and to choose a sound supplier,” avers Pranay. In fact, despite the unquestionable experience and understanding of the industry that backs Janaksons, it is difficult to sell the technology that Euro Mac has since the cost of this plant is 2 to 3 times the cost of physical chemical plants. “We always suggest our prospective clients to build the plant in phases and not put in all the money at one go due to the frequent technological advancements,” says Pranay. Janaksons is equally equipped to offer plants made in India under Italian supervision instead of fully Italian, to reduce costs while not compromising on quality.
The company has recently sold a plant in Ludhiana, which is a big leap for the region that is still taking baby steps in the matter. “It is important to take these measures today before zero discharge becomes a norm in the entire country,” reasons Pranay. Very passionate about the need to prepare for the future, Pranay suggests that the Government should go for BOOT system in CETPs like in highway projects these days with buyback guarantee. This way the CETP set-up becomes the responsibility of the investor/operator/technology provider and they’ll put in extra efforts to ensure that the most suitable technology is adopted and the plant is operated smoothly as the revenue for the operator will be thru the water he treats from the industry. This benefits all the stakeholders: the industry, the Government and the technology provider.
The company is very excited about the recent innovation done by Euro Mec team that will be showcased at the upcoming ITMA. “This patented revolutionary salt recovery plant will enable dye houses to recover salt directly from the dye bath/dye machine in their process house and thus eliminate the subsequent filtrations. This new process will make the recovery of water simpler and cheaper,” concludes Pranay.
