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The pharmaceutical industry today faces growing challenges in complying with wastewater discharge limits. The variety and complexity of production processes, each with its own chemical and biological characteristics, makes identifying the optimal treatment system to use particularly challenging. Each production cycle generates wastewater with unique characteristics, requiring customized and technologically advanced solutions to ensure effective purification that complies with current regulations.
Companies are also increasingly committed to finding sustainable solutions, demonstrating a concrete commitment to environmental and social responsibility, including in the production cycle they deal with daily.
To efficiently address these issues, we have developed eXeno™ technology. This innovative solution leverages the AnoxKaldnes™ MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) process based on the growth of active bacteria (biofilm) on a carrier contained within dedicated reactors.
Versatile applications for strategic industrial needs
The versatility of eXeno™ allows for the removal of complex compounds that are difficult to degrade, making it the ideal solution for water treatment in the pharmaceutical industry. Its adaptability makes it an ideal solution in strategic industrial applications, such as:
• plant optimization, especially for new installations in spaces with reduced surface area, thanks to its compact configuration;
• upgrading an existing activated sludge system to effectively remove APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients), ammonia and nitrogen from wastewater;
• water treatment efficiency improvement, particularly during the post-treatment phase, to increase nitrogen and carbon removal downstream of biological plants, ensuring compliance with the most stringent discharge limits;
• process water recovery, ensuring the plant's circular economy through the reuse of treated water within the production cycle.
With our extensive experience in water treatment and the pharmaceutical sector, we can offer you a complete and customized approach, which includes: the possibility of an in-depth assessment of your entire plant system and water cycle, followed by the use of laboratory analysis or pilot plants to ensure you an implementation of an efficient treatment system suited to the specific characteristics of your production site.
Proven success stories
The proven effectiveness of eXeno™ technology is further demonstrated by numerous success stories internationally. Two emblematic examples are the plants built for a pharmaceutical multinational in Sweden and for JCS "Grindeks" in Latvia. The eXeno™ process, in both cases, was developed and designed based on studies conducted in the laboratory, directly on our customers' specific wastewater. This approach allowed for the creation of a customized solution, perfectly calibrated to the particular characteristics and needs of each customer, ensuring optimal results in terms of purification efficiency and operational sustainability.
eXeno™ technology therefore represents not only an advanced technical solution, but a true tool for improving environmental sustainability, capable of combining operational efficiency, regulatory compliance and ecological responsibility.
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