Waste-to-energy solutions company ION EXCHANGE eyes smart city projects

Ion Exchange, which boasts more than five decades’ expertise, offers integrated, sustainable water and
environment management solutions. These solutions are customised, versatile and performance-oriented
to suit different customers’ needs.
For over 50 years, Ion Exchange (India) has been innovating water and waste treatment solutions. The firm
considers that there is a strong need to consider and implement solutions that promote sustainability.
For example, in India, it commissioned the first Andicos Waste-to-Energy system. This system turns waste
into energy that towns, companies and individuals can use, thus reducing their environmental footprint.
While the treated raw sewage is transformed into purified water that can be reused, the sludge generated
in the process is then combined with organic kitchen waste generated in homes and communities. This is
then used as purified water, re new able energy and organic fertiliser.
Andicos use state-of-the-art latest technology. It accounts for compact, low footprint. The system comes
as a unique single tank design.
The system has a low operating cost but delivers superior performance over conventional processes.
This system is ideal for special economic zones (SEZs,) hotels, hospitals, residential and commercial
complexes.
It allows recycling of sewage for applications like flushing, gardening, vehicle washing, cooling tower make-
up and process use.
The Andicos waste solution solves water scarcity problems. This is because it saves over 90 per cent of The system does not deliver drinking water but can be a first step to tertiary
fresh water. It thus reduces dependence on municipal water supplies. treatment of water for potable uses.

Andicos is an anaerobic treatment of waste water for re-use for irrigation and industry, and a way to deal Andicos can immediately be used to tackle highly polluted open drains and re-
with and fully use the organic contents of urban waste. introduce oxygen into downstream waters to initiate river rejuvenation.

ION EXCHANGE (INDIA) LTD.

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