SFC Umwelttechnik effectively eliminates these hard-to-degrade substances with innovative technologies, significantly improving water quality.
In conventional wastewater treatment plants, trace substances like pharmaceutical residues, hormones, antibiotic-resistant germs, microplastics, and other hard-to-degrade substances are not sufficiently removed. These substances enter rivers and lakes, where they accumulate and endanger the environment as well as the health of humans and animals. The new EU wastewater directive requires treatment plants of a certain size to be retrofitted with an additional treatment stage to eliminate such trace substances. However, conventional removal technologies involve high investment and operating costs, such as ozone treatment, which requires high energy consumption, or activated carbon filtration, which incurs expensive disposal costs.
Solution: Trace Substance Removal with SFC Technology
SFC Umwelttechnik has developed a unique combination of processes that include C-MEM™ ultrafiltration and C-ION™ technology to remove all mentioned trace substances. These innovative systems offer exceptionally high effluent quality, enabling the reuse of water for irrigation, industrial applications, or as cooling water. Retrofitting existing treatment plants with these technologies is straightforward and cost-effective.
C-MEM™ ultrafiltration effectively removes microplastics, bacteria, and viruses, while C-ION™ technology breaks down organic trace substances such as pharmaceutical residues and hormones through highly effective oxidation processes. This combination results in low operating costs, low energy consumption, and avoids the production of waste products, making it a sustainable solution.
In which areas are our technologies used?
Typical customers for these innovative solutions are existing wastewater treatment plants that want or need to improve their treatment performance and comply with new regulatory requirements. By implementing SFC technologies, these plants can significantly enhance water quality while reducing operating costs.
SFC Umwelttechnik makes an important contribution to improving water quality and protecting the environment with advanced trace substance removal technologies. These systems provide an effective and sustainable solution for eliminating hard-to-degrade substances from wastewater.
