WASTEWATER TREATMENT USING IONIZING RADIATION

Owing to advanced technologies, treatment of wastewater, even contaminated with any types of chemicals, bacteria and viruses, enables to use the treated water for agriculture and industries instead of scarce drinking water resources, thus decreasing drinking water usage for such purposes and keeping it for human consumption only.

BEAMCOMPLEX EQUIPMENT FOR WASTEWATER IRRADIATION
Beamcomplex manufactures complexes with electron accelerators and other special equipment for treatment of wastewater and any contaminated water with ionizing radiation (E-beam). Complexes may be placed directly at wastewater treatment facilities, medical centers and industrial plants, and may be integrated with an existing pipeline system.

E-beam treatment requires a prior advanced laboratory study of chemical, biological, bacterial and other species contained in water.
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IONIZING RADIATION TECHNOLOGY FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Ionizing radiation (E-beam) generated by electron accelerators is used for wastewater treatment.

E-beam penetrate wastewater and effectively eliminate or reduce the number of pathogens and parasites to required limits by inducing breaks in their DNA.

BENEFITS OF WASTEWATER IRRADIATION

The possibility of simultaneous treatment of wastewater from both chemical and biological contaminants.
When exposed to accelerated electrons, chemically hazardous substances are destroyed and free radicals appear, which create new chemical bonds and are absorbed during filtration.
Ionizing radiation used for antimicrobial treatment is an environmentally friendly method that has zero waste, uses only electrical power and doesn't require any disinfectants or chemicals.
Pathogens are destroyed due to the destruction of their DNA molecules by accelerated electrons.
The most effective method for treatment of highly contaminated water.
The technology can complement existing treatment methods or replace them.
APPLICATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT COMPLEXES
INDUSTRIAL
Wastewater treatment for chemical and other contaminants at industrial plants, including chemical and pharmaceutical ones
MEDICAL
Wastewater treatment for chemical, bacterial and viral contaminants at medical centers and hospitals
AGRICULTURAL
Wastewater treatment for viral and bacterial contaminants as well as antibiotics and hormones at agricultural and food production facilities
RESIDENTIAL
Wastewater treatment for viral and bacterial contaminants in residential sector
WHITE PAPER
SUCCESS STORIES
IAEA Publication. Medical wastewater treatment using electron beam technology
In cooperation with the IAEA, there has been implemented the pilot project on medical wastewater treatment using electron beam technology at one of the hospitals in Asia. Now the facility sterilizes medical wastewater and decomposes antibiotics without additional disinfectants and waste.

"EB technology for medical wastewater treatment does not require a large amount of energy input or any steam or chemical requirement, and the complications involved in the transport of hazardous substances are avoided by using this technology, which minimizes negative impacts on health and the environment."
— Joao Osso Junior, Head of the IAEA Section of Radioisotope Products and Radiation Technology
IAEA Publication. Electron accelerators for printing and dyeing wastewater treatment
Using the electron beam technology transferred by the IAEA, there has been implemented the project at a knitting plant to treat water polluted with residues of industrial dyes, which have molecules that are too unwieldy to be broken down using bacteria or chemicals. Owing to electron beam technology, these complex molecules can be decomposed and the treated water can be reused.

"Normally such wastewater would be treated through chemical processes which generate secondary waste. Electron beam treatment is an eco-friendly and cost-effective method of wastewater treatment as it saves the treatment time and cost for chemicals and there is no secondary waste generated."
— BumSoo Han, a radiation chemist at the IAEA