J&J Tests System To Clean Industrial Water

Knoxville, TN, March 1, 2011 – Aqua-Chem said it has completed its pilot project with J&J Industries to test a system to remove dye and chemical additives from industrial wastewater used in large-scale carpet manufacturing.

The company said in a press release that the pilot demonstrated that it is both practical and economically feasible to remove dye and other additives from industrial wastewater and to reuse the water in carpet dyeing.

The company said the pilot demonstrated that 70% of wastewater effluents in dyeing operations can be reused in the manufacturing process.  The full-scale system is projected to recover 90% of wastewater.

“These are impressive results by any standard,” said Dr. Howard Elder, director of research and environmental affairs at J&J Industries.

“Decreasing water consumption is a major focus of ours and we are delighted to participate in the development of this technology."