Start wastewater treatment inside the pipe—before the main clarifier
IN-FLOW Technology® is a pipeline-applied wastewater-conditioning process designed to begin contaminant treatment while sewage is travelling toward the wastewater-treatment plant.
Marketed in the current brochure as the IN-PIPE CLARIFIER™, the technology introduces a proprietary catalytic treatment into flowing wastewater. The available transport time and turbulence within the sewer are used to begin oxidising or transforming selected organic compounds, detergents, sulphides, fats, oils and odour-causing contaminants before the water reaches the main treatment works. This upstream conditioning may reduce downstream loading and improve clarification, biological treatment and odour management. Performance depends on wastewater composition, dose, pipeline residence time, mixing, temperature and the existing plant process.
Treatment begins upstream / Clarification improves downstream
One in-pipe platform.
Multiple wastewater sources.
IN-FLOW Technology® can be evaluated for municipal, residential, industrial and combined drainage systems where transport pipelines provide sufficient contact time before downstream treatment.
Municipal Sewer Networks
Begins wastewater conditioning within municipal collection pipes before the sewage reaches the treatment plant.
Residential Wastewater
Targets wastewater from kitchens, toilets, showers, washing machines, dishwashers and sinks.
Industrial Wastewater Drainage
Can be evaluated for selected industrial organics, detergents, oils and other compatible contaminants before central treatment.
Road & Street Drainage
Proposed for selected motor-oil, grease, suspended matter and road-runoff contamination in compatible drainage systems.
Fats, Oils & Grease Control
Supports pretreatment of wastewater containing fats, oils and grease before downstream solids separation or biological treatment.
Sulphide & Sewer-Odour Control
Targets hydrogen sulphide and selected odour-producing compounds within sewer networks and pumping systems.
Four treatment functions / Activated inside the pipeline
Use Existing Transport Time (IN-PIPE-CONTACT)
The pipeline functions as a contact zone where treatment chemistry mixes with wastewater before arrival at the plant.
Real-Time Contaminant Transformation (CATALYTIC-TREATMENT)
Catalytic reactions are intended to transform selected organic pollutants and improve their downstream treatability.
Odour and Corrosion-Risk Management (SULPHIDE-CONTROL)
Controlled treatment may oxidise or bind sulphide, reducing hydrogen-sulphide emissions and associated sewer odour.
Reduced Downstream Process Loading (CLARIFIER-SUPPORT)
Upstream conditioning may support settling, biological treatment and final clarification when integrated with an appropriate treatment plant.
Science & Technology
IN-FLOW Technology® uses pipeline residence time, hydraulic mixing and catalytic chemistry to begin wastewater treatment before the main plant.
- Pipeline as a Reaction Zone – After dosing, the wastewater pipeline provides contact time and mixing (performance depends on flow velocity, pipe geometry, turbulence and distance).
- Oxidation of Selected Organics – Transforms selected detergents, oils, fats and other susceptible organic compounds (partial oxidation may improve biodegradability).
- Sulphide Transformation – Hydrogen sulphide and dissolved sulphide may be oxidised into elemental sulphur, thiosulfate or sulfate depending on treatment chemistry.
- Downstream Solids Separation – Pipeline treatment conditions contaminants, but actual clarification still occurs through downstream sedimentation, flotation or filtration.
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Technical information about in-pipe treatment, sewer-network integration, sulphide control and downstream clarification.
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Send us your sewer network characteristics, flow rates, pipeline transport times, sulphide levels and treatment objectives. Our specialists will help evaluate IN-FLOW Technology® / IN-PIPE CLARIFIER™ for your facility.
