Refinery Water Engineering & Associates

REFINERY WATER ENGINEERING (RWE) is a Process Engineering Firm specialized in broad spectrum Water & Waste Treatment Technologies, with a wealth of experience in the Petrochemical industry. RWE prides itself on integrated resource management, such that Wastewater, Supply Water, and Process Water can interact efficiently.

REFINERY WASTEWATER ASSOCIATES (RWA) is a Process Consulting Firm specialized in Petrochemical industry Water Quality Planning, with specific focus on Measurement, Assessment, Load Determinations, Modeling, Simulation, and Alternative Treatment Recommendations.

REFINERY WASTEWATER OPERATIONS (RWO) is an Operating Services & Lab Testing Firm specialized in onsite support services for the operation of existing treatment systems, with specific expertise for Petrochemical operations. Related analytical and investigative testing protocols, both onsite and offsite, are also included.

RWE & RWA & RWO maintain an expert reputation in all aspects Biological Wastewater Treatment.

RWE & RWA & RWO can provide tools designed to overcome today's complex operational barriers by combining cutting-edge solutions with 32+ years of experience in more than 200 plants in the Petrochemical industry, including 46 Oil Refineries. RWE RWA RWO offers unique solutions in such areas as:

Wastewater Reclamation & Process Water Reuse for Zero Discharge Opportunities & Supply Water Cost Optimization.
Hazardous Waste Sludge Delisting & Disposal to Non-Hazardous Alternatives.
Quantitative Modeling for Biological Wastewater Plant Troubleshooting and Precise Mathematical Process Control.
Process Simulation & Pilot Plant Operations for Empirical Optimization of Full Scale Systems.
Brand New Low Cost Alternatives to Benzene-Neshap, VOC, & Hazardous Air Emission Treatments.
HydroxiRem™ - Revolutionary Treatment for Destruction of Recalcitrant Organics at a fraction of the cost compared to any competitive technology.

NEW LAB & TREATABILITY CAPABILITIES

1. Analytical Instrumentation:

a. HPLC for organic analysis

b. TOC analyzer

c. Inverted Microscope for bright field, dark field, phase contrast and epi-fluorescence microscopy

d. Scanning Electron Microscope

e. Flow Injection Analyzer (FIA) for kinetic studies

f. IC for ionic analysis

g. Cryo Micro-Slicer for biofilm sampling and observation

h. PCR for DNA amplification

i. UV-VIS spectrophotometer

j. Incubator, Autoclave, Temperature Control Shaker for general
microbiology work

2. Bench Scale Activated Sludge Pilot Plant Banks

a. Continuous online analyzers

b. Computerized biokinetic monitoring

3. Computer Hardware Towers & Software dedicated to Biokinetic Modeling

4. General Characterization: pH, Oxygen, Solids (total, dissolved, volatile, and fixed), Alkalinity, BOD, COD, Ammonium Nitrogen, Nitrate & Nitrite, Total Nitrogen, TKN, Phosphorous, Turbidity, VFA, Bacteria Counts, Toxicity, ATP, DOUR-SOUR, and most other wet chemistry characterization techniques

5. Specializd Microscopic Examinations

a. Wastewater treatment process cultures such as activated sludge and biofilms
b. Evaluation of biomass solids, foam, and bulking sludge separation problems
c. Evaluation of biofilter and membrane plugging problems
d. Evaluation of scale, microbial, and corrosion product formation in piping and supply water treatment systems such as boilers & cooling towers