PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC INDUSTRY WASTEWATER

Special treatment solutions for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry wastewater - toxic substance removal and advanced treatment

Pharmaceutical, cosmetic and personal care production; produces wastewater with high variability and occasional toxicity due to processes such as batch reactors, formula changes, CIP/COP cleaning, reactor/line washing, filling and packaging, laboratory drains, etc.

This wastewater may contain; refractory organics, micropollutants, surfactants and emulsions, solvents, color, high COD/BOD, disinfectant residues and TDS.

In Turkey, the Water Pollution Control Regulation (SKKY) and local discharge regulations determine standards and limits for discharge and reuse standards. PİLSAN CONSTRUCTION designs, installs and commissions processes verified by laboratory and pilot studies as turnkey.

Typical Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic & Biotechnology Industry Wastewater Characteristics

  • COD:

    ~1,000–20,000 mg/L

  • BOD₅:

    ~200–6,000 mg/L

  • TSS:

    ~100–2,000 mg/L

  • Surfactant/oil–emulsion (FOG):

    ~50–800+ mg/L

  • VOC/solvents:

    Aliphatic/aromatic/halogenated

  • Micropollutants:

    API/hormone/antibiotic traces

  • TDS/Conductivity:

    0.5–15 g/L

  • pH:

    2–12; Temperature: 20–60 °C

DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL & COSMETIC & BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY WASTEWATER

Capacity and Safety Margin
Hydraulic safety according to hourly peaks.
Control and Automation
SCADA, pH, conductivity, DO, NOx and ORP monitoring.
Toxicity Management
Acute, chronic toxicity monitoring, biological inhibition tracking with respirometry.
Compliance and Audit
Compliance with SKKY and OSB discharge conditions; pre-treatment guide and flow acceptance criteria for participating facilities.
Modularity
Infrastructure where additional modules or lines can be added for increasing capacity or tightening limits.

SERVICES WE OFFER

  • Sampling plan, determination of wastewater characterization and pilot treatability studies.
  • Feasibility, process design and 3D layout
  • Engineering designs, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and operator training
  • Operation support, chemical and energy optimization, remote monitoring

Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic & Biotechnology Industry Wastewater cannot be solved with a single recipe. Pilsan Construction; based on the principles of source separation and strong equalization, establishes a combination of physicochemical treatment specific to target pollutants, controlled biological treatment and advanced treatment; offers compliant, stable and sustainable solutions.