Fluence has solutions for supplying potable and process water, as well as treating wastewater, when centralized treatment is unavailable

At mining installations, meeting water needs is often a difficult problem because they're located far from centralized treatment plants. These industrial sites have dual water needs: both operational and residential.

Mines use water in a wide range of processes, including chemical or physical separation of minerals, transportation of ore slurries through pipelines, milling, and dust suppression, to name a few. Treating this process water involves several solutions. For example, various stages of lithium brine processing may use reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, and ion exchange.

At the same time, workers, often living on-site, need safe drinking water and wastewater treatment.

Aspiral Flex's modular design allows for efficient removal of contaminants like heavy metals and high salinity, while its compact footprint minimizes disruption at mining sites. Additionally, the ability to combine membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) technology with other treatment processes within the Aspiral Flex system ensures effective treatment even for challenging mining wastewater.

The lithium industry, in particular, relies on reverse osmosis for brine purification systems that reduce hardness and concentrate brine. NIROBOX reverse osmosis units have the ruggedness for the job at mining operations in the most forbidding regions. The energy-efficient units can also incorporate other processes, including ultrafiltration and nanofiltration, delivering exceptional quality control for the production of water for drinking, as well as for extraction and other processes.