Removal of pass through elements from manufacturing waste streams

Evonik Corporation Tippecanoe Laboratories is a Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) for Pharmaceutical, intermediates, research, and animal health companies. Waste streams from the manufacturing process are classified as primary (high solvent/low-water content) or secondary (high water/low solvent) waste for incineration or aqueous waste suitable for wastewater treatment.
The focus of this project will be the waste streams generated from the manufacturing processes as secondary waste or aqueous waste and the Incineration Services blowdown.
Historically, the site was previously “captive’ manufacturing for Eli Lilly and Company. The manufacturing on the site was campaigned but consistent and therefore generated waste streams that were variable with the campaigns but still consistent. Eli Lilly sold Tippecanoe Labs to Evonik Corporation in January 2010 and converted to a CMO. As a new CMO, the work was consistent with historical manufacturing with minimal fluctuation.
As time has passed and the business has grown, the waste stream generation has been within historical values but continued growth projections will require modifications to the existing Permit, waste treatment plants or alternatively evaluations on the elimination of waste at the end of the manufacturing process.
UPDATE
The goal of this project is to design a portable wastewater treatment device for Evonik Laboratories in Lafayette, IN. Currently, Evonik divides waste from manufacturing processes into primary waste, secondary waste, and wastewater. Primary and secondary wastes have higher concentrations of potentially hazardous ionic salts, which are sent either to liquids or solids incineration. Evonik wants to reduce the amount of these salts in primary and secondary wastes by removing them upstream of where the waste streams combine. In doing so, these potentially toxic salts cannot harm aquatic life after wastewater is discharged to the Wabash River. Multiple processes have been identified for the abatement of these ionic salts and best potential processes are under consideration, including electrochemical, chemical, and physical separation techniques. A decision matrix is under work to determine the best process to fit the needs and objectives outlined by the client.