The management team of ZAVKOM-ENGINEERING LLC took part in a visiting meeting on the implementation of projects for the treatment of industrial wastewater and the elimination of accumulated environmental damage on the territory of the former Baikal pulp and paper mill.
Together with representatives of the Federal Environmental Operator (FEO), Rosatom, IC Energostroy and ASP-AKVA LLC, the company’s team held an on-site coordination meeting and a technical audit of our facilities under construction. The main goal is a comprehensive solution to the problems of cleaning industrial wastewater and eliminating accumulated harm using modern water treatment technologies and vacuum evaporation systems with mechanical vapor recompression (MVR).
Inspection of objects under construction
During the working meeting, an inspection of facilities being built by ZAVKOM-ENGINEERING according to the classical model took place EPC contract(Engineering, Procurement, Construction) at two sites:
- Solzansky training ground— industrial waste storage site of the former Baikal PPM JSC (Irkutsk region, Slyudyansky district, Baikalsk, BPPM industrial site, near the village of Solzan);
- Babkhinsky training ground— storage cards for over-sludge water (Irkutsk region, Slyudyansky district, Baikalsk, in the area of the Babkha river).
The company operates at both sites in the format of providing comprehensive turnkey engineering services - from design to ensuring readiness for commissioning. Following the meeting, a detailed report on the completed stages was presented: development of design documentation, production and supply of equipment, installation work, preparation for commissioning work.
Realized objects
At these sites, we implement comprehensive solutions for water treatment and industrial wastewater treatment using vacuum evaporation units based on energy-efficient mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) technology:
- Reverse osmosis concentrate post-treatment unit (Babkhinsky landfill)— a complex of treatment facilities designed and supplied as part of the program for eliminating accumulated harm of Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill JSC in 2025.
- Reverse osmosis concentrate post-treatment unit (Solzansky landfill)— a complex of treatment facilities designed and supplied as part of the program for eliminating accumulated harm of Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill JSC in 2025.
MVR technology, used in ZAVKOM-ENGINEERING vacuum evaporation units, provides a significant reduction in energy costs when disposing of toxic concentrates - a fundamental advantage for large-scale environmental rehabilitation facilities.
HOW WE IMPLEMENT MVR TECHNOLOGY:
Project portfolio: experience since 2014
The facilities on the territory of the former Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill are a natural development of the company’s many years of expertise in the field of vacuum evaporation, industrial water purification and water treatment. The ZAVKOM-ENGINEERING reference list for 2014–2026 includes dozens of completed projects for enterprises in the petrochemical industry and related sectors. Among the specialized works of recent years:
- VOC installations based on VVU for wastewater treatment from lithium ions;
- salt concentrate evaporation units for disposal of toxic concentrates;
- units for evaporation of eluates and concentrate of a reverse osmosis unit, evaporation and crystallization of salt concentrate with subsequent dehydration to minimize and utilize salt sludge;
- reverse osmosis concentrate post-treatment units.
A complete list of completed projects on vacuum evaporation, water purification and water treatment for industrial enterprises can be found in company reference list.
Why it matters: environmental contribution
Eliminating the accumulated environmental damage of Soviet and post-Soviet industrial enterprises remains one of the priorities of state environmental policy. Reclamation of the territory of the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is a project of special significance: we are talking about protecting the ecosystem of Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Against the background of tightening environmental regulation, the expansion of federal programs for the elimination of accumulated harm facilities and a course towards technological sovereignty, the demand for domestic engineering solutions in the field of industrial water treatment and wastewater recycling is steadily growing. Companies that can provide the full cycle - from the design of treatment facilities to the installation and commissioning of vacuum evaporation units with MVR technology - occupy a key place in this process.
The experience of ZAVKOM-ENGINEERING at the facilities of the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill confirms the company’s ability to solve problems of environmental rehabilitation and industrial water treatment at the most complex level - where non-standard technological solutions and an integrated approach are required.
