FRP Tanks in Wastewater Treatment Plant

Suppose you want to upgrade and expand your wastewater treatment plant. Its capacity should be increased by building new tanks and replacing structures such as floors, corridors, handrails, and stairs. This is where the importance of using FRP tanks in wastewater treatment plants lies.

You can learn more about the advantages of FRP storage tank

Challenges

Wastewater treatment plants are very demanding environments. Constant contact with water coupled with high humidity levels leads to corrosion and reduces the service life of structural components.

Structures affected by rust lose their mechanical properties, requiring more maintenance and increasing the risk of work-related accidents. In this case, it is necessary to replace these structures, as the traditional materials used in the construction of the plant become worn and severely corroded.

Solution

When choosing a supplier to provide the appropriate material for your structures, environmental constraints should be taken into consideration. In the case of wastewater treatment plants, replacing steel structural components (FRP fiber-reinforced plastic) is an effective and permanent solution that prevents premature corrosion.

Advantages of Choosing FRP Tanks

Rust and Corrosion Resistance

The main reason for using fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) is its inherent ability to resist corrosion. In many cases, only materials can handle a particular environment. Furthermore, its corrosion resistance and economy combine to make it the most economically acceptable solution.

Superior service life

Excellent chemical resistance, ideal for humid environments and those where structural components come into contact with corrosive products

Excellent mechanical properties

70% lighter than steel

Another very important advantage of FRP is its low weight-to-strength ratio. For the same strength, FRP weighs about a seventh lighter than steel and a half times lighter than aluminum.

Lightweight properties are very important when considering transportation costs and ease of installation, especially for pipes and tanks.

Economy

Another major advantage of FRP is its low cost. FRP vessels offer a satisfactory solution to corrosion problems as well as being less expensive. FRP tank costs depend on the application, pressure, design, raw material cost, and availability.

Flexibility

Many people trust the quality of FRP. It is the best for many applications because you can do things with FRP that cannot be done economically with other materials. You can mold it into almost any configuration or piece of equipment. FRP is easy to modify into any shape.

It does not require welding

It can be installed very quickly and is easy to maintain

Fire resistant

It is non-conductive and does not interfere with radio waves and electrical signals

Purposes of using FRP tanks

1. FRP tanks serve a variety of purposes, and the type of material used to build them can make them more suitable for specific uses than other types of tanks. FRP, or fiberglass-reinforced plastic, is one such material.
2. FRP tanks can be used to store petroleum and other fuels, water, wastewater, chemicals, food products, and other materials. They are suitable for storing any liquid or gas that is not corrosive to FRP. It is a composite material that combines the high strength of glass with the inertness of chemicals and the increased durability of plastic.
3. FRP tanks offer excellent corrosion resistance in various environments including those containing chlorides and other harmful materials. FRP tanks have been used in the chemical industry for over 30 years and remain the preferred tank for many applications.
4. FRP tanks can be manufactured with an unlimited wall thickness of up to 12 inches if required. Using thicker walls provides greater wall strength making it possible to achieve higher pressures in single-wall tanks or make double-wall vessels more economical by reducing the wall thickness required for equal pressure requirements.

The increasing demand for FRP vessels over metal vessels is a trend nowadays. These vessels are made of fiber-reinforced plastic which is widely used in industries such as water, oil, chemicals, and gas for storing water, oil, chemicals, and gas. Industries prefer to use these FRP vessels because of their lightweight, low cost, and corrosion resistance compared to steel vessels. These FRP tanks are also used in the automotive and transportation industries as fuel storage vessels.