Water. Desalination + reuse
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32 Far Site December 2018 Water.desalination+reuse PolyCera Membranes is on a mission to bring the bene ts of its technology to industrial water markets worldwide. It is targeting retro ts and new build projects, and di cult-to- treat industrial wastewater and process separation applications. The company's membranes are designed from its unique metal-organic material, with which it coats a conventional membrane backing. This year it introduced new products to its Titan ultra ltration (UF), and and Hydro UF ranges. Titan is designed for industrial wastewater streams that are characterised by high oil content, extreme pH, high organics, and high temperature. The Hydro range is suitable for most applications char- acterised by suspended solids, turbidity, and pathogens, where either conventional polymeric or ce- ramic membranes are used but may be underperforming. The membranes are hydrophilic, oil- resistant, and chlorine tolerant. The company's Spiral Monolith module enables dead-end (low energy), or cross-… ow (high fouling) operation, combined with hydraulic backwashing. A new nano- ltration product is expected soon, and chlorine- resistant reverse osmosis mem- branes are promised as well. PolyCera expands product line Above: Inside PolyCera Membranes' engine room at its headquarters in Los Angeles, California Le : The company is targeting hard-to-treat industrial wastewater with its newly-developed range of ultrafi ltration, nanofi ltration, and reverse osmosis membranes ZeeWeed brings rackless concept to more product The ZeeWeed portfolio from Suez Water Treatment & Solu- tions has continued devel- oping its rackless module system (RMS) for ultrafi ltration (UF) membranes. The system uses an integrated header design with special plastic end-pieces that can be fi tted together as required. It does away with the steel racks and piping which form the backbone of many commercial membrane units. "Instead of having a rack in the overall concept you have an integrated header, where as part of the module you get the piping associated with it,' explains Jason Cadera, ZeeWeed director of prod- uct management. "When you interconnect the modules you end up with a work- ing, functional rack and parts that you can connect into your pump skid." Such systems tend to enable smaller footprints and to reduce cost, and are generally easier to construct. Additionally, they off er fl exibility in terms of expanding or replacing membrane systems. "We're always looking at what customers want from us, whether it's smaller footprint, lower cost, simplicity of the system, or modularity. These are the driv- ers as to why we've done this," Cadera says. The fi rst product in the port- folio to introduce the concept was the ZeeWeed 1500 UF RMS Membrane, in 2015. This year, the ZeeWeed 700B UF RMS Membrane, an inside-out SevenBore membrane, became the latest to get the RMS treat- ment. "With the ZeeWeed 1500 UF RMS Membrane, we're at the point now where more than half of our sales are with the rackless product. It has quickly become the primary product that our customers want, and we expect to see a similar trend with the 700B," Cadera adds. ZeeWeed brings rackless concept to more product The ZeeWeed portfolio from Suez Water Treatment & Solu- tions has continued devel- oping its rackless module system (RMS) for ultrafi ltration (UF) membranes. The system uses an integrated header design with special plastic end-pieces that can be fi tted together as required. It does away with the steel racks and piping which form the backbone of many commercial membrane units. "Instead of having a rack in the overall concept you have an integrated header, where as part of the module you get the piping associated with it,' explains Jason Cadera, ZeeWeed director of prod- Cadera, ZeeWeed director of prod- uct management. "When you interconnect the modules you end up with a work- ing, functional rack and parts that Membrane, in 2015. This year, the ZeeWeed 700B UF RMS Membrane, an inside-out SevenBore membrane, became the latest to get the RMS treat- ment. "With the ZeeWeed 1500 UF RMS Membrane, we're at the point now where more than half of our sales are with the rackless product. It has quickly become the primary product that our customers want, and we expect to see a similar trend with the 700B," Cadera adds. Cadera, ZeeWeed director of prod- uct management. "When you interconnect the modules you end up with a work-