The Maritime Alliance Symposium on Desalination LFNano™ Membrane System January 28, 2011.

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The Maritime Alliance Symposium on Desalination LFNano™ Membrane System January 28, 2011

Transcript of The Maritime Alliance Symposium on Desalination LFNano™ Membrane System January 28, 2011.

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The Maritime Alliance

Symposium on Desalination

LFNano™ Membrane System

January 28, 2011

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Who is DXVWho is DXV

Slide 1

40 years of running water

treatment

40 years of running water

treatment

SaigonSaigonLong

Beach

Long

BeachAnaheimAnaheim

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Alter contaminants or remove themAlter contaminants or remove them

Slide 2

Physical removal can be expensive

Physical removal can be expensive

ChemicalChemical BiologicalBiological PhysicalPhysical

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Like your house’s air filter…Like your house’s air filter…

Slide 3

…water treatment membranes clog

up

…water treatment membranes clog

up

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Washable filters save money at

home…

Washable filters save money at

home…

Slide 4

…but require a little more work…but require a little more work

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Cleaning frequency …Cleaning frequency …

Slide 5

… fewer is better… fewer is better

1 to 2 times per

year

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Water treatment membranes get

washed

Water treatment membranes get

washed

Slide 6

…10,000 to 25,000 times per year…10,000 to 25,000 times per year

“Membrane Fouling”

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Low Fouling NanofiltrationLow Fouling Nanofiltration

Slide 7

Unique element configuration

Commercially available flat sheet

NF

Feed water circulation

Online fouling avoidance system

Unique element configuration

Commercially available flat sheet

NF

Feed water circulation

Online fouling avoidance systemNo Chemicals

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LFNano™ Pilot TestsLFNano™ Pilot Tests

Slide 8

Second generation pilots currently operating

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LFNano™ Pilot Test – WWTP EffluentLFNano™ Pilot Test – WWTP Effluent

Slide 9

10 minutes 8 months

Traditional LFNano™

Time to 5 PSI Pressure DropTime to 5 PSI Pressure Drop

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Significance?Significance?

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Low cost physical barrier

New membrane economics

Modular/scalable

Direct membrane treatment of

wastewater

Low cost physical barrier

New membrane economics

Modular/scalable

Direct membrane treatment of

wastewater

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ApplicationsApplications

Slide 11

Water reclamation

RO pretreatment

Drinking water

Wastewater treatment

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Fouling Limits Membrane AdoptionFouling Limits Membrane Adoption

Slide 12

‘The next great water technology will be the one

that finds a solution to membrane fouling.’

-- Christopher Gasson

Editor, Global Water Intelligence

October 2010

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Contact:Michael [email protected]

(714) 258-8559

Questions?