FILMTEC Offering and

Advantages
g in each application
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Eduard Gasia, Vernica Garca Molina & Blanca Salgado

FILMTEC Offering and

Advantages in each application
The advantages of FILMTECTM
membrane elements
New developed
p and launched
FILMTECTM elements
Update
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FILMTEC Offering and

Advantages in each application
The advantages of FILMTECTM
membrane elements
New developed
p and launched
FILMTECTM elements
Update
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16-inch
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The Advantages of FILMTEC

Membrane Elements
Better Membrane
Better Element Construction
Best
B
Long
L
Term
T
P
Performance
f

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Better Membrane
Defect Free - no patching
Patches are weak spots in the membrane that
b
become
ffuture
t
operational
ti
l problems.
bl
No post oxidation treatment
Oxidation gives a temporary performance boost
but results in reduced long term performance and
shorter membrane life
Wide pH range (1-13) stability for efficient cleaning
Stable performance maintains permeate quality
Consistent & Reliable performance

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Chlorination
Most Membrane suppliers indicate that

membranes should not be exposed to

chlorinated water and
will
ll invalidate
ld
warranty iff chlorine
hl
is
detected.
Why do most membrane manufacturers chlorinate
their
h i membranes
b
prior
i to shipment?
hi
?

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Short Term Effect of Oxidation

Increases
I
fl
flow
Stabilizes and improves salt rejection in the
short term

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Long Term Effect of Oxidation

Salt rejection decreases over time
Shorter
Sh t membrane
b
lif
life
Sensitive to high pH cleaning
Severe chlorine sensitivity during operation
Lower rejection of Na, NO3, B, As, silica
Lower rejection of low molecular weight organics
p
to evaluate and validate warrantyy claims
Impossible
for oxidation

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Therefore,
Th f
FILMTEC
FILMTEC membrane elements maintain their performance
longer as they are not chlorinated
FILMTEC membrane elements have a longer
g useful life time
FILMTEC elements can handle a wide cleaning conditions
(pH 1-13)
Cleaning frequency can be reduced as foulant is better
removed (pH 1-13)
Membrane
b
life
lif time
i
can b
be extended
d d as ffoulant
l
iis b
better
removed
Effective cleaning improves system performance
Warranty claims regarding oxidation damage can be
validated
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Better
Elementt Construction:
B tt El
C t ti
Precision
ec s o fabrication
ab cat o
Higher active membrane area allows for higher productivity and/or
lower flux system
y
design
g
Shorter and more membrane leaves results in more productive and
more efficient elements
Shorter membrane leaves results in less fouling
Precise and uniform glue lines reduces the chance of element failure
Precise leaf set placement allows for 28 mil feed spacer for high area
elements (440 ft2) or 34 mil feed spacer for high fouling applications
Thicker feed spacer facilitates cleaning and provides better operation
iLEC Coupling Technology for leak free, reliable element coupling
without interconnectors

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Shorter
Highest
Sh t Leaves
L
ffor Hi
h t
Efficiency
Automation has allowed
elements to be rolled with
more,, shorter leaves. This
improves element
operating efficiency.

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Precise
glue
P i and
d uniform
if
l lines
li
Allow for maximizing active
area,
Reduces chance of element
failure

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Precise leaf set placement

For:
Perfect element roundness
Higher
Hi h active
ti area
Uniformity of membrane flux
Thicker feed spacers
FILMTEC Leaf Spacing
permeate water
Cross-section of a p
tube through the side glue lines of
the leaves (arrows indicate even
spacing of leaves)

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Feed spacers of FILMTEC elements

Wider feed spacers
Widest feed spacers in the industry
34 mil & 28 mil
Less and more efficient cleaning with wider

feed spacer
Benefits:

More forgiving to varying feed water quality

More effective cleaning
Lower OPEX

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iLEC Element
El
t Coupling
C
li Technology
T h l
i means patented iLEC interlocking end caps technology
. and innovation!

Normal coupling
iLEC
Advantages
Less o-rings lower leak potential
Elimination of o-ring
o ring abrasion lower leak potential
Immediate audible and tactile feedback
Lower permeate pressure drop higher productivity
Option to omit lubricant
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FILMTEC Offering and

Advantages in each application
The advantages of FILMTECTM
membrane elements
New developed
p and launched
FILMTECTM elements
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Current
challenges
C
t and
d future
f t
h ll
Sustained
S t i d hi
high
h permeate
t water
t quality
lit combined
bi d

with low pressure membrane elements

Lower energy consumption with high flow/low
pressure membranes
Reduce membrane and element fouling
g using
g organic
g
fouling resistant reactive coating - XFR
Reduced cleaning frequency
L
Less
and
d more efficient
ffi i
cleaning
l
i with
i h wider
id ffeed
d
spacer
Benefits:
Lower feed pressure (from lower pressure drop)
Less frequent cleaning
Lower OPEX

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SW - Novel membrane chemistry

Introduce SW30XHR membrane
Launched in 2008
Highest durable TDS and B rejection allowing single
pass designs when 2 passes would usually be required
Introduce SW30ULE membrane
Launched in 2008
To be used in patent pending internally staged designs
iSD for reliable high flux and high recovery operations
2009 - 2010

Upgrade membrane rejection

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SW30XHR
SW30HRLE
SW30XLE
SW30ULE

TDS 99.82% ((99.80%))

TDS 99.80% (99.75%)
TDS 99.75% (99.70%)
TDS 99.75%

Boron 93%
Boron 92% (91%)
Boron 90.5% (88%)
Boron 89% (87%)

* In brackets: previous values of rejection

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SW - Novel element construction

440 square foot design with wide spacer (28 mil)
Highest active area with widest spacer
Low delta p, low capital footprint
On all membrane chemistries
SW30XHR-440i
SW30HRLE-440i
Launched in 2009
SW30XLE-440i
SW30ULE-440i
34 mil spacer with highest active area (370 sq ft)
Low fouling, easy cleaning
Launched in 2008
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BW New elements
BW30HR-440i
HR high rejection
high productivity element combining the highest
active membrane area in the industry with the
maximum rejection

BW30XFR-400/34i
XFR extra fouling resistant
advanced organic fouling resistance and
cleanability

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BW - New elements
HRLE-440i
HR high rejection

XFRLE-400/34i
XFR extra fouling resistant

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BW products
portfolio
d
f li development
d
l
- feed water with a low fouling potential
14,000

99.6%

Permeate Flow (GPD

D)

12,000

99.4%
10,000

99.2%

8,000

99.0%

6,000

98.8%
98.6%

4,000

98.4%
2,000

98.2%

Sta
abilized Sa
alt Rejectio
on (%)

99.8%

98.0%
LE-400

LE-440i HRLE-440i BW30-365 BW30-400 BW30-440i BW30HR440i

150 psi

225 psi

Test conditions: 2,000 ppm NaCl, 25C, pH 8

and 15% recovery.
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BW products portfolio development

- feed water with a high fouling potential
99.8%
99.6%

Permeate Flow (GPD

D)

12,000

99.4%
10 000
10,000

99.2%

8,000

99.0%

6,000

98.8%
98.6%

4,000

98 4%
98.4%
2,000

Stabilized Salt Rejection (%)

14,000

98.2%

98.0%
XFRLE-400/34i

BW30-365-FR

150 psi

BW30-400/34i-FR BW30XFR-400/34i

225 psi

Test conditions: 2,000 ppm NaCl, 25C, pH 8

and 15% recovery.
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FILMTEC Offering and

Advantages in each application
The advantages of FILMTECTM
membrane elements
New developed
p and launched
FILMTECTM elements
Update
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Element
from
8 to
El Current
t size
i future
f challenges
t 16
and
Reduced Footprint
Less Pressure

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Vessels
Less Piping
p g
Less Valves
L
Lower
Construction Costs
Reduced CAPEX

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16-inch
16 inch offering
Understanding the economical benefit
Millions of Dollars ($)
8 inch
8-inch

16 inch
16-inch

Savings

UF Pretreatment

35.2

35.2

0.0

Seawater RO

70.9

59.6

11.3

Other Process

10.1

10.1

0.0

Infrastructure

32.6

29.4

3.2

Contractor MarkUp

31.7

28.6

3.1

Contingency

36.1

32.6

3.5

Total

216.6

195.6

21.1

Fewer, Larger RO
Trains Provides
Reductions in
Racks
Piping
Manifolds
Instrumentation
Footprint
Building
10% Savings

U.S. Dept. of Interior, DWPR Report 114, Industry Consortium Analysis of Large RO/NF Element Diameters, 2005.
Cost Analysis by CH2MHill
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16-inch
16 inch offering
FILMTEC 16-inch Comparison to Standard 8-inch:

Same materials
Same rejection
Same feed pressure
Same pressure drop

4.3-times increase in active area and permeate flow

Feed Spacer
Active
Permeate Flow
Thickness
Membrane Diameter Membrane
3
gpd (m /d)
Area ft2 (m2)
Inch (mm)
SW30HRLE

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400(37)

7,500 (28.4)

16

1725 (160)

32,000 (121)

0.028 (0.71)

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Stabilized
Rejection
(%)
99.75

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Operating Comparison
Performance after 12 Months of Operation at Flux of 17 lmh
System Parameter

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24 hour Average
g
for October 17, 2008
8-inch
16 inch

Feed Temperature (C)

31.5

31.5

Feed Conductivity (S/cm)

937

937

Recovery (%)

75 0
75.0

75 0
75.0

Average Flux (lmh)

17.2

17.3

Active Area (m2)

781

3367

Permeate Flow (m3/h)

13.4

58.1

Feed Pressure (bar)

6.25

6.26

Permeate Conductivity (S/cm)

18.1

21.5

System Salt Rejection (%)

98.1

97.7

October 17, 2007

to
October 17, 2008

Ratio of Module
A ti A
Active
Area (16/8)
(16/8):
1725 / 400 = 4.31
Ratio of System
Permeate Flow
(16/8): 4.32
Ratio of
Feed Pressure
(16/8): 1.00

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Operating Comparison
Feed Pressure Comparison, 8 and 16 inch, 17 lmh
8 and 16 cleaned using high pH

10

130

104

78

52

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16-inch Net Feed Pressure

0
Oct-07

8-inch Net Feed Pressure

Feed Pressure (p
psi)

Fee
ed
ure
(bar)
Fe
eedPressu
Pressu
ure (bar)

8 inch cleaning only

8-inch

Feb-08

Jun-08

Oct-08

The 8 and 16-inch systems foul at similar rates and recover to

the same degree when subject to the same cleaning protocol.

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Operating Comparison
50

1000

40

800

30

600

20
0

400
00

10

200
16-inch Permeate

0
Oct-07

8-inch Permeate

Feed (uS
S/cm)

Permeate (uS/cm
m)

Permeate Conductivity Comparison, 8 and 16 inch, 17 lmh

System Feed
0

Jan-08

Apr-08

Jul-08

Oct-08

Permeate conductivity for the systems is similar. The difference

of ~ 2 S/cm is within the range of normal membrane variation.

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Operating Comparison
Feed Pressure Comparison, 8 and 16 inch, 20.5 lmh
High pH Clean and
High-pH
Brine Seal Repair

High-pH
High
pH Clean

10

130

104

78

52

26

16-inch Net Feed Pressure

0
Dec-08

Jan-09

Feb-09

Mar-09

8-inch Net Feed Pressure

Apr-09

May-09

Jun-09

Feed Pre
F
essure (p
psi)

Fed
eedPress
Pressu
ure
Fee
ure(bar)
(bar))

High-pH
High
pH Clean

0
Jul-09

The 8 and 16-inch systems continue to foul at similar rates

when subject to higher-flux operation.

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Thank you for your attention

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