Ultrafiltration is a pressure driven membrane separationprocess that removes suspended or particulate matter (including colloids & silt) from water. Ultrafiltration is more reliable than conventional multimedia filtration that removes approx. 10 micron or larger matter. Ultrafiltration also efficiently removes bacteria and most viruses.
Ultrafiltration systems eliminate the need for clarifiers and multimedia filters. Standard design is based on a UF module with outside-in flow configuration which allows for less plugging, higher solids loading, higher flow area and easy cleaning.
Module and Membane
Ultrafiltration module utilizes a double-walled hollow fiber (capillary) PVDF membrane which has a very small nominal pore diameter of 0.03 μm that allowsfor removal of all particulate matter, bacteria and most viruses and colloids. Despite the small pore diameter, the membrane has a very high porosity resulting in a flux similar to that of micro-filtration (MF)
and can effectively replace MF in most cases.
System
System designed with ultrafiltration use an outside-in flow configuration which allows for less plugging, higher solids loading, higher flow area and easy cleaning. The primary flow design is dead-end filtration but the module can be operated using a concentrate bleed. Dead-end filtration uses less energy and has a lower operating pressure than the concentrate bleed, therefore reducing operating costs.
Standard system incluses:
Operation specification