This presentation will consider how selection and placement of pumps and energy recovery devices can optimize membrane systems for capital or life cycle cost. The effect of interstage boosting using pumps and/or turbochargers on feed velocity, flux distribution, and energy demand will be discussed with an emphasis on device selection to achieve pr...

This presentation will consider how selection and placement of pumps and energy recovery devices can optimize membrane systems for capital or life cycle cost. The effect of interstage boosting using pumps and/or turbochargers on feed velocity, flux distribution, and energy demand will be discussed with an emphasis on device selection to achieve pr...

Recovery and efficiency are synonymous in an era of water scarcity. A new generation of Ultra High Pressure (UHP) systems rated for 1740PSI (120bar) address the challenges of concentration and osmotic pressure to open a new frontier of brine salinities above 80kppm, representing a convergence of established practices and innovative design with tod...

In common parlance, reverse osmosis (RO) is often described as removing salt from water. In practice however, these processes squeeze water from a salt solution resulting in concentrate to be disposed or treated further in more expensive processes which pose significant challenges to the viability of a project. Disposal options may be cost-prohibit...

In common parlance, reverse osmosis (RO) is often described as removing salt from water. In practice however, these processes squeeze water from a salt solution resulting in concentrate to be disposed or treated further in more expensive processes which pose significant challenges to the viability of a project. Disposal options may be cost-prohibit...

The current ~1,200 psi environment for membrane desalination and concentration was established at the turn of the millennium. At that time, system recovery was limited by the operating range of RO membranes, which could handle a maximum brine TDS of ~90,000 ppm. However, demand for higher RO pressures to address feed salinity and concentration requ...

The current ~1,200 psi environment for membrane desalination and concentration was established at the turn of the millennium. At that time, system recovery was limited by the operating range of RO membranes, which could handle a maximum brine TDS of ~90,000 ppm. However, demand for higher RO pressures to address feed salinity and concentration requ...

In common parlance, reverse osmosis (RO) is often described as removing salt from water. In practice however, these processes squeeze water from a salt solution resulting in concentrate to be disposed or treated further in more expensive processes which pose significant challenges to the viability of a project. Disposal options may be cost-prohibit...

In common parlance, reverse osmosis (RO) is often described as removing salt from water. In practice however, these processes squeeze water from a salt solution resulting in concentrate to be disposed or treated further in more expensive processes which pose significant challenges to the viability of a project. Disposal options may be cost-prohibit...