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Welcome Dr. Jens Nähring Combating biofouling and reducing total cost in water treatment since 1995 Company distributes Genesys products Company produces membrane cleaners and antiscalants for niche markets

How to prevent scale and fouling in RO plants

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Welcome

• Dr. Jens Nähring • Combating biofouling and reducing total cost in water

treatment since 1995 • Company distributes Genesys products • Company produces membrane cleaners and

antiscalants for niche markets

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What is your biggest challenge today?

• Is it biofouling? • Is it cartridge filter exchange rate? • Is it cleaning frequency? • Please tell us NOW

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Antiscalants can be different.

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Plant performance can be different.

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Chlorination can make a difference.

• Feed water is chlorinated

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Chlorination is stopped

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• Feed water quality

• System design

• Operational practices

Any Combination

CAUSE OF MEMBRANE PROBLEMS

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• Chemical

• Mechanical

• Operational

Any Combination

SOLUTIONS TO MEMBRANE PROBLEMS

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FreeFlow 5115 Membrane antiscalant

• FreeFlow 5115 was developed to reduce the rate of biofilm formation and biofilm thickness as compared to conventional or low-fouling antiscalants: • Components non-toxic for the production of

water for human consumption. • Not a biocide, but a biostatic:

• biocide kills, whereas a biostatic aims at a steady state

Properties

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FreeFlow 5115 Membrane antiscalant

• FreeFlow 5115 is used up to LSI +2,6 to 2,8. • Excellent against calcium, barium, strontium

sulfate and calcium fluoride. • Helps to keep particles and colloides in solution. • Has a dispersing effect on

• metallic particles • CaCO3 particles.

Properties

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1) Stabilising power of FreeFlow 5115 on Iron, Manganese, Aluminium particles

2) Dosing pump failure leads to immediate increase of delta p in the cartridge filter

3) User realises anomaly in increase of delta p and repairs antiscalant dosing pump

4) Dispersing power of FreeFlow 5115 cleans cartridge filter online of metallic particle

Surface water, coagulation, Fe(III)Cl3, MMF, AS, CF, RO

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FreeFlow 5115 Membrane antiscalant

• Dosed after the media filter prior to the cartridge filters

• Dose rate typically 2 - 5 mg/l • Iron and aluminium are also stabilised

• Iron stabilisation leads to apparent algea toxicity

• The dose rate will be calculated based on

concentrate composition and water chemistry calculations of ion pairs and free ions.

In use

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FreeFlow 5115 Membrane antiscalant

• Reduces cartridge filter exchange rate. • Compatible with all membrane types. • Reduces or replaces acid addition. • Systems operate at their highest possible

recovery rate, reducing total costs.

Benefits

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FreeFlow 5115 Membrane antiscalant

• Any questions?

Thank you