PVDF Hollow Fiber UF Membranes

About Us

TORAYFIL
TORAY Industries, Inc. fuses nanotechnology into its operations, using organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry and ™
biotechnology as its core technologies. In addition to the “Foundation Businesses” of fibers & textiles and plastics &
chemicals, TORAY has promoted the global development of IT-related products, carbon fiber composite materials,

Pressured Type and Submerged Type

pharmaceuticals and medical products as well. We are also involved in environment & engineering including water treatment
and making progress in other pivotal business fields. While we will continue to strengthen our existing plant engineering
business, the environment & engineering segment is expected to expand, especially in the water treatment business.

http://www.toraywater.com
TORAY INDUSTRIES. INC. Head Office
MF&UF Membrane Products dept.
Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower 6th Floor, 1-1,
Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2 chome, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 103-8666 JAPAN
Phone: +81-3-3245-4542 Fax: +81-3-3245-4913

TORAY MEMBRANE USA, INC. (TMUS)

13435 Danielson Street, Poway CA 92064, U.S.A.
Phone: +1-858-218-2360 Fax: +1-858-218-2380

TORAY ASIA PTE. LTD. (TAS)

111 Somerset Road, #14-01, Singapore 238164,
Republic of Singapore
Phone: +65-6226-0525 Fax: +65-6226-0509

TORAY MEMBRANE (BEIJING) CO., LTD. (TMBJ)

Room 918, Beijing Fortune Building, 5 Dongsanhuan Beilu,
Chao Yang District, Beijing, China 100004
Phone: +86-10-6590-8365 Fax: +86-10-6590-8611

TORAY MEMBRANE EUROPE AG (TMEu)

Grabenackerstrasse 8b, Munchenstein 1 CH-4142, Switzerland
Phone: +41-61-415-8710 Fax: +41-61-415-8720

TORAY MEMBRANE EUROPE (MIDDLE EAST BRANCH)

Armada Tower P2, Suite 1206, Jumeirah Lakes Towers,
P.O.Box 17978, Dubai, UAE
Phone: +971-4-392-8811 Fax: +971-4-395-8639

TORAY CHEMICAL KOREA INC. (TCK)

Filter New Business Team, Filter Division, 34F, FKI Tower. 24,
Yeoui-daero,Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-881, KOREA
Phone: +82-2-3279-7358 Fax: +82-2-3279-7070
TORAY Advanced Membrane Technology Outstanding References Worldwide
TORAY’s membrane modules provide high-quality water on a daily basis for drinking, RO pretreatment,
for a Sustainable Future water reuse and many other applications.

High Cost-Performance PVDF Hollow Fiber Membrane Products

Long Membrane Life with High Filtration Flux

High Chemical Resistance & High Mechanical Strength

TORAY’s special spinning method with PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) enables high mechanical and chemical
strength without fiber breakage.

Low Fouling Property

Worldwide Research & Development Organization
TORAY’s unique membrane structure and Outside-to-Inside flow direction enable higher flux operation for a
long period. TORAY has been developing our innovative membrane
products with polymer science and membrane fabrication
Safe Water Provided
technologies accumulated in our global R&D organizations for
Pressured HFU series and Submerged HSU series are certified for drinking water production. more than 30 years.
 ANSI/NSF 61
 CDPH (California Department of Public Health)
 AMST (Association of Membrane Separation Technology of Japan) Comprehensive Global Production Network
 KWWA (Korean Water and Wastewater Works Association) TORAY has a comprehensive global production network of RO,
UF and MBR products. We supply high-quality full-range water
Large Amount of Filtration Flow
treatment products worldwide.
TORAY’s large module produces 60 – 200 m3 per day and enables cost savings for your water
treatment plants.

Two Types of UF Product

TORAY has two types of UF product; the pressured type and the submerged type, and you can choose the best TORAY Membrane Products
one for your water treatment plants.

Separation materials Size

0.001µm 0.01µm 0.1µm 1µm 10µm

Pressured Type Module Submerged Type Element Ion, Low molecular weight organic High molecular weight polymer

Filtrate Backwash Colloid

Filtrate Backwash Clay

Trihalomethane Agricultural & Organic Material Virus Coliform Cryptosporidium

Vent
Drain Monovalent Ions Multivalent Ions Bacteria
Hollow Fiber
Hollow Fiber PVDF Membrane Low Pressure

Types
Membrane
(PVDF) RO (Reverse Osmosis) NF (Nanofiltration) UF (Ultrafiltration) MF (Microfiltration)
Feed Water Feed Water
Flow Direction of Drain Drain
Hollow Fiber Air Air
2,160 mm

1,327 mm

Ultrapure Water,
Softening, Municipal Drinking Water, Reuse of Wastewater,
Seawater Desalination, Sewage Water Treatment
Removal of Toxic Substance Pretreatment for Seawater Desalination
Wastewater Reclamation
Casing (PVC)
TORAY’s membrane products

Low fouling
layer

Support layer
(High flux &
Feed Water Drain
High strength)
Air
Feed Water Drain
Air ROMEMBRA™ TORAYFIL™ MEMBRAY™
Cross Section of
Composite Membrane Module Figure Element Figure RO Membrane NF Membrane UF Membrane MF Membrane (MBR)
TORAY TORAYFIL™ Main Product List 1st June, 2015
Series HFU Series HSU Series
Filtration Method Pressured Submerged
Model HFU-2020N HFU-1020N HSU-1515
Molecular Weight Cut Off 150,000 Da
Nominal Pore Size 0.01 micrometer

Membrane Surface Area 72 m² 29 m² 20 m²

[Outer Surface] (775 ft²) (312 ft²) (215 ft²)

Design Flow (m³/hour) 2.6 - 8.0 1.1 - 3.2 0.4 - 1.4

216 mm 216 mm 147 mm

Diameter
(8.50 inches) (8.50 inches) (5.79 inches)
Dimensions
2,160 mm 1,120 mm 1,327 mm
Length
(7.087 ft.) (3.675 ft.) (4.35 ft.)

110 kg (Full of water) 60 kg (Full of water)

Weight 18 kg (Wet conditions)
67 kg (After draining) 40 kg (After draining)

Membrane PVDF (Polyvinylidene fluoride)

Potting Epoxy Resin or equivalent
Material
Cap : ABS
Others Casing : Polyvinyl chloride
Protective Cylinder : Polyethylene

Feed & Filtrate nozzles : Housing type joint 80A

Connection IDF/ISO Clamp Union Fitting 1.5s
Backwash water outlet nozzle : Housing type joint 65A

Max. Inlet Pressure 300 kPa (44 psi)

Max. Filtrating Trans-Membrane Pressure 200 kPa (29 psi) 100 kPa (15 psi)
Operating Temperature Range 0 - 40 degree C

1 - 10 at Filtration
pH range
0 - 12 at Chemical cleaning

*Specifications subject to change without notice.