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Filtration+Separation January/February 2019
Mechanically cleaned
filters shown at Pollutec
Eaton’s Filtration Division
demonstrated its filtration products,
technologies and services at the
Pollutec 2018 trade show which
took place in France in November.
The exhibition programme
included water management
filtration products for bottled
water, wastewater, utility and
process water, desalination and
heat exchanger protection, as
well as bag and cartridge filtration
systems for a range of industrial
applications.
One of the highlights was Eaton’s
MCF mechanically cleaned
filters. The company says this
range of automatic self-cleaning
filters dramatically reduces
product loss, requires minimal
operator intervention, improves
flow consistency and features
continuous operation even during
cleaning cycles.
Membranes for small MBR plants
Suez Water Technologies &
Solutions has recently announced
the expansion of its ZeeWeed 500
membranes to address the needs
of smaller membrane bioreactor
(MBR) plants.
Suez is adding two new ZeeWeed
500 products, the 500S and the
500M, to ensure that its reinforced
hollow-fibre ultrafiltration (UF)
membrane can be available for
all municipal, commercial and
industrial applications at any flow
range from micro-sized to mega-
sized wastewater treatment plants.
The ZeeWeed 500S is for small
simple systems which could
include building greenfield
plants, expanding existing
facilities or retrofitting unreliable
membrane products. This series
with integrated aeration allows for
geometrical and design flexibility.
The ZeeWeed 500M is for micro-
flow systems. It is a UF hollow-fibre
membrane for ultra-low flow
systems, one-off applications or
research efforts and directly models
Also on display was Eaton’s Model
2596 automatic backwashing
self-cleaning strainer. This is
a motorised unit designed to
continuously remove entrained
solids from liquids and pipeline
systems, prevent damage to
expensive pipeline system
components,
lower energy
consumption,
and minimise
maintenance
costs.
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Eaton’s MCF mechanically cleaned filters
were on show at Pollutec in November.
the quality and performance of the
larger 500 product.
Kevin Cassidy, global leader,
engineered systems, Suez Water
Technologies & Solutions, said that
the expansion of the ZeeWeed 500
family means that it can now be
available for customers at any flow
range from 5 GPD to 500 MGD.
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The ZeeWeed 500D from Suez Water
Technologies & Solutions is for small
MBR systems
Biogas dehumidification system
aims to protect from corrosion
HRS Heat Exchangers has developed chiller system which supplies a
a new biogas dehumidification coolant that is transferred to heat
system (BDS) which removes exchangers. Biogas flows on the
water from biogas, protecting product side of the exchanger,
CHP engines from corrosion and while the coolant flows on the
cavitation. service side. As the biogas cools,
the water condenses from the gas,
One way to optimise the AD
leaving a clean and dry biogas.
process in combined heat and
power (CHP) plants is to remove The resulting cold biogas is used
any water present in the raw to pre-cool any incoming biogas,
biogas; if water enters a CHP reducing the load on the final
engine it can result in reduced cooling heat exchanger and
biogas yields and engine damage. recovering around 20% of the
energy needed.
The new Biogas Dehumidification
System (BDS) from HRS Heat www.hrs-heatexchangers.com
Exchangers removes water from
biogas and comes with a heat
recovery section, increasing an AD
plant’s overall energy efficiency.
The company says the BDS reduces
biogas temperatures from around
40ºC to approximately 5-7ºC,
The new Biogas Dehumidification System
condensing more than 90% of
(BDS) from HRS Heat Exchangers removes
the water volume. It works via a
water from biogas.
Membrane technology
removes microplastics
Axium Process’ s Crossflow The Axium Process CMT works as a
Membrane Technology (CMT), physical barrier against microplastics
where the particulates cannot pass
designed to remove bacteria,
pesticides, suspended solids and through the membrane on the
colour from wastewater, is also able basis of particle size, allowing only
to remove microplastic pollution crystal clear commercially sterile,
particle free water to be discharged.
found in most wastewater streams.
All the microplastic particulates
The removal of microplastics from and other separated impurities are
drinking, process or wastewater safely retained in a low volume
streams is a major step towards the controllable form ready for further
reduction of microplastic pollution treatment.
found in the environment. Although
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the use of plastic microbeads
in cosmetics and personal care
products has already been banned
in many countries, microplastic
pollution is still being generated
by the waste plastics already in the
environment which are ageing and
self-abrading on a very wide scale.
As a result, most water sources now
contain background but rising levels Axium Process’ s Crossflow Membrane
of microplastic contamination, which Technology (CMT) can now remove
can ultimately feed back into in the microplastic pollution found in most
human food chain. wastewater streams.
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