Membrane Innovations

AIDA Technical Seminar, Delhi

July 22,2022

Innovation for Customers

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 Content

• About Hydranautics

• An efficient condensate treatment using membranes

• Membrane innovation

• Case studies

• Q&A

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 Corporate Overview

Nitto Named One of 2022

Clarivate Top 100 Global
Innovators, Marking its Ninth
Time on the List

1918 $6.87 billion 101 28,289 13,500 70 15,000

Year Revenue Companies Employees Products Markets Patent families
founded worldwide worldwide granted or in progress

As of March 31, 2021

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 Nitto Technology and Industries
Membrane Filtration Automotive Electronics Healthcare Industrial Housing & Construction

RO elements for water High-functional vibration- Polarizing Film with Transdermal therapeutic Air Filter Waterproof and
treatment damping material Brightness Enhancement patches airproof tape
Film

Membrane elements for Reinforcing materials Transparent Cultured ginseng Surface protection film for Flooring protection
various industries conductive film concentrates electronics & optical tape
components

Sanitary membranes for Surface protection film Thin-film metal circuit Surgical tapes Thermal release tape Masking Tape for
process separations for automobiles board for magneto- construction painting
resistive head

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 Nitto Global Membrane Division

Shiga, Japan,
Hydranautics, HQ of Global Membrane
Div. R&D and Production
R&D and
RO/NF/UF/MF
Production
RO/NF/UF/MF Nitto China, Songjian,
Assembling 4” RO element
Manufacturing Facility
Sales and/or Technical
Service Office

Oceanside, CA, USA Shanghai, China Shiga, Japan

Founded: 1963 Founded: 2001 Founded: 1986

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 Hydranautics’ Diverse Product Offerings

Reverse Osmosis & Nanofiltration Capillary Solutions Process Separations

4040

Dairy Membranes
4” Membranes for
HYDRAcap®MAX
Commercial Applications
UF membranes

SanRO membranes for the

Pharma Industry

HYDRAsub® MBR
8” Membranes for Industrial & Elements for
Municipal Applications Wastewater HYDRACoRe membranes for color
removal and dye concentration

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 Conventional Condensate Treatment System

Process
Lime
Condensate Lime Anaerobic
TDS up to 1000 ppm Addition Aerobic Clarifier
Addition Biological
COD 3000-4000 ppm to Raise Biological
to Raise Treatment
pH 3.5-4 PH to Treatment
PH 7.5-8
Tempr 30-40 degC 7.5-8

Aerobic Sludge
Lime Sludge Anaerobic Sludge Handling and Disposal
Handling and Disposal Handling and Disposal

Polished
Condensate
RO

Carbon

Media
TDS <200 ppm

Filter

Filter
Hardness <20 ppm UF
pH 6.5-7
Tempr 25-30 degC

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 Issues Faced in Conventional Methods

Membrane
• Higher capital and operating costs. based system
• Complex operation because of too many equipment C
• Larger footprint.
Conventional System
• Time required for stabilization
• Anaerobic system requires 2-3 months to stabilize
• Biological systems are sensitive to changes in temperature, pH and and prone
to fluctuations in performance

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 Process Simplified

Process
Condensate Lime Anaerobic
TDS up to 1000 ppm Aerobic Clarifier
Addition Biological

Not Required
COD 3000-4000 ppm to Raise Biological
Treatment
pH 3.5-4 PH 7.5 Treatment
Tempr 30-40 degC

Aerobic Sludge
Lime Sludge Anaerobic Sludge Handling and Disposal
Handling and Disposal Handling and Disposal

Polished
RO

Carbon
Condensate

Media
Filter

Filter
TDS <100 ppm
Hardness <20 ppm
Not
UF Required
pH 6.5-7.0
Tempr 25-30 degC

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 Standalone Membrane Based CPU
NaOH Dosing
to raise pH

Process Polished
Condensate Condensate
TDS up to 1000 ppm RO TDS <100 ppm
COD 3000-4000 ppm
Media Hardness <20 ppm
pH 3.5-4 Filter COD 100-300 ppm
Tempr 30-40 degC pH 5.5-6
Advanced Neutral Tempr 25-35 degC
Charge High Rejection
Membranes

70-80% 70-80% 20-30% Easy to No Waste

Space Saving Less Capex Less Opex Operate Sludges

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 Membrane Proposed For Distillery Condensate
PRO-LF1 of modified flat sheet membrane shows neutral charge

PRO-LF1 Competitive D Coventional SWRO

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10
Neutral

Zeta potential (mV)

Membrane surface
0 Charge
-10

-20

-30

-40

-50 Negative Charge

2 4 6 8 10
pH

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 Performance of PRO-LF1 vs Conventional RO
PRO-LF1 permeate flow shows more stable than Conventional RO when treating feedwater with 600 ppm COD
PRO-LF1 shows better recoverability than Conventional RO
PRO-LF1 provides 10% better productivity due to lower flow reduction

Permeate Flow - Normalized

8.0
7.0 Conventional RO

6.0 PRO LF1

CIP Conditions: 5.0

NaOH / EDTA & HCl 4.0
m3/h
45min / circulation / 30 mins /
3.0
Soaking / 45 mins circulation
5 hrs. soaking / flushing 2.0
1.0
0.0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
days

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 Case Study 1

Location Western India

Year of start up May 2018
Capacity, m3/h 39
Feed COD, mg/l 2500-3500
Permeate COD, mg/l 190-300
Feed TDS, mg/l 2000-3000
Permeate TDS, mg/l 150-200

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 Plant Performance

PRESSURE, RO Feed Vs Permeate

25

20
Pressure, bar

15 RO feed pressure

RO reject
10 pressure
Pressure drop

0
4/25/2019 5/15/2019 6/4/2019 6/24/2019 7/14/2019 8/3/2019
Date

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 Plant Performance
FLOW, RO Feed Vs Permeate Vs Reject
40

35

30

25
Flow, m3/h

20
RO feed flow
15
Permeate
10 flow
5

0
4/25/2019 5/15/2019 6/4/2019 6/24/2019 7/14/2019 8/3/2019
Date

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 Plant Performance

COD, RO Feed Vs Permeate

3500

3000

2500
COD, ppm

2000

1500

1000

500

0
4/25/2019 5/15/2019 6/4/2019 6/24/2019 7/14/2019 8/3/2019
Date
COD permeate COD feed

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 Case Study 2

Location Central India

Year of start up July 2021
Capacity, m3/h 24
Feed COD, mg/l 3900-4200
Permeate COD, mg/l 300-400
Feed Conductivity, ms/cm 8000-9000
Permeate conductivity, ms/cm 150-200

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 Case Study 3

Location Northern
India
Year of start up June 2018
Capacity, m3/h 26
Feed COD, mg/l 4500-5000
Permeate COD, mg/l 300-400
Feed Conductivity, ms/cm 1800-2000
Permeate conductivity, ms/cm 100-150

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 Other Membrane based innovations sugar/ distillery

Description of Stream Present method New Method

Distillery Condensate Anerobic AerobicUFRO AnerobicAerobicMBRRO

Sugar Evaporator Condensate Aerobic  UF  RO Media filter  RO

Alkaline Brine Recovery PHENeutralization with New Generation NF membrane

acid Conventional NF to handle alkaline brine at high
membrane temperature
Cane juice concentration Evaporators Preconcentration in membranes
 Evaporators

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 Conclusion

• Conventional distillery condensate treatment methods have concerns like

higher capital and operating costs, larger footprint, and longer time needed for
stabilization.
• In membrane-based treatment methods the distillery condensate is treated
directly in the membrane. This makes the operation simpler, low on capital and
operating costs & footprint.
• Hydranautics has developed membranes to handle high organic loads.

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