Water

 

 Water treatment can be divided in two different technology groups :

  1. membrane technologies
  1. traditional technologies

 

Waterleau can provide both types of technology depending on the characteristics of the effluent and the client's needs.

 

 

1. Membrane technology

What are membranes and what are they used for ?

 

Membranes =
(porous) selective barriers that will pass some substances and will retain others

 

In process water production applications and in wastewater treatment the substance to be passed (permeate or filtrate) is water. The substance to be retained (concentrate or retentate) can be very much dependent on the application.

 

The driving force (delta P) for the separation is generally a pressure gradient.

 

There are four different types of filtration to be considered :

  1. microfiltration
  2. ultrafiltration
  3. nanofiltration
  4. reverse osmosis

 

 

Filtration spectrum : for the different types of filtration the retained particles and their size are indicated

 

Waterleau offers a complete range of membrane-based products:

AQUALITY®: micro- and ultrafiltration.

EXSEL®: nanofiltration and reverse osmosis.

WATER-ON-THE-ROCKS®: small-scale drinking water production units.

 

2. Traditional technologies

 

Ion exchange and other traditional technologies have their merits and are still used in many applications ­worldwide. Waterleau is able to offer these technologies worldwide.

 

 

Typical applications


Drinking water

Process water