Frequent CIP
Frequent CIP
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Dears,
we do frequent CIP to our RO's due to Delta p high please i need your advice ( SDI > 5)
Regards
we do frequent CIP to our RO's due to Delta p high please i need your advice ( SDI > 5)
Regards
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RE: Frequent CIP
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RE: Frequent CIP
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what kind of pretreatment shall i use because SDI now more than 5 and i already use sand filter with Coagulant
Thanks
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You should be using a multimedia filter instead of sand filter.
I have also seen installations where sodium cation water softeners are used as pretreatment. These are more appropriate if you have a high sodium water.
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I have Online oxidation of H2S by injection of air before sand filters Coagulating injection after the air injection
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If the hydrogen sulfide is not too high, chlorination would work. You may have to remove the any excess chlorine depending on the RO manufacturer requirements.
Hydrogen sulfide is difficult to remove. If the level is high, then chlorination will be expensive. It takes up to 8 atoms of chlorine to oxidize 1 molecule of hydrogen sulfide.
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thank you for your answers. what about if we stop inject air before sand filters and we backwash sand filters with high dosage of chlorine
Thank you
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It seems your are on brackish well water, probably not too far from the sea ?
I'm wondering at your finding of iron in the permeate.....leaking or damaged membrane maybe.
Are you using ferric chloride as a coagulant ?
High SDI could come from the iron, what is the look of the SDI filter and where do you sample it ?
regards
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and i think the iron maybe comes from the tanks because we found them very corroded
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it would seem the coagulant you use uis a bit underrated for the NTU you have. 14 NTU is quite high and the spec sheet says only 2 NTU max.....
The high level iron seems to be a problem (linked to corrosion by chloride?), but you have no free chlorine. Anyway considering the pH, the iron should be oxydised (ferric) and so should be captured on the sand filter (if the filtration velocity is small enough) or on the cartridge filter.
A question : what causes according to you the frequent cleaning need? Is it biofouling or scaling ? There could be some scaling because the permeate conductivity for RO 1 is higher than for RO 2.
also you seem to be running the 2 units at different conversion rate.
the best thing to do would be to describe the totality of your installation (flowrates, diameter of the sand filter, type of cartridge filtration, hydraulic settings, antiscalant used and the like).
I suspect some scaling or membrane leak (higher conductivity of the permeate on RO1). Probably also some particulate fouling due to the high NTU.
what is your cleaning sequence and are the results good ?
regards
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please let me know your comments about the results of Iron analysis which have been done on 07 Jan 2015 .
Process (sample taken before process tank) ----- 0.12mg/l
Filtrate water (Sample before filtrate tank) ----- 0.04mg/l
Raw water (sample after raw water tank) ------ 0.04mg/l
Well water (sample after well tank) ------ 0.06mg/l
I think our problem is H2S or Becteria
also i like your comment about Ryznar index of the water which is 3.48 and Larson index of the water is 6.869
Thank you
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Attached 5 micron cartridge filters pictures after sand filter and before membranes
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please see Attached 5 micron cartridge filters picture after sand filter and before membranes. And these filters we change them Frequently
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What is the capacity of your system? Is this well water? What type of filter? How long in service?
As I mentioned earlier, your pretreatment system needs to be more robust. It is optimistic to expect an online oxidation/filter to remove the hydrogen sulfide. The filter may be allowing the iron to pass through as well. Perhaps the iron is not being completely oxidized prior to the filter or the filter media is in bad condition.
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40.5 m3/hr to reverse osmosis with recovery 74%, 30 m3/hr treated water
please what do you mean by type of filter
kindly did you see Iron analysis in previous post
How Do I pretreat H2S on feed water before R.O. System ?
Thank you
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You will probably have to remove the excess chlorine with sulfite since the membranes can not tolerate the chlorine.
You should feed the chlorine as far upstream as practical since the reaction time to oxidize the sulfides to sulfates is 10 minutes or less. The iron should also be completely oxidized at that point.
Regarding the filter, I was just wondering if the material is passing through the filter or being oxidized after it goes through the filter. You need a quality filter to remove the oxidized material.
You can prove the reactions with some simple lab tests.
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Does Cartridge filter reduce SDI and please which type or brand i should use to minimize membrane fouling
Thank you
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Depending on the raw water quality, the pretreatment process may consists of all
or some of the following treatment steps:
• Removal of large particles using a coarse strainer.
• Water disinfection with chlorine.
• Clarification with or without flocculation.
• Clarification and hardness reduction using lime treatment.
• Media filtration.
• Reduction of alkalinity by pH adjustment.
• Addition of scale inhibitor.
• Reduction of free chlorine using sodium bisulfite or activated carbon filters.
• Water sterilization using UV radiation.
• Final removal of suspended particles using cartridge filters.
Cartridge filters, almost universally used in all RO systems prior to the high pressure pump, serve as the final barrier to water born particles. The nominal rating commonly used in RO applications is in the range of 5 - 15 microns. Some systems use cartridges with micron ratings as low as 1 micron. There seems to be little benefit from lower micron rated filters as such filters require a high replacement rate with relatively small improvement in the final feed water quality.
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WWTP 2014 is on the right track, in my opinion, with his suspicions that hydrogen sulphide or bacteria or both could be the culprit. Hydrogen sulfide is very often colloidal and partially ionized. When hydrogen sulfide is present, it very likely to find Sulfate reducing bacteria also. Both can affect higher SDI readings.
Aeration will only remove hydrogen sulfide gas, but will not remove any colloidal or ionic sulfur which in turn bacteria feed on. Until you can substantially reduce the hydrogen sulfide and bacteria, you will continue to experience heavy loading on the filters and plugging of the membranes.
In some cases, the sulfur bacteria resides within the well casing and intake. This condition may require shock treatment with a strong disinfectant, typically recirculating for several hours. When the well is clean, you might consider using a strong dose of chlorine ahead of a carbon filter to remove hydrogen sulfide and control bacteria. However, there may need to be frequent replacement of the carbon media. There are other options.
If you're still having a problem, I would contact the membrane manufacturer and request their input regarding hydrogen sulfide reduction and sulfate-reducing bacteria control with respect to their membranes. The membrane manufacturer is the best suited professional to advise you on a course of action, in this particular case.
S. Bush
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