ULTRAFILTRATION WATER TREATMENT PLANT

An ultrafiltration filter has a pore size around 0.01 micron. A microfiltration filter has a pore size around 0.1 micron, so when water undergoes microfiltration, many microorganisms are removed, but viruses remain in the water. Ultrafiltration would remove these larger particles, and may remove some viruses. Neither microfiltration nor ultrafiltration can remove dissolved substances unless they are first adsorbed (with activated carbon) or coagulated (with alum or iron salts).

Ultrafiltration systems utilize hollow membrane fibers to eliminate suspended solids, bacteria, viruses, and pathogens from the feed water. Pumps send the treated water through microscopic pores, which act as a physical barrier that only allows filtrates to pass through them. Ultrafiltration strainers are used next to remove solids such as weeds and plastics from the filtered water before it enters the UF system. Ultrafiltration plants have been extremely useful in water and wastewater treatment by continuously providing excellent results. After UF treatment, the water can be sent to areverse osmosis systemfor further purification or can be used supplied for immediate public usage.

What is Ultrafiltration (UF) Plant and its importance?

Most regions around the world utilize ultrafiltration plants to maintain sufficient preservation of clean water for public consumption. The water filtration efficiency achieved by UF systems are around 250 times greater than conventionalmedia filtration systems. These plants are also very suitable to many industries that require ultra pure water pushed out from these factories. The ultrafiltration membranes used in these plants are enforced to lower turbidity, or utilize as pretreatment to maintain the effectiveness of yourreverse osmosis membrane. These plants are generally considered to be of low cost, easy to operate, carry no contaminate residue, and have considerably high recovery ratio.