WATER WE CLEAN

Ceramic flat sheet membrane - CERAFILTEC - illustration water we clean

SEAWATER

GROUNDWATER

SURFACE WATER

MUNICIPAL
SEWAGE

INDUSTRIAL
SEWAGE

INDUSTRIAL
WATER

TREATMENT AND REMOVAL SOLUTIONS FOR WATER CONTAMINATIONS SUCH AS

ORGANICS

BOD
COD
TOC
oil & grease
hydrocarbons

SUSPENDED SOLIDS

silt
clay
microplastics
hardness precipitants
metal oxides
metal hydroxides

'HEAVY' METALS

cadmium
iron
manganese
lead
copper
chromium
antimony
selenium
aluminium
nickel
zinc
mercury

MICROBIOLOGICAL MATTERS

algae
bacteria
legionella
TEP

CARCINOGENIC TOXINS

PFAS
arsenic
radioactive isotopes
PCBs

APPLICATION CHALLENGES WE SOLVE

SeawaterRO desalting process requires a reliable and durable pre-treatment filtration with maximum
removal of suspended solids, turbidity, algae, bacteria, dissolved organics and TEP
GroundwaterTypically contaminated with heavy metals such as Fe and Mn which limits the use of conventional
sand filters
In special cases additionally contaminated with radioactive isotopes
Deep groundwater with water temperatures above 50 °C limits the use of conventional filtration
solutions based on polymeric membrane material
Surface waterContaminations from sewage discharge lead to increased organic as well as heavy metal
contaminations
Typically removal of suspended solids, turbidity, algae, bacteria and dissolved organics
In some cases addionally contaminated with arsenic
Municipal sewageConventional sewage treatment plants very often unable to match regulations for direct discharge
to environment
Focus on reuse of treated sewage effluent as new water source either for irrigation and
landscaping or pre-treatment for RO for other industrial reuse purposes requires further
treatment of biologically treated water to remove bacteria, suspended solids and dissolved organics
Industrial sewageLimited capability for biological treatment requires additional process steps for direct discharge to
environment
Very often contaminated with very high organic contents, oil and heavy metals
Industrial waterProduced water contains high concentrations of oil
Mining drainage water contaminated with heavy metals and carcinogenic toxins

SEAWATER

  • RO desalting process requires a reliable and durable pre-treatment filtration with maximum removal of suspended solids, turbidity, algae, bacteria, dissolved organics and TEP

Groundwater

  • Typically contaminated with heavy metals such as Fe and Mn which limits the use of conventional sand filters
  • In special cases additionally contaminated with radioactive isotopes
  • Deep groundwater with water temperatures above 50 °C limits the use of conventional filtration solutions based on polymeric membrane material

SURFACE WATER

  • Contaminations from sewage discharge leads to increased organic as well as heavy metal contaminations
  • Typically removal of suspended solids, turbidity, algae, bacteria and dissolved organics
  • In some cases additionally contaminated with arsenic

MUNICIPAL SEWAGE

  • Conventional sewage treatment plants very often unable to match regulations for direct discharge to environment
  • Focus on reuse of treated sewage effluent as new water source either for irrigation and landscaping or pre-treatment for RO for other industrial reuse purposes requires further treatment of biologically treated water to remove bacteria, suspended solids and dissolved organics

INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE

  • Limited capability for biological treatment requires additional process steps for direct discharge to environment
  • Very often contaminated with very high organic contents, oil and heavy metals

INDUSTRIAL WATER

  • Produced water contains high concentrations of oil 
  • Mining drainage water contaminated with heavy metals and carcinogenic toxins