We create chemistry

for a sustainable future

Stephan Nied, BASF SE, Germany
WETEX 2017 Dubai, October 23-25, 2017
Our purpose
We create chemistry for a sustainable future
This means that we contribute to a world that provides a viable future with
enhanced quality of life for everyone. We do so by creating chemistry for our
customers and society and by making the best use of available resources.

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Water Resource
Megatrends And Water Availability
Water Supply & Demand Balance 2030
~10bn 70% Km³, based on 154 basins/regions

… people by 2050 … of the world population

will live in cities by 2050

50% 30%

… more primary energy … more food needed

consumption by 2050 by 2050

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We create chemistry for a sustainable
future
At BASF, we are addressing the need for innovative
desalination with sustainable solutions

Superior foam Multifunctional Advanced scale Advanced scale

control in thermal reverse osmosis control by wetting control by Real-
desalination plants antiscalants for agent for time monitoring of
water reuse and thermal MED antiscalant
RO desalination desalination concentration
 Sokalan® AF-X  Sokalan® RO 3500  Bascal® HP 100  Bascal® e-DC

Latest product innovations from BASF

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Reverse Osmosis as a solution to reuse
wastewater and minimize water scarcity
“The success of a reverse osmosis system depends upon membrane life
and performance which is directly impacted by the efficiency of the
applied antiscalant.”
Sujandi – Application scientist BASF Water Chemicals

Sokalan® RO 3500, as multifunctional antiscalant for reverse osmosis (RO) membrane

treatment keeps the membrane surface free from any scale deposition and helps to
maximize production capacity while enhancing the energy footprint of the RO plant.

 Modified polycarboxylate  Outstanding scale-inhibiting

 Very low phosphorous performance allowing high recovery
rates
 No eutrophication of waterbodies
 Excellent prevention against iron fouling
 NSF/ANSI 60 Standard certified
 Effective for high pH and high recovery
 Ideal for water reuse applications RO operation for Boron removal in
 Reduced dosage rate and higher SWRO
output

A multifunctional antiscalant to handle multiple scale potentials

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Sokalan® RO sustainability performance

Phosphorus comparison of Sokalan® RO with market standard products

Value at 5 ppm dose rate and 75% recovery
Durability

Phosphonates Sokalan® RO 100 Sokalan® RO 3500 Sokalan® RO 400

e.g. ATMP 33%

Water

~ 1,5 mg P/L ~ 0,2 mg P/L < 0,005 mg P/L* 0 mg P/L

Costs Savings
high low very low
phosphorus phosphorus phosphorus no phosphorus
content content content content

Resource
ATMP = Amino tri (methylene phosphonic acid) *calculated, below detection limit Efficiency

Sokalan® RO antiscalants show a superior performance compared to phosphonate-based

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Innovative antifoam for sustainable
operation of thermal desalination plants
“Current state of the art foam control agents are not soluble in water
and thus require continuous stirring during dissolution to avoid phase
separation. In contrast, Sokalan® AF-X is the first fully water soluble and
readily biodegradable antifoam; setting a new market standard.”
Stephan Nied – Application scientist BASF Water Chemicals

Uncontrolled foaming in thermal desalination plants can lead to an increase of salt-

contaminated distillate and therefore a decrease in the operational efficiency.
Sokala® AF-X, is a readily biodegradable, cost effective and universal foam control
agent working in MSF and MED desalination plants.

 Readily biodegradable (OECD 301b)  No agitation needed to prepare

 Fully soluble in water dose solution
 Free of solvents and hydrocarbons  Very low dose rate

Foam prevention and control in thermal desalination Sokalan® AF-X

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Sokalan® AF-X from BASF
Highly Water Soluble Biodegradable Antifoam
Solubility in water: Sokalan® AF-X vs. Conventional Antifoam
Sokalan®AF-X Conventional Antifoam
in water (2% w/w) in water (2% w/w)
 Clear stable solution  Phase separation / undisolved
droplets
 Homogenous dosing
 Risk of inhomogenous dosing
 Does not require
continues agitation  Requires continues agitation

Sokalan® AF-X offers following benefits:

 Excellent foam control performance for  Pure organic anti-foam
MSF & MED desalination plants  Solvent-free formulation
 Easy preparation and application  Readily Biodegradable
 Complete solubility in water:  Compatible with known Antiscalant
 No agitation required chemistries
 Reduced CapEx and OpEx  Certified by Kiwa®

Sokalan® AF-X – our next generation antifoam for thermal desalination!

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Advanced scale control by wetting agent
for thermal MED desalination
“The wetting agent offers the possibility to design and operate future MED plants
at reduced wetting rates without the risk of surface dryout and of severe scale
formation. Thus, better heat transfer and thermal performance as well as reduced
electrical energy consumption may be achieved.
Dr. Heike Glade – Senior Researcher - University of Bremen

The dosage of Bascal® HP 100 affects the seawater film flow characteristics to prevent
film breakdown in the events of liquid maldistribution and the declining liquid flow rate.

 Eco-friendly product and safe to handle
 Ensure complete tube wetting over a wide
range of MED plant operation conditions
 More flexibility in design of future MED plants
 Helps horizontal evaporators to fulfill the
Zero-Liquid-Discharge requirements
 Inhibit the prevention of scale formation on
tube surface
 Improve heat transfer and thermal
performance
 higher throughput of existing plant
 Minimize down-time for cleaning
 higher plant availability

Ensures best operation of a MED seawater desalination plants

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Bascal® HP 100
Combined use of wetting agent and antiscalant
Without additive Antiscalant (1.5 ppm) Antiscalant (2.5 ppm) Antiscalant (1.5 ppm) +
wetting agent (1.0 ppm)

Al brass, tV = 70°C, tH = 65°C, S = 65 g/kg, Γ = 0,015 kg/(s m), τ = 50 h

Combination of antiscalant and wetting agent most effective solution even at

critical process conditions
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Summary
BASF offers innovative chemistry solutions for desalinations

Superior foam Multifunctional Advanced scale

control in thermal
desalination plants
 Sokalan® AF-X
reverse osmosis control by wetting
antiscalants for agent for
water reuse and thermal MED
RO desalination desalination
 Sokalan® RO 3500  Bascal® HP 100

We create chemistry for a sustainable future

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Follow us: Focus Topics in October are
Sokalan® AF-X and Thermal Desalination

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Meet our water experts in Amsterdam

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