UF/MBR MEMBRANE

DIFFERENT TYPES OF UF/MF

By material: PVDF, Braid PVDF, PES, ceramic, other

By configuration: hollow fiber, plate-and-frame, tubular, spiral wound

By filtration method: inside-out, outside-in

By manufacturing process: Non-solvent Induced Phase Separation (NIPS),

Thermally Induced Phase Separation (TIPS), inorganic (ceramic)
PVDF
 FIBER TECHNOLOGIES
NIPS PVDF
TIPS PVDF • Meets performance
Mechanical
requirements for many UF
 Memstar is the largest Strength
applications (seawater,
manufacturer globally groundwater, most surface
 Ideal for the most High pH waters) and some MBR
Low Cost
Tolerance • Low-cost solution
challenging applications
and
TIPS mostInduced
– Thermally demanding
Phase Separation NIPS – Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation

durability requirements
Chlorine Low pH
Tolerance Tolerance

TIPS PVDF NIPS PVDF

 THE PRINCIPLE OF HOLLOW FIBER FILTRATION

ADVANTAGES of outside-in
 Can deal with high turbidity
water
 Lower fouling potential
 Easier operation, maintenance
and replacement of modules
 Higher flux rate

Outside-in Backwash
 BACKWASH FREE OPERATION –
WHY IT WORKS

Filtration Air Scour Chemical

Clean

Chemical Chemical

Chemical Chemical

Cake Layer Pore

Pore Pore Cake Layer
Removal Plugging
Narrowing Plugging Formation
Removal

Outside-In
Filtration

BACKWASH FREE
OPERATION
Major Benefits
Eliminates BW equipment and
piping
Maximizes recovery:
Typically, 97-98.5%
vs.
Outside-In with BW – 92-95%
Inside-Out with BW – 90-93%
Memstar pioneered backwash-
free UF operating process in 2007
Process and product designed for
backwash-free operation
•Basis
•Cake layer fouling removed by air
scouring
•Pore narrowing and plugging removed
by chemical cleaning
TIPS VS NIPS

Larger filtration Better instantaneous

Broader pH Cleaning surface area: max chlorine tolerance:
range: 1-14 vs 1-11 142 ㎡ VS max 120 5,000 ppm VS 2,000
under cleaning
㎡ ppm

Higher lifetime
Operating in higher
chlorine tolerance
oil content in feed
limits: 1,000,000
water: <2 ppm VS
ppm-hrs VS 500,000
<0.5 ppm
ppm-hrs