Did you know that performance of desalination plants and certain water treatment systems greatly depends upon membrane condition? The deposits on membrane surface can reduce their efficiency and may even impact the lifespan.

It is important for water treatment plants to engage in regular maintenance and cleaning practices. With that in mind, Dutco Tennant LLC supplies premium Reverse Osmosis Chemicals that focuses on cleaning and removing the membrane deposits on its surface.

This product will be exhibited at the WETEX 2022 where visitors will get to know more about it and even get to explore other expert range of water treatment solutions. The exhibit will start from 27th September ‘22 to 29th September ‘22.

If you are interested to learn more about RO membrane cleaning then keep reading till the end to find out.

Overview on Desalination Membranes

Over the years, the manufacturing of membranes have gone through several changes. At present there are available membranes that are made from thin polyamide sheets rolled into a hollow tube. 

One of the approaches to manufacture energy-saving membranes is to increase their diameter that is directly proportional to the amount of freshwater they can produce. A major portion of research on membranes is targeted towards nanomaterials - materials that are about 100,000 times smaller in comparison to human hair.

According to a research in 2012, it was claimed that less pressure implies a reduced energy requirement to run the system that results in cost-efficient outcomes.

The Significance of RO Membrane Cleaning

Now that you are aware of the significance of membranes in water treatment plants, it only makes sense that their proper and regular maintenance is of utmost importance that too, throughout the lifespan of a plant.

Mainly because of the deposits upon the membrane surface, the elements of RO membranes tend to become foul over time. The flow rate of RO permeate drops down when the membranes get clogged. The presence of minerals that are concentrated at high levels is found to be deposited on the membrane surface.

Some common examples of depositions on the membrane surface are mineral scale, organic substances, silt and even bacteria. Mineral scaling deposition is generally observed in the last membrane of the treatment systems as the minerals are more concentrated and therefore, are more likely to precipitate there.

With the help of RO membrane cleaning, these depositions can be removed successfully and ensure that the membranes are able to perform their intended functions without hindering the efficiency of treatment plants.

Chemical Cleaning

Chemical cleaning of membranes is the strongest method that is deployed when other cleaning methods such as forward flush, backward flush and air/water flush fails. Typically, the use of chemicals are introduced during the backward flush.

Dutco Tennant LLC supplies high-efficiency RO Membrane Chemicals that performs the function of cleaning the treatment plant membranes and improving their operations. 

Bear witness of this expert product at this year’s WETEX 2022 exhibit.