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Advanced Desalination Membrane Technology

Conventional membranes used in desalination function passively.

They pass the water through while retaining the impurities with no control over the quality of waterfed to them. As a result, they rely on chemical and physical pre-treatment to inhibit fouling by organic and biological matter and scaling of supersaturated minerals. 

Fouling and scaling control and corrective actions drives the desalination process design and operation, increases the process footprint, and limits freshwater recovery resulting in high capital and operating costs making desalination a technology of last resource. 

Our Solution: Next Generation of Active Membranes

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Active Membranes’ approach is new and entirely different. Our electrically conducting membranes actively inhibit scaling and fouling using a low tunable electrical potential, so that the membrane – not the process – is in the driver’s seat.

With their anti-scaling, anti-fouling properties, our membranes require minimal pre-treatment, minimal usage of chemicals and consumables, operate at a higher recovery, and simplify operation, resulting in a much lower footprint, capital, and operating costs, transforming desalination into a technology of choice. 
Active Membranes’ spiral wound modules can transform any desalination membrane at any scale from a passive membrane into an active one.
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Active versus Passive membrane separation – therein lies the core difference between our products and conventional membranes used in desalination.

Active Membranes’ benefits in numbers:

50%
Footprint
Reduction
40%
Lower
OPEX
2x
Greater
Membrane Life
60%
Less Membrane
Cleaning
25-45%
Higher
Recovery
20-25%
Higher
Throughput
0
Inline Chemical
Treatment
80%
Less Hazardous
Waste
Proprietary Electrically Conducting 
Flat-sheet Coating Technology 
Proprietary Spiral Wound Module Design
Smart Membrane System
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Any Membrane Flat-sheet

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Low Cost, Modular, Scalable Coating Technology

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Standard Dimensions - Range of RO Salinities

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Each Module Independently Energized

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Standard Pressure Vessels

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Each Vessel Capable of Smart Fouling/Scaling Mitigation 

What we achieved

Three Levels of Differentiation - Same Appearance

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Produced Water Reuse 

Active RO Membranes Reduce Irreversible Fouling by Up to 48% in Hybrid Trains!

A field study compared Active RO Membranes (Active-RO) with standard RO (Passive-RO) modules while treating produced water from an Oilfield in Wyoming.

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Surface BW Desalination Plant

Active RO Membranes Extend Cleaning Cycles by Up to 70% in Brackish Water!

 

A study at USBR’s Yuma Plant showed Active RO membranes outperforming standard RO modules in challenging brackish water conditions.

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Chemical-Free Boron Rejection Enhancement

Active Membranes Eliminate Chemical Dosing for Boron Rejection!
 

A study showed Active SWRO membranes achieving boron rejection, without the need for chemical dosing, reducing costs and complexity.

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