High efficiency media filtration technology

IPS, a specialist in water filtration self cleaning technology, has secured a contract worth GBP300k for the delivery of high efficiency media filtration systems destined for Saudi Arabia.

The contract has been awarded for the re-processing of caustic incinerator effluent being produced by one of the country's major Ethylene Plants, to allow the plant to discharge the cleaned water back into the sea.

Strict world-wide environmental compliance dictates exacting discharge standards.

IPS has been able to meet these standards through superior media filtration technology that reliably filters down to the smallest of particulates, these being below 1.0 micron, which until now has never been achieved.

The Middle Eastern Plant will be using a combined technology of coagulation and flocculation mechanical filtration with the high efficiency media filtration as a polishing filter.

Steve Cupples, managing director of IPS said: "This contract very much highlights the need for highly effective world-wide water and contamination control.

We can now provide technology that goes a long way towards an environmental solution and the impact that this technology will have on the re-use of process water or the use of alternative water sources such as borehole, rainwater harvesting or municipal waste water will be huge.

This new self cleaning filtration technology is set to provide a very real solution because is will effectively remove contamination to less than 1.0 micron - reliably - even achieving down to 0.45 micron to ensure cleaner process water which in turn can reduce a businesses carbon footprint.

The reuse of process water just once can reduce the carbon footprint on potable water by a staggering 50%.

Plus, it is not only direct energy costs that will be affected, but also secondary costs including: the ability to produce and distribute potable water for non potable application; the reduction in the use of water treatment chemicals; the reduction in electricity bills by improving heating and cooling systems efficiencies.

In Australia, government departments are currently testing this new technology to pre-filter tertiary sewage for reprocessing back into drinking water.

Here in the UK, the effects on industry will be huge.

For example, in their bid to meet quality standards set by major supermarket chains, food growers are using mains water for crop spraying, which is extremely expensive and environmentally not sound practice.

This new technology means that mains water can be re-processed by cleaning it to meet these quality standards and re-used again and again.

Corporations will be able to reap the benefits.

The life of a membrane filtration system could be extended considerably, this being anything from 20% - 30%.

There will be less backwashing, less chemical use and longer membrane life span.

And most importantly, for a relatively small cost the improvements in efficiency and reduction on environmental impact will be too significant to be ignored.

Now any organisation can keep control of its energy consumption whilst enhancing profitability".

IPS has over 25 years experience in the water filtration business.

Its expertise is utilised to eradicate problems in the drinking water and process industries, helping companies to find solutions to some of the most complex production process requirements.

Its systems are used in a diverse range of industries including power and water, food and chemicals processing and manufacturing, heating and ventilating and automotive.

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