REVERSE OSMOSIS CONCENTRATORS
BRINE VOLUME
REDUCTION
COST-EFFECTIVE BRINE MANAGEMENT
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Brackish water has more dissolved solids than freshwater, but generally less than seawater. Besides sodium chloride, other prominent dissolved solids include manganese, iron, sodium sulfate/bicarbonate, calcium sulfate/bicarbonate, and occasionally naturally occurring radioactive material (e.g. radium). The compositions can vary extensively and may even change with time.
Brackish groundwater can be extracted from suitable locations, often below freshwater aquifers. It is increasingly used as an alternative to freshwater. For many purposes brackish water is desalinated to lower its salinity and/or total dissolved solids (TDS). Advanced membrane treatment technologies that are used to do this include reverse osmosis (RO) and ultrafiltration (UF). However, since many brackish water resources are inland, consideration of brine minimization and management for these plants is essential.
Conventional ultrafiltration (UF) and brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) plants are low cost and widely available. However, they also operate with conventional recoveries, generating substantial brine volumes that must be managed.
More advanced reverse osmosis processes are emerging, pushing recoveries up by 5–10% through unique hydraulic designs, aggressive anti-scalants, and process controls that help maintain membrane throughput.
Saltworks can perform or support advanced brackish desalination projects, taking you a few steps further. We can help you to optimize the entire process for lowest cost of ownership, including: consideration of risk management, redundancy, and up-time.
We can measure and remove scaling ions from your upstream BWRO to enable additional RO stages that reach the maximum attainable osmotic pressure limits, boost freshwater recovery, and limit brine waste.
Contact us to learn more about your brackish water desalination strategy can be improved with advanced technologies.
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