RO Membrane Cleaning Chemical

Product Description

RO Membrane Cleaning Chemical is an offline cleaning solution of Reverse Osmosis. This is the safest RO- Membrane cleaning techniques.

Membrane technology

There are several varied membrane cleaning techniques, like backward flush, forward flush, and air flush.

Forward Flush Method:
When this technique is is applied, membrane is removed with feed water / permeate forward. The permeate or feed water flows by means of the system more quickly than throughout the manufacturing phase. Owing to the more rapid flow and the resulting particulates, turbulence, that are soaked to the membrane are discharged & released. The particles soaked to membrane pores are not discharged. Such particles can only be flushed with the help of backward flushing.

When forward flushing technique is used in a membrane, the inhibitor that is responsive for dead-end system is opened. Simultaneously the membrane is temporarily functioning cross-flow filtration, without the creating of leakage.

The purpose of this type of method is removing produced layer of contaminants on the membrane by means of the production of turbulence. An elevated hydraulic pressure gradient is in order throughout forward flush.

Backward flush:
This is a reversed filtration procedure. Permeate is removed by means of the feed water side of the unit under pressure, applying two time the flux that is utilized throughout filtration. When the flow hasn't restored itself adequately after back flushing technique, a chemical cleaning method can be used.

As backward flush is used the miniature holes of a membrane are flushed inner side out. The pressure on the membrane's permeate side is greater than the pressure inside the membranes, causing the pores to be flushed. This flushing method is executed under a pressure that is about 2.5 times higher than manufacturing pressure.

At all times permeate is utilized for a backward flush, as the chamber of permeate must always be free of infection. A result of such technique is a decrease in regaining of the process. Owing to this, this method must take up least feasible amount of time.

However, the flush should be kept up long enough to completely flush the extension of a module at least once.

Chemical Cleaning:
During a process of chemical cleaning, membranes are absorbed with a solution of hydrogen peroxide or hydrochloric acid and chlorine bleach. At first a solution absorbs into the membranes for a several minutes and then a forward flush / backward flush is used, resulting the contaminants to be flushed out.

When the aforesaid cleaning techniques are not powerful enough to decrease the flux to an admissible level, it is required to clean the membranes chemically.
At the time of chemical cleaning chemicals, like nitric acid (HNO3), hydrogen chloride (HCl) and disinfection agents, such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) are diluted to the permeate throughout backward flushing process.

As soon as the whole module is loaded with permeate, the chemicals need to absorb in. After the cleaning the agents have totally absorbed in, the module is flushed and, in the end, apply back into production.

Cleaning techniques are frequently combined. e.g., one can apply a backward flush for eliminating pore contamination, followed by a air flush or forward flush.

The method or strategy of cleaning used depends on varied factors. In practise, the ideal methods is laid down by trial and error (practice tests).

Air flush or Air / water flush:
A latest cleaning method is the so-called air flush or water / air flush. This is a forward flush during which time air is injected in the pipe of supplier. As air is utilized (while the speed of water remains the same), a lots of turbulent cleaning method is produced.

Contamination on the surface of membrane needs to be eliminated as effectively as possible throughout backward flush method. The pretended air flush, a conception developed by Nuon in cooperation with DHV and X-flow, has proven to be very effective to work this process. Utilization of air flush means flushing the inner side of membranes with a water or air mixture.

At the time of an air flush air is mixed to the forward flush, reasoning air bubbles to form, which lead to a higher turbulence. Because of the turbulence the contamination is eliminated from the surface of membrane.

The advantage of the air flush as compared to the forward flush is that it utilizes a smaller pumping capacity throughout the cleaning process.

Packing: Made accessible in standard packing of 35 & 210 litres (black or blue plastic bottle) carboys. Also, non standard packagings are possible with extra cost.

Shipping: It is shipped by road transportation within three weeks of receiving conformed order.