COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

Reverse osmosis is rapidly growing as a water treatment technology used for many applications, such as boiler feed water and recovering wastewater for reuse. This “green” technology is becoming more and more widely used in m any setting, especially in industry. Even as the technology becomes more widespread, the understanding of the technology is lagging behind. 

 

The course is designed to provide delegates with a detailed and up-to-date overview of RO water wesalination. The course will cover reverse osmosis; the different RO and NF membrane processes which include membrane module configurations, RO pressure tube construction, typical RO membrane pressure vessel, etc.; the different RO water chemistry which includes alkalinity, bicarbonate, color, conductivity, nitrate, pH, SDI (Silt Density Index), temperature, etc.; the hyperfiltration of RO and NF membranes processes, applications of membrane processes and the mode of operation of NF and RO; and the design of reverse osmosis by taking note of performance parameters in RO and design parameters affecting performance. 

The course will further discuss the hydranautics design limits of RO plants and become familiar with the terms and equations used in reverse osmosis; the corrective measures and fouling control for fouling of MF and UF systems and illustrate the proper cleaning of these MF and UF systems; the system components, concentrate recirculation, concentrate staging and flow distribution of the flow configuration of RO water desalination; the need for membrane performance normalization, RO cleaning in place (CIP) system, NF/RO processes, pre-treatment and electrodialysis reversal; and the proper troubleshooting of RO plants, list ways to avoid trouble, identify  problems and come up with an RO troubleshooting matrix.