As the world faces pressure to access fresh water, seawater desalination has becomes an important way of reducing water consumption particularly in the coastal areas and other water-starved areas. Containerized seawater desalination systems are unique since they are flexible and efficient in nature compared to other desalination technologies. Being a high-tech company with the focus on membrane separation technology, Guangzhou VOCEE Membrane Technology combines R&D, production and sales and its containerized solutions have been used in various situations extensively. This article covers the essence of the benefits of such systems and their application in the real life.
Basic Benefits of Containerized Sea Water Desalination Systems.
The preference of containerized seawater desalination systems is based on the fact that the system has internal strengths that are helpful to the various practical demands. To begin with, integrated and modular design makes it easier to deploy. Standard containers are pre-assembled with all the core elements that comprise reverse osmosis membranes, high-pressure pumps, pretreatment units and control systems. This does away with complex on-site installation labor and the system can be deployed in weeks, which is much more effective than the old fixed desalination plants. Secondly, it is scalable in a flexible way to satisfy changing water requirement. Several container units can be paralleled and the water production capacity can be increased as per the actual demand, in between of the small water supply of tons of cubic meters to the great magnitude supply of thousands of cubic meters. Thirdly, there exists a high degree of environmental adaptability. The container building is robust and resistant to corrosion that can survive severe conditions like humid climate, severe wind and salt spray in the sea. In the meantime, the system is also provided with smart control modules to automatically vary the operating parameters based on the variation in seawater quality to maintain constant fresh water production.
Common Applications of Containerized Desalination Solutions.
Use of containerized seawater desalination systems has been effectively used in other areas that depend on their merits. These systems address the issue of shortage of fresh water among people and tourism facilities in remote coastal islands. As an illustration, the containerized desalination facilities of VOCEE supply local populations in the south east of Asia with stable drinking and domestic water in the form of VOCEE, and the treated water is also of international drinking water quality. The systems provide quality industrial water to production equipment and staff members in offshore oil and gas platforms. The small form is able to save some important space on the platform and the stable functioning assures continuous water flow in offshore operations spanning over a long period of time. In emergency disaster relief situations, e.g. coastal regions affected by the tsunami or typhoons, the containerized systems can be delivered fast to the disaster site to supply urgent fresh nurturing water, which is useful in the post-disaster rebuilding efforts. Also, they can be applied in the coastal industrial park, which supplies the industry with process water, including electronics, textiles and food processing, eliminating the need to rely on the municipal water supply.
The Technical benefits of VOCEE in Containerized Desalination Systems.
Container seawater desalination systems of VOCEE as a professional membrane separation technology enterprise have special technical advantages. The systems embrace high-performance reverse osmosis membranes and hollow fiber ultrafiltration membranes developed and manufactured by VOCEE with high rate of salt rejection and high service life. The combined pretreatment method is efficient in the removal of suspended solids, colloids and microorganisms in sea water, which secures the reverse osmosis membrane, enhancing the stability of the system. Furthermore, VOCEE offers is specific solutions depending on the various use scenarios, system configuration based on local seawater quality, water demand and environmental conditions. The professional after-sales service will support and maintain systems punctually, which will be efficient to operate in the long-run.
The flexibility, efficiency and reliability of the containerized seawater desalination systems have become an important segment of the global water supply solution. VOCEE will still leverage the benefits of technology in membrane separation to streamline the process of containerized desalination systems to deliver fresh water to the people around the globe as an efficient and a more environmentally friendly process.
