Ultrafiltration (UF) is a hydro static membrane which rejects suspended solids, bacteria, viruses, pathogens and produces a water quality with very high purity and low silt density. It is used as a pre-treatment for industrial biologically effluent, surface water prior to reverse osmosis and other membrane systems.
UF is a low pressure-driven mechanical process for separating and concentrating suspended solids, colloids and high molecular weight materials in solution. UF membranes are tubular filters, which are designed and manufactured by a leading European supplier.
They reject solids while allowing clean water to pass through. The UF design uses the wash water to flow over the membrane surface at a set flow rate and pressure, which keeps the surface clean from solids build up.
Key Benefits of Ultrafiltation:
- Removal of suspended solids and turbidity with constant filtrate quality.
- High bacteria and virus removal rates.
- High chemical resistance and temperature tolerance for effective membrane cleaning
- Low energy consumption
- Maximum operational safety and reliability.
- Compact design resulting in small system footprint
- Excellent filtration performance with high flux