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Filtration+Separation September/October 2016
Fjords Processing delivers fine filter for Statoil Fjords Processing has provided a 31-tonne seawater fine filter skid for Statoil’s Maria field in the Norwegian Sea two weeks ahead of schedule.
The contract was delivered through energy services company Aibel AS, with fabrication contracted to Stryvo Bismo AS. www.fjordsprocessing.com
The Puritech Finefilter is designed to remove organic particles from seawater using pure polypropylene filter cartridges, with selected pore size ratings in two stages, within one vessel. The technology also allows automated reconditioning of the cartridges to regularly restore filtration efficiency, with a throughput of 254 cubic metres per hour, and sitting on a skid measuring just 6m x 4.5m x 8m.
Unilever to purchase Blueair Consumer goods giant Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire Blueair, a Swedish supplier of mobile indoor air purification technologies and solutions. Founded in 1996, Blueair makes air purifying technologies and products for consumers and businesses. Available in over 62 markets worldwide, Blueair air purifiers are designed to remove airborne allergens, asthma triggers, viruses, bacteria and other pollutants. The company had a turnover of US$106 million in 2015. Unilever says that the acquisition will further complement its existing water purification business.
Fjords Processing’s seawater fine filter skid.
Nitin Paranjpe, president of Unilever’s Home Care business, said: “We are delighted to be adding Blueair to our Home Care portfolio. The Blueair
brand and products are widely known and represent exceptional quality and design, as well as superior capacity and performance.” Blueair founder Bengt Rittri said Unilever would help the company to take the next step to become a truly global provider of its air purifiers. “Moving forward, Blueair will be geared to help potentially billions of people rather than millions to create safer, healthier indoor environments as air pollution rises worldwide,” said Rittri. Blueair will continue to operate under its existing brand name in all of its markets, including Sweden, China, USA, Japan, South Korea and India. www.blueair.com www.unilever.com
Oasys Water expands in Asia with 3 new Chinese projects
GE to provide water reuse technology for Chinese coal-fired power plant
Oasys Water is deploying three new industrial wastewater treatment projects in China and expanding its Asian operational infrastructure to support growth in the region.
GE is supplying wastewater treatment equipment, including membrane and brine concentration technologies, for the Jingneng Zhuozhou coal-fired power plant in Zhuozhou City, in Hebei Province, China.
Oasys and its Chinese partner Beijing Woteer Water Technology Co Ltd are providing a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) water treatment plant for process effluent streams at Zhongtian Hechuang Energy Co Ltd’s US$3.1 billion coal-based methanol petrochemical plant which is under construction near Ordos. Woteer's ZLD water treatment system will feature Oasys forward osmosis (FO) technology, to transform 3200 m3/day of process wastewater at the coal-to-olefin CTO complex. This new deployment will use two Oasys Membrane Brine Concentrator (MBC) systems in parallel, to transform high salinity process wastewater into fresh water to be recycled in the plant’s production process. The ZLD water treatment system will include www.filtsep.com
pretreatment and crystallizer systems provided by Woteer. Oasys and Woteer are also finalizing the commissioning of a ZLD project for the treatment of combined power plant wastewater streams of 1200 m3/day at the Yangmei Taihua CTO complex in Shanxi province. Woteer has recently secured a third project featuring Oasys FO-based MBC technology, for the treatment of flue gas desulfurization wastewater to ZLD at Shanxi Lujin Electric Power’s Wangqu Thermal Power Station in Shanxi province. “The combination of our successful commissioning of the Changxing Power Plant last year and the continued acceleration of the Chinese ZLD market has driven Oasys to grow its presence in the region and expand the breadth of our activities with our Chinese partner, Woteer,” said Jim Matheson, president and CEO of Oasys Water. www.oasyswater.com
GE's zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology will enable Hebei Zhuozhou Jingyuan Thermal Power Plant Co Ltd to meet Chinese emissions and discharge limitations for new thermal power plants and enable the reuse of 99% of the FGD blowdown wastewater at the plant. The power plant’s wastewater will be recycled and used as makeup water.
urban areas. The new Jingneng Zhuozhou Power Plant will replace the existing Shijingshan Power Plant, which was decommissioned in March 2015. The new plant, which is expected to enter commercial operation in May 2017, will be a demonstration ZLD power plant for China. www.ge.com
The GE membrane and brine concentration technologies will be followed by crystallization to produce pure NaCl salt (sodium chloride). The project is part of a plan for Hebei Zhuozhou Jingyuan Thermal Power Plant to relocate highpollution plants out of Beijing’s
GE’s zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology will treat flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater to meet Chinese emission and discharge limitations.