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Solar powered Ultrafiltration for drinking water with 8,000 l/d

The TFW 8000 PV solar water treatment system is complete and ready to deploy. It provides approx. 8?000 liters of clean potable water per day from non saline source water only limited by the pre configured PV components.

Powered by high quality GE Energy solar panels it can run without ongoing fuel and fuel transport costs. The system is complete with borehole type delivery pump, an exclusive automatic back flushing filtration, batteries, solar panels and controls.

An ultra filtration membrane removes all virus and bacteria without requiring toxic chemical treatment. The TFW 8000 PV is ideal for remote areas, disaster relief, village level water purification and in multiples even small resort applications. It is very compact, easy to install and to operate.

External dimensions                        500 x 400 x 1800 mm powder coated metal cabinet
Weight                                             net 450 kg
Intake feed pump                            1 piece max. 1000 l/h with max 7 bar pressure
Tube packet                                     20m
Pre filter with motor                         1 piece 25 Microns
Ultra filtration with Membrane filter 1 piece max 1000 l/h or max 263 G/h
Solar Panels                                     2 pieces each 200W / 24V
Tower for solar panels                     1 piece 2.50m
Activated carbon filter                      1 piece 20 Microns
Gel batteries                                    4 pieces each 6 V ? 200 Ah batteries
Energy consumption per unit / hour 250 W/h

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Mobile, no energy, non chemical Ultrafiltration water purification

This product is an excellent example of how a robust and easy to use Ultrafiltration unit for water purifiaction can look like. It is mainly used in disaster or emergency areas or in rural applications. It is applied to produce drinking water out of any sweet raw water since it filters out harmful contaminants like worm eggs, bacteria or even viruses. 

Parameters

- Small footprint (43cm x 61cm x 94cm)
- High mobility and light weight (20kg)
- High flow rate ( 0.5 m3/hr )
- No electricity required (hand pump)
- No chemicals required
- Removes: Bacteria, Suspended particulates, Colloidal, High molecular weight material
- Inlet/Outlet Dimension : 1” NPT (female thread)
- Flow Rate : ± 0.5 m3/hr (City Water)
- Housing Dimension : 6” width x 24” length
- Recovery : 100% ( Dead End Filtration )
- Product Turbidity : < 0.1 NTU 
- Fibre Size : 2.0mm OD
- Operating Temperature : < 50° C
- Fibre Material : Hydrophilic PAN
- Operating Pressure : < 2.0 Bar
- Configuration : Capillary Type ( Out-to-In )
- pH range (operating) : 3 – 9
- Surface Area : 50 ft2

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Possible applications

Municipal

  • Membrane bioreactors
  • For tertiary treatment
  • Purification of drinking water
  • For the use of process water

Industrial applications

  • Membrane bioreactor
  • For better effluent quality
  • For the purification and recycling of process water

Human Aid

  • In disaster areas
  • For areas with low rainfall
  • For the purification of drinking water from rivers, lakes or rainwater

Private Applications

  • Decentralised water supply
  • Purification of drinking water from rainwater
  • For disinfection of well water (sweet water only)
  • In small sewage treatment plants

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