Membrane Troubleshooting

There can be many reasons why a membrane system suffers a loss in performance, and is unable to produce the proper quantity and/or quality of permeate water. Similar to a doctor attempting to make a diagnosis, Aquatis identify as many symptoms as possible to find what the disease is before treating the problem. Some example of  membrane troubleshooting encountered by Aquatis are presented below :

 

Membrane Biofouling
Severe Membrane biofouling observed at the membrane surface of a Reverse Osmosis module

 

 

Membrane Biofouling
Observation of biofouling within the spacers of a Reverse Osmosis Membrane.

 

Membrane scaling
Scaling on the spacers of a Reverse Osmosis Membrane

 

 

Microscopic observation of Calcium Carbonate precipitate at the membrane surface
Microscopic observation of Calcium Carbonate precipitate at the membrane surface

 

Microscopic Observation of BaSO4 precipitate at the membrane surface
Microscopic Observation of BaSO4 precipitate at the membrane surface

 

Delamination of Reverse osmosis Membrane due to backpressure
Delamination of Reverse osmosis Membrane due to backpressure

 

Membrane delamination
Membrane delamination

 

membrane telescoping issue
membrane telescoping issue

 

Membrane hydraulic issue!
Membrane hydraulic issue!