The Portable Bicycle Ultra-Filtration Water

Treatment System
As in many disasters, contaminated water is
the main and serious issue. The portable
bicycle ultra-filtration systems would allow
more victims to have access to clean and
safe water for consumption
Mercy Relief Chief Executive, Hassan
Ahmad, said, The pedal-powered filters do
not require electricity to pump, and as such
are very appropriate for use in remote
disaster-stricken areas where power supply is
affected or scarce.
The 800-litre-per-hour system was designed
by
Singapore
water
firm
Glowtec
Environmental Corporation and each unit
costs about USD 3,000. The systems were
previously deployed successfully by Mercy
Relief in 2008 during the Cyclone Nargis in
Myanmar, the major flood in Yemen, the
victims of Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan and
Typhoon Ketsana in the Philippines and
Vietnam last year.
The system is designed around the rear
wheel of a bicycle. With the rear wheel raised
and fixed off the ground, only one person is
required to start pedaling. A series of chains
activate the rotary pump, which begins
passing water through a dual follow fibre
membrane system. This process is known as
Ultra Filtration which removes particles larger
than 0.01 microns, including most bacteria.
When the membrane is plugged up, a
pressure gauge will show high operation
pressure. The membrane can be easily
cleaned by performing backwashing. During
backwashing, clean water flows in a reverse
direction through the membrane to remove
the sediments and micro-organisms stuck on
the membrane surface. After backwashing,
the membrane will be ready to produce more
water.

S p e c ific a t io n s
P roduct water capacity:
800 litres per hr
Dry weight: 75kg
Overall dimensions:
2 m (L) 0.850 m (W ) x m (H)
P erformance:
Removal of sediments, bacteria,
colour

Myanmar

Yemen

Taiwan

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iWater Cycle
Portable Membrane Filtration System
Using
membranes, this system is designed as an
effective water treatment system in rural or disaster areas
where electricity is not available. With the wheel fixed on the
ground, kinetic energy from the cyclist is converted to
mechanical energy to activate pumps. The water source is
filtered with low pressure through the membranes. This
process remove most particles more than 0.01 micron
including bacteria.

Description and Use

The system is designed around the rear wheel of a bicycle.
With the rear wheel raised and fixed off the ground, only a
person is required to start pedaling. A series of chains activate
the rotary pump, which begins passing water through a dual
follow fibre membrane systems.
When the membranes is plugged up, a pressure gauge will
show high operation pressure. The membranes can be easily
cleaned by performing backwashing. During backwashing,
clean water flows in a reverse direction through the membrane
to remove the sediments and micro-organism stuck on the
membrane surface. After backwashing, the membrane will be
ready to produce more water

Features

Capacity Up to 900 m3/hr product water

unit can be operated manually with pedalling system or
using motor to replace manual cycling

Removes sediments, bacteria, colour, etc

International and WHO requirements

iWater on Yemen Flooded (provided by Mercy Relief)

Benefit

Quick response for rural and disaster area.

Easily to operated and maintenance

Mobile unit can be quick to move to others area

Easily to use for rural and disaster area.

Application

Rural and disaster area.

Remote area where there is no power supply

Performance

Raw water source: Non-contaminated river and lake

Capacity: 400-900 liters/hour

Power: manually or mechanical

Approximate weight: 80 kg

Overall dimension: 2x0.85x1.3 m

iWater is able to transported easily to other location in Yemen

*Excluding water source that has been contaminated by industrial discharge of waste matter.

Glowtec Singapore Pte Ltd Blk 4010 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #06-06 Tech Place 1 S569626
T(65) 62552866 F(65) 62552868 Email: sales@glowtec.com Web:www.glowtec.com

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Operation

Manually operated and electrical powered (if available)

Bicycle has dual functions of transporting equipment
and driving membrane filtration system.

UF (0.01 micron) membrane removes suspended
particulates, colloidal material and certain bacteria.

Cleaning of membranes is easily done by switching
positions of flexible tubing direction and pedaling
so that clean water flows in reverse direction, flushing
out the particulates stuck on membrane surface.

Monthly cleaning with biocide provided with packaged.

Influent water characteristic

Product Variant

i water cycle standard: equipped with full bicycle,
manually operated.

i water static: equipped with bicycle without the front
wheel, manually operated.

i water motorized: motor equipped to replace manual
cycling

Temperature < 45 degrees Celsius

COD < 8 ppm

pH: 6.5 8.5

Total Suspended Solid < 20 ppm

Oil and waste not allowed

Chemicals
All chemicals required to operated the unit can be
provided by Glowtec

*Excluding water source that has been contaminated by industrial discharge of waste matter.

Glowtec Singapore Pte Ltd Blk 4010 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #06-06 Tech Place 1 S569626
T(65) 62552866 F(65) 62552868 Email: sales@glowtec.com Web:www.glowtec.com