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Innovative Offerings for

Membrane and Thermal
Desalination Plants
Asif Sheikh
Industry Development Manager

Innovations Marketing Desalination

Nalco Gulf Ltd, Dubai, UAE

www.nalco.com

Our Global Business Model

Nalco a Strategic Resource - Creating and Maintaining Value

Existing Offerings from Chemical Suppliers

Antiscalants approved for potable?
Antiscalant selection and dose ?
Global references ?

Chemicals
Plant Survey / Audit
conducted ?
Performance
Services
Reporting in place ?
Membrane Autopsy
Services ?
Local on-site Service
capabilities / support ?
Troubleshooting
and Consultative Expertise ?

Are suppliers Adding Value ?

- Asset protection
- Maintaining production
and quality
- Reducing O&M costs

Programs

Tried & Tested ?

Tailored ?
Case Studies ?
Value Adding /
Differentiating ?

Innovative Offerings from Nalco

Antiscalant
Chemistries
Equipment
Communication
Platform

Innovative ANTISCALANT CHEMISTRIES

RO Membrane Desalination ANTISCALANTS
Phosphorus-Free Scale Inhibitor (PC-1611T)
- Replacement for typical Phosphonate antiscalants

Calcium Phosphate specific Scale Inhibitor (PC-1521T)

- Reduced need for depressing pH in water reuse applications

MSF and MED Thermal Desalination ANTISCALANT

High Top-Brine-Temp & High Concentration Ratio Scale Inhibitor
(PC-2040T)

T is the TRACER Fluoresence in all Nalco Desalination Antiscalants

that allows for the concentration to be measured instantaneously
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Innovative EQUIPMENT
3DT Technology: Detect - Determine - Deliver
Thermal (3DTfTD)

Membrane (3DTfM)
3DT
Controller

Nalco Global
Gateway

Fluorometer
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Innovative COMMUNICATION PLATFORM

enVision: The Power of Information on Demand
Our new web-based data management platform and
system management dashboard to help optimize and
continuously improve your systems performance.

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3DTfM
3DT for Membranes

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Traced RO Antiscalant Dosage Control with 3DTfM

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Normalized Data Trends with Nalco 360

Data
Download

Trending &
Analysis

Permeate
Feed Water
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Enhanced Normalization Reports

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3DTfTD
3DT for Thermal Desalination

Nalcos Innovation Antiscalant for Thermal Desalination Plants

Most MSF plants operate between a TBT of 95
to 115 degC
Industry standard antiscalant dosing on MSF
plants is 1.5 - 2.5 ppm
3-phase pilot MSF trial with Nalcos Innovation
Antiscalant conducted at SWDRI in Saudi Arabia
Successfully tested at various operating
conditions - SWDRI Certificates
Most aggressive condition was successfully
tested at a TBT of 119 degC, CR of 1.9 and
down to a dosage of 0.8 ppm
Significant opportunities for the industry;

Reduce TCO using Nalcos 3DTfTD unit to

safely optimise PC-2040T antiscalant dose
by UP TO 50%
Increase production at higher TBT
operation
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3DT for Thermal (3DTfTD)

applicable for both MSF & MED Plants

Sampling BEFORE
PC-2040T dosing

Sampling AFTER
PC-2040T dosing

Sampling in
Brine Blowdown
line (IMPORTANT)

Sampling in Distillate
(OPTIONAL)
OR
Make-up Line
(IMPORTANT)
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EXAMPLE SCHEMATIC for a MSF plant showing

PC-2040T Dosing and Fluorometer sampling points

Heat Recovery section

Stage
1

Heat Rejection section

Stage
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Distillate
Stage
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Antiscalant Dosing Provision B

based on SW Make-Up Flow
SW Make-UP
Blowdown Fluorometer
Untreated Brine Recycle Fluorometer
Brine Recycle
Treated Brine Recycle Fluorometer
Blowdown
SW Make-Up Fluorometer

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On-line MONITORING of PC-2040T on MSF plant#1 - REAL CASE

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On-line CONTROL of PC-2040T on MSF plant#2 - REAL CASE

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On-line CONTROL of PC-2040T on an MED plant - REAL CASE

BEFORE

AFTER

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Additional Features of the 3DTfTD unit

On-line monitoring of temperatures and turbidity using fluorometer

sample points
On-line monitoring of Brine Blowdown residual concentration of PC-2040T
allows for continual verification of Concentration Ratio

On-line changes in Seawater Turbidity monitoring enables 3DTfTD unit to

adjust PC-2040T dose rate
Connecting the Ball Cleaning system status (ON/OFF) to the 3DTfTD unit
enables adjustment of PC-2040T dose rate
Automatically web-generated reports on a daily basis consisting of
various performance and parameter trends

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Performance Management with Chemistry + Automation

Nalco has built this innovation on the
3D TRASAR technology platform
This combines novel sensor technology,
advanced treatment programs, modern
communication and expert consultancy

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enVision: The Power of Information on Demand

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