Ultra Pure Water Unit

Introduction

 

Ultra Pure water is used for preparation of saline water, dialysis water in hospitals, microbial culture preparation in biotech industries and laboratories, caustic soda plant etc.

 

Salient Technical Features including Competing Features

 

•  Cascaded compact RO system of 40 – 60 L/h capacity

•  It generates permeate of 0 to 2 ppm total dissolved solids (TDS) of Type 2 & Type 3 grade water

•  Compared to conventional separation methods such as evaporation, distillation where the energy consumption and operating costs are very high or can replace even expensive membrane units supplied by multinational companies which cost in lacs of rupees.

 

Scale of Development

 

•  Pilot Scale 40-60 Liters/Hour capacity

 

Status of Commercialization

 

•  Readily available for Units of 40-60 lit/hr Capacity .

 

Major Plant Equipment and Machinery Required

 

•  Raw Water Pumps, High Pressure Pump, Pressure Vessel (FRP Housing), Pressure Gauges and Rotameters.

 

Techno-Economics

 

• •  Techno Economic Comparison of the proposed CSIR IICT demineralizer with market technologies

• •  The cost of 50 Litres/hour plant is around Rs.80,000/-

 

For further information please contact

 

CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Uppal Road, Tarnaka,
Hyderabad - 500 007
Phone: +91-40-21791623
E-mail: aau@iict.res.in