Prime RO Membranes Require up to 20% Less Energy to Produce
Higher Quality Water
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 9, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Water Solutions today announced it has
received the 2023 Energy and Sustainability Award from
the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for
developing a family of energy-efficient reverse osmosis (RO)
membranes that contributes to the decarbonization of water
purification.
DuPont™ FilmTec™ Prime RO is a new portfolio of reverse osmosis
membranes for industrial applications that require up to 20 percent
less energy while improving permeate quality by up to 60 percent,
in turn reducing chemical usage in the water purification process.
Analysis using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tools indicates
that Prime RO products have the potential to reduce global
CO2 equivalent emissions by approximately 85,000 metric
tons each year compared to legacy products. These claims are
compliant with ISO 14021 requirements and have been validated by
Anthesis, a global sustainability advisory and solutions firm.
"We are extremely honored that our new Prime RO portfolio of
reverse osmosis membranes has received AIChE's Energy and
Sustainability Award, recognizing our team's dedication to helping
solve both global water and climate challenges through innovating
for sustainability," said Alan Chan,
Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Water Solutions. "This
next generation of brackish water RO elements offers enhanced water
quality and reduced energy consumption while maintaining the
performance and durability customers expect from FilmTec™."
Building off the rich heritage of the FilmTec™ BW30 family of
membrane elements, Prime RO ushered in two distinct membrane
improvements to DuPont's 8" brackish water (BW) portfolio. The new
FilmTec™ BW30XHR features an advanced membrane chemistry that
provides a 40 percent reduction in salt passage compared to its
predecessor without any sacrifice to water permeability. DuPont™
FilmTec™ BW30 membrane model also received an upgrade in the Prime
RO series, implementing an improved membrane chemistry that
provides a five percent reduction in energy consumption and a 10
percent decrease in salt passage compared to heritage BW30 membrane
elements.
DuPont's water technologies help purify more than 50 million
gallons of water every minute around the world, from wastewater to
ultrapure water. DuPont's innovative technologies allow for the
purification, conservation, and reuse of the hardest to treat water
– enabling customers to meet their goals for water stewardship,
circularity and waste reduction, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission
reduction. To learn how DuPont has helped both municipal water
producers and industrial water users meet goals for water
stewardship and water access, see DuPont's recently released 2023
Sustainability Report.
DuPont offers solutions to a variety of water and sustainability
challenges through a broad portfolio of membranes, resins and
systems (including reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, ion exchange
resins (IEX), ultrafiltration (UF), electrodeionization (EDI),
nanofiltration (NF), membrane bioreactor systems (MBR), membrane
aerated biofilm reactors (MABR), and closed-circuit reverse osmosis
(CCRO) systems).
The Energy and Sustainability Award will be presented at the
Institute's Honors Ceremony during the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting in
Orlando, Florida, on November 5, 2023.
About DuPont Water & Protection
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solutions for a more sustainable world; enabling its customers to
win through unique capabilities, global scale and iconic brands
including Kevlar®, Nomex®, Tyvek®,
Corian® Design, GreatStuff™, Styrofoam™, and FilmTec™.
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