[Lanxess] 가나 음료회사에 RO 필터 제공

Lanxess가 가나 음료회사인 Mazareka의 깨끗한 식수 공급을 돕기위해 역삼투 필터요소를 제공했다고 밝혔다. Mazareka의 수처리 플랜트는 Lewabrane RO B400 HR 멤브레인 요소로 구성되어 있고 시간당 40㎥를 60만 명에게 제공한다.

2013년 10월부터 Mazareka는 물과 소프트드링크를 생산하기 시작했지만 시스템에 필터 부품을 처음 사용한다. 현재 멤브레인 부품의 채널이 빠르게 막혀서 물의 흐름을 막아 플랜트가 정지되는 일이 빈번하게 발생했다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 제공된 나권형의 Lewabrane RO B400 HR 멤브레인 모듈은 합성 폴리아미드 멤브레인으로 구성되고 산업 수처리 및 식수 정화를 위해 개발됐다. 이 멤브레인은 질산엽과 유기 합성물과 같은 중요한 합성물에 대한 높은 잔류률을 보이며 식수 시스템 장치를 위한 NSF/ANSI Standard 61을 충족한다.

After suffering from filter clogging and facility downtime, North Ghana drinks company Mazareka turned to German company LANXESS to take delivery of reverse osmosis (RO) filter elements to supply clean drinking water.

The water-treatment plant of Mazareka, which is based in Tamale/Kanshegu, is equipped with Lewabrane RO B400 HR membrane elements. It has a capacity of 40 m3/hour to supply water to 600,000 people.

In October 2013, Mazareka began producing sachets filled with water and soft drinks. But with the filter elements initially used in the system, the channels of the membrane elements quickly became clogged, and the elements blocked the flow of water. That problem shut down the plant.

The spiral-wound Lewabrane RO B400 HR membrane module consists of a polyamide composite membrane and was developed for industrial water treatment and the purification of drinking water. The membrane features high retention of critical components such as nitrates and organic compounds and meets NSF/ANSI Standard 61 for drinking water system components.

Mazareka’s modern drinking water treatment plant is the first of its kind in the northern region of Ghana. The supply of drinking water is especially poor in this part of the country, with approximately half of the population having no access to clean drinking water at all.

Water commonly comes in the form of one-half-liter plastic bags of normal tap water, from which only the suspended solids have been filtered out. These "sachets" cost the equivalent of about three euro cents yet the water and its taste can be of concern.
Mazareka set itself the goal of combining the best hygienic practices with modern reverse osmosis technology to produce high-quality water for safe consumption.

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 7월 29일]