Desalination Market Moving to Reverse Osmosis and Larger Flow Control Expenditures

Nearly 80 percent of the investment in desalination this year will be for membrane treatment as opposed to thermal. The $8 billion which will be spent on membrane systems represents a large market for suppliers of valves, pumps and filtration equipment. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company by aggregating forecasts in a number of its water related reports. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

The investment in the membrane portion will be $2.7 billion. This includes the replacement membranes and modules as well as the new equipment using microfiltration, ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis. The salt is removed in the reverse osmosis system but either microfiltration or ultrafiltration is used to pre-filter the seawater.

The U.S. market is poised to accelerate as cities want a more secure water supply. San Diego has purchased a system from IDE which will be the largest in North America. It will process more than 100 MGD of seawater and produce more than 50 MGD of drinking water. Desalination became attractive to San Diego based on reduced operating cost.

Early desalination membranes removed about 98.4 percent of the salt and required an extra pass through a second array of filters.  According to IDE, they cost about $500 each and lasted three years. Today’s filters extract 99.8 percent of salt, cost $350 and can last seven to eight years, making large-scale desalination feasible. Power-saving devices employ leftover brine to spin turbines which, in turn, run pumps cutting energy use by 45 percent.

Of the $5.3 billion, which will be spent for the balance of the membrane systems, pumps, valves and piping represent a big portion.  Pumps to move the pure water through the reverse osmosis membranes are major components of desalination systems. Pitting, crevice corrosion and stress corrosion cracking are major challenges in processing seawater and brackish water.  Pump companies such as Sulzer and Flowserve address these issues with a range of materials, including super austenitic stainless steels, duplex stainless

steels, bronze alloys, nickel alloys, and Ni-Resist metals along with engineered polymers.  Flowserve maintains its own steel, nickel and light reactive alloy foundries.

Reverse osmosis requires high pressures and, therefore, high energy consumption. However, because of some novel pump designs, much of this energy can be and is being recaptured  Energy Recovery has a type of pump called the PX Pressure Exchanger which captures hydraulic energy from the high-pressure reject stream of seawater reverse osmosis processes and transfers this energy to low-pressure feedwater with an efficiency of over 98 percent. Because the PX device itself consumes no electrical power, the overall energy consumption of the seawater reverse osmosis process is drastically reduced.

Special valves are needed to contend with the corrosion and pressures.  Pentair supplies butterfly and check valves meeting all the requirements.  Victaulic has acquired the desalination business of MTS Valves & Technology, which designs and manufactures plug valves for the global desalination market. Victaulic offers a complete line of grooved couplings, fittings and valves for high-pressure desalination and reverse osmosis applications.

Cartridges, sand filters and automatic backwash filters are typically used for pre-filtration.  The choice is critical. Plugging problems have caused major problems when the wrong combinations are chosen.

The performance of the systems is dependent on accurate measurement of flow and water quality as well as control of the variables to ensure high water purity at minimum energy consumption. Companies such as ABB, Emerson and Yokogawa provide integrated solutions.

For more information on treatment and flow control expenditures for desalination, click on:

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Liquid Filtration and Media World Market
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Pumps World Markets
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RO, UF, MF World Market 
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Cleanroom Consumable Expenditures to Rise $350 Million This Year

In 2013, Cleanrooms around the world will purchase consumables valued at $7 billion. This represents an increase of $350 million above the 2012 level. East Asia will account for 56 percent of the total.  This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in its World Cleanroom Markets.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

($ Millions)

World Region

2013

 Africa

 36

 CIS

 101

 East Asia

 3,962

 Eastern Europe

 36

 Middle East

 100

 NAFTA

 1,309

 South & Central America

 84

 West Asia

 114

 Western Europe

 1,250

 Total

6,992

Cleanrooms in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, flat panel, memory, food and other industries must utilize clothing and wipes which will not contaminate the air in the workspace. People are the largest source of contamination. Therefore, the selection of gloves, gowns, shoe wear and other clothing is critical. Furthermore, wipes, swabs, mops, stationery, disinfectant chemicals and other disposable products must not shed particles, off gas undesirable compounds or reduce the sterility of the space.

The growth of cleanrooms in East Asia has doubled that of other regions.  Most of the flat panel display manufacturers are now in East Asia. Semiconductor growth has been higher in East Asia than in other regions. The use of cleanrooms to manufacture photovoltaic panels has grown at double-digit rates in recent years.  Much of the growth has taken place in China and other East Asian countries.

The suppliers of consumables for cleanrooms include many of the world’s top companies. ITW is a leading supplier of wipes. Kimberly Clark and DuPont are suppliers of the fabrics for gowns. Cantel Medical is a leading supplier of disinfectants.  Laundries to clean and purify reusable gowns require expensive cleanrooms where the actual laundering takes place.  As a result, a few large companies with multiple facilities capture a significant portion of the revenues. Aramark is a leader along with Prudential Overall.

World Cleanroom Markets also provides forecast of hardware, rooms, employees and cleanroom space.

For more information on World Cleanroom Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73

 

Headlines for the June 7, 2013 – Utility E-Alert   

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1128 – June 7, 2013

Table of Contents 

COAL – US 

  • Two Units at Jim Bridger to get SCR
  • SCE&G to complete Retirement of Canadys this Year
  • If Governor signs Bill, Reid Gardner to retire by 2017
  • Appalachian Power to convert Two Units at Clinch River to Natural Gas
  • EPA proposes New Timeline for Completing SIPs for Ozone NAAQS

COAL – WORLD

  • Hattat Holding to build 2600 MW Power Plant in Amasra, Turkey
  • Indonesia wants to Add 5000 MW to Already Proposed Power Plants
  • Burj Power to build 300 MW Power Plant in Port Qasim, Pakistan
  • Lanco to build 600 MW Surat Expansion in Gujarat, India
  • Punjab (India) to build 1320 MW Power Plant at Hajipur
  • Polish Government to find Funds for 2x900 MW Opole Expansion

GAS/OIL – US

  • Abengoa/MHI to build 440 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant at Carty in Oregon

GAS/OIL – WORLD 

  • Siemens to supply Gas Turbines for 2000 MW Ras Djinet and Ain Arnat Power Plants in Algeria
  • GE to build 368 MW Hassi R’mel in Algeria
  • Tanzania signs $414 Million Power Plant Deal with Japan’s Sumitomo Corp

BIOMASS

  • Scotland to build 120 MW Biomass-fired Cogeneration Plant at Port of Grangemouth

COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES/BOILER EFFICIENCY 

  • ABB Will Supply its Symphony Automation System for 700 MW Cogen Plant in China
  • Brunei Power Station to Install GE’s ORegen Waste Heat Recovery System

NUCLEAR

  • MidAmerican Energy/Announces "No Nuclear Power Plant in Iowa"
  • EDF Energy signs Labor Relations Agreements for Hinkley Point Power Plant
  • Atomstroyexport to hold Tenders for 4,800 MW Turkish Nuclear Power Plant

BUSINESS

  • South Korea’s Samsung Techwin wins $537 Million Order from General Electric
  • MET ESP Rebuild Orders
  • Fuel Tech has ULTRA Awards in China
  • European Fossil Power Market Taking a Surprising Turn toward Coal and Wood
  • Significant Changes in FGD Technology are Predicted

HOT TOPIC HOUR

  • Power-Gen Europe was Hot Topic Webinar June 6
  • Highlights of Air and Water Presentations at Power-Gen Europe
  • "Monitoring and Optimizing Fuel Feed, Metering and Combustion in Boilers" is the Hot Topic for Thursday, June 13, 2013
  • Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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2013

 

DATE

SUBJECT

 

June 20

Dry Sorbent Injection and Material Handling for APC     

Power

June 27

Power Generation Forecast for Nuclear, Fossil and Renewables      

Market Intelligence

July 11

New Developments in Power Plant Air Pollution Control     

Power

July 18

Measurement and Control of HCl     

Power

July 25

GHG Compliance Strategies, Reduction Technologies and Measurement

Power

August 1

Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards     

Power

August 8

Improving Power Plant Efficiency and Power Generation      

Power

August 15

Control and Treatment Technology for FGD Wastewater     

Power

August 22

Status of Carbon Capture and Storage Programs and Technology     

Power

August 29

Pumps for Power Plant Cooling Water and Water Treatment Applications     

Power

Sept. 5

Fabric Selection for Particulate Control

 

Power

Sept. 19

Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines

Power

Sept. 26

Multi-Pollutant Control Technology

 

Power

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