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UF for industrial water reuse.
Reuse process, wash and cooling water with flat-sheet UF that scrubs itself clean while it runs. Simple pretreatment, high recovery and no backwash, ahead of NF or RO where you need it.
Typical values from reference installations, test data and design studies. Your proposal sets the design point and guaranteed values for your feed.
Process
Reuse trains built around Scrub UF.
Textile wash water
Municipal or industrial supply water
| Goal | Example train |
|---|---|
| Lower TSS and total phosphorus | Final clarifier → coagulant dose → Scrub UF |
| Lower TSS and COD | Final clarifier → Scrub UF → ozone or catalytic oxidation |
| Lower COD and total nitrogen | Final clarifier → denitrification filter → Scrub UF → advanced oxidation |
| Reuse as process or boiler makeup | Scrub UF → NF or RO, sized to the reuse spec |
Why it fits
Built for variable industrial feeds.
| Feature | What it does | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Online media scrubbing | Removes fouling while the unit runs | Fewer chemical cleans and less labor |
| Open flat sheets | No fiber bundle to plug with fibers or sticky solids | Tolerates higher-solids, variable feeds |
| Often no coagulant | No chemical sludge from a coagulation step in many designs | Less solid waste; no added chloride, aluminum or iron |
| No backwash | No backwash pump, tank or valves | Simpler process and controls |
| Packaged units | Units share utilities and are serviced one at a time | Phase capacity as reuse grows |
Typical performance.
| Parameter | Typical result |
|---|---|
| Permeate turbidity | Typically below 1 NTU; often below 0.1 NTU |
| Suspended solids | Typically below 5–10 mg/L |
| Recovery | 90% or better, depending on feed and how concentrate is discharged |
| COD and ammonia | Partial reduction; pair with oxidation or biology as needed |
| Feed suspended solids | Reference tolerance up to about 200 mg/L; pilot recommended |
| Chemical clean | Typically every few weeks to 2 months on suitable feeds |
Packaged units
Scrub UF sizes, 861 to 11,300 ft² (80 to 1,050 m²).
| Model | Membrane area | L × W × H | Design permeate* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrub-UF80 | 861 ft² (80 m²) | 3'-3" × 3'-3" × 5'-11" (1,000 × 1,000 × 1,800 mm) | 5–7 gpm 7,800–10,300 gpd (29–38 m³/d) |
| Scrub-UF260-1 | 2,800 ft² (260 m²) | 3'-11" × 7'-3" × 7'-5" (1,200 × 2,200 × 2,250 mm) | 17–23 gpm 25,200–33,600 gpd (94–125 m³/d) |
| Scrub-UF350-1 | 3,770 ft² (350 m²) | 3'-11" × 7'-3" × 8'-4" (1,200 × 2,200 × 2,530 mm) | 24–31 gpm 33,900–45,200 gpd (126–168 m³/d) |
| Scrub-UF260-2 | 5,600 ft² (520 m²) | 7'-7" × 7'-3" × 7'-5" (2,300 × 2,200 × 2,250 mm) | 35–47 gpm 50,400–67,200 gpd (187–250 m³/d) |
| Scrub-UF350-3 | 11,300 ft² (1,050 m²) | 11'-0" × 7'-3" × 8'-4" (3,350 × 2,200 × 2,530 mm) | 71–94 gpm 101,700–135,600 gpd (378–504 m³/d) |
*Design permeate at 9–12 GFD (15–20 LMH), peak 15 GFD (25 LMH). On clean water, flux may run higher; we confirm that by pilot or reference data before we design to it. A 0.16 in (4.0 mm) sheet family is also available (Scrub-UF210 / UF280).
Larger plants can use a multi-cell tank, with each cell taken offline for cleaning while the others keep producing. We confirm the configuration per project. Units are assembled in Poughkeepsie, NY. Tell us your domestic-content or BABA requirements and we'll review what we can document. UF catalog Rev03 (PDF).
Questions
Common questions
Will UF remove color from textile wastewater?
Partly. UF removes particulate and colloidal color, but dissolved dye usually needs a polishing step after UF, such as ozone, GAC or NF. We size that step with you where color limits are tight.
Can Scrub UF feed an RO for reuse?
Yes. Scrub UF permeate typically has SDI below 4, which suits RO feed in many cases. See UF for RO pretreatment.
How much solids can it take?
Reference data show tolerance up to about 200 mg/L suspended solids. Sticky solids, oil or fibers change that, so we recommend a pilot on difficult feeds.
Send us your water data.
We will size Scrub UF for your flow and feed, or set up a Scrub-UF80 pilot.