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Pentair X-Flowsupplier website

Logo Pentair
Based in Enschede, the Netherlands | Operates worldwide
Offers Multitube/Multichannel (MT/MC) MBR membrane configuration

Proprietary MBR products and systems:

  • Tubular cross-flow 8 mm ID
  • Tubular airlift 5 mm or 3 mm ID
  • Helix flux enhancement (5 mm or 8 mm)

About Pentair X-Flow

Advanced membranes are our business. We help equipment manufacturers, engineering and construction contractors to exceed expectations with membranes that make the difference, even in the most challenging tasks and conditions.

Focused on practical and economic progress, we develop filtration technology with the lowest total cost of ownership and the highest efficiency.

X-Flow is the international membrane brand of Pentair, the global water, fluid, thermal management, and equipment protection partner. Pentair addresses some of the world’s most pressing problems related to food, water and energy with innovative filtration products, services and technologies.

With X-Flow, Pentair continues to evolve as a membrane innovator. With our dedicated laboratory, R&D and production facilities in the Netherlands, we turn ideas into new opportunities for customers. Our track record of development and multiple product awards has brought X-Flow membranes to filtration projects around the world. It has earned us a reputation of quality and reliability, and the trust of many long-term clients. Everyone at Pentair is proud to work on sustainable solutions in a changing world.

Areas of expertise:

  • industrial WWTP
  • leachate MBR
  • produced water.

MBR technology & applications

Proprietary MBR products and systems:

  • Tubular cross-flow 8 mm ID
  • Tubular airlift 5 mm or 3 mm ID
  • Helix flux enhancement (5 mm or 8 mm)

Market applications:

  • Industrial small-scale, Industrial large-scale
  • Municipal small-scale, Municipal large-scale
  • Commercial facilities, Residential developments, Marine applications

Tubular membranes are enforced tubes having an inside out filtration mode with the separating skin at the inside of the membranes. The new generation membranes have smart turbulence enhancing properties, driving the performance beyond the classical smooth membrane.

Helix flux enhancement

With the Helix flux enhancement, X-Flow addresses a bottleneck in high-solids ultrafiltration (UF) by preventing the build-up of foulants. Helix technology enhances flux, increases flow, and saves energy. By introducing turbulence right at the membrane wall, Helix technology provides continuous mixing and efficient removal of the cake layer that would otherwise reduce the membrane’s hydraulic permeability. The resulting higher permeate flow means higher productivity and lower costs. Due to the effective membrane cleaning at low crossflow velocities, Helix technology significantly reduces the energy footprint compared to standard tubular membrane solutions.

Helix technology sustains and boosts the productivity of membrane systems with helically winding ridges that provide turbulence and enhanced feed water mixing. The prevention of cake formation allows for higher permeate flows at lower crossflow velocities. This will result in:

  • Higher productivity: up to 100%
  • Lower energy consumption: down by 50% (depending on feed water quality).

Feature: Improving MBR flux: Ultrafiltration with a twist

Company summary

Head office in Enschede, the Netherlands
Operates in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Middle East | Operates worldwide
Offers Multitube/Multichannel (MT/MC) MBR membrane configuration | Sidestream technology configuration
100+ commissioned plants | Total installed capacity of 100+ MLD

Supplementary services offered by Pentair:

  • Project management, Process design, Pilot testing
  • Build and install, Start-up services and commissioning
  • On-going support and monitoring services
  • Operator training, Trouble-shooting
  • Partnering

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This page was last updated on 23 April 2019

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