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Seawater Filtration System from NEWater

Our goal here at new water is to prevent unnecessary discharge of wastewater, allow it to be recycled and make fresh water readily available for both everyday and industrial use.  Our Seawater Filtration Systems work on the principle of Reverse Osmosis. They remove sodium chloride along with other impurities by feeding the water through high-pressure pumps against filter membranes and thus allowing only clean water to pass through.

Our salt water drinking water filter, along with our sea water filter systems also use chemical purification and other forms of purification to remove any harmful substances that may cause any form of illnesses. We provide global door-to-door delivery services. Get a personalized Seawater filtration system by sending over your delivery requirements and water sample!

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The Ultimate FAQ Guide for Seawater Filtration Systems

The deteriorating freshwater supply is pushing humans around the world to seek alternative freshwater sources. With seawater accounting for over 97.5% of our planet’s water, specialists have devised mechanisms in which the seawater can be converted into fresh potable water. Prominent water treatment solutions for seawater include the use of filtration and membrane-based systems. Underneath, we implore the use and effectiveness of seawater filtration systems as an alternative source of fresh water.

➣What is Filtration?

Filtration is an alienation process that eradicates solid constituents from a liquid chemically or physically using a filter medium. The collected liquid is often referred to as the filtrate while the alienated particles are referred to as oversize.  Communities facing freshwater shortages have over time exploited filtration as an alternative source of potable water. Reverse osmosis which is the primary seawater desalination technology utilizes filtration to separate colloids and other large constituents from the water.

➣What is a Seawater Filtration System?

A seawater filtration system is a water treatment plant that separates dissolved solids from seawater thereby producing fresh potable water. Specialized filtration systems with the ability to filter both fine and coarse constituents are used to desalinate seawater. The pretreatment of a reverse osmosis system utilizes filtration to get rid of large particles that could potentially block the semi-permeable membranes.

The growing freshwater scarcity continues to proliferate the use of seawater filtration systems in various parts of the world. NEWater offers a diverse range of seawater filtration systems with varying capacities and TDS levels. Integration of filtration with membrane technology elevates the salt rejection rates up to 99.4%.

➣How Does a Seawater Filtration System Work?

Seawater filtration systems chiefly operate in three stages, pre-filtration, membrane-based filtration, and post-treatment. Filters in the pre-treatment chamber eradicate the large constituents such as seaweed, debris, and colloids from the seawater prior. This ensures that the membranes are safe from clogging and prevents the corrosion of the system’s equipment.

Consequently, the filtered water is then pumped under high pressure into the semi-permeable membranes. The dissolved solids composed of dissolved ions and microorganisms that survived the pre-filters are alienated by the 0.0001 micron-sized pores of the membranes.

The water collected is then post-treated to regulate the PH levels to match the desired water quality. The mineral composition is also adjusted especially if the water is meant for human consumption to mitigate dietary deficiency.

➣Which Filtration Methods are Used in Seawater Filtration Systems?

There are various filtration processes utilized by seawater filtration plants. The choice of a filtration mechanism often depends on the quality of potable water desired. The following are filtration processes prevalent in seawater filtration units.

Reverse osmosis.

Reverse osmosis is the most prevalent seawater filtration system and is revered for its effectiveness. RO filtration relies on osmotic pressure and perforated membranes to produce fresh clean water. It often has a desalination rate ranging from 97% to over 99%. Prior to forcing the water through the semipermeable membranes, the seawater is first pre-treated using filtration and chemical dosing.

Ultrafiltration.

Similar to reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration uses perforated membranes to filter seawater and in turn generate potable water. Using hydrostatic pressure, the seawater is forcefully pumped through perforated membranes with pores measuring 103-106 Daltons. The pores eject dissolved salts, pathogens, bacteria, and viruses from the seawater thus producing safe and hygienic water.

Nanofiltration.

Nanofiltration relies on high pressure to force seawater through 0.001 micron-sized pores of semipermeable membranes. It is extremely effective in removing multivalent ions, recording a rejection rate of 99%. Its ability to eradicate divalent ions makes it ideal for softening hard water.

➣What Are the Benefits of Using Seawater Filtration Systems?

Thanks to seawater filtration systems, uncountable households, industries, and commercial enterprises have consistent access to clean potable water. Seawater filtration has not only been of great benefit to humans but has also benefited the ecosystem immensely.  Below we unravel the benefits gained from the use of seawater filtration systems.

• They supply fresh potable water to water-deprived communities.
• They reinforce water supplies for irrigation.
• They mitigate the over-exploitation of freshwater sources.
• They have high filtration rates.

➣Where is Seawater Filtration Systems Applied?

The versatility and diversity of seawater filtration systems make their application in most personal, industrial, and commercial projects viable. Customization enables users to acquire specialized systems that can generate quality water in line with the projects’ demands. Industries, businesses, and homesteads in dry or coastal regions like the Middle East and North Africa have over the years exploited seawater filtration systems the most. The following are key sectors utilizing seawater filtration.

• Residential facilities and beach houses.
• Businesses such as car washes and restaurants.
• Agriculture.
• Refineries.
• Municipal.

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➣What Constituents are Removed by Seawater Filtration Systems?

Innovation in reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, and Nanofiltration has increased the effectiveness of seawater filtration systems. With filtration rates hitting 99%, a huge chunk of coarse and fine constituents found in seawater is filtered out. Nanofiltration ejects 99% of multivalent ions, 70% of monovalent ions, and 90% of organic compounds.

Ultrafiltration is extremely effective in separating colloids, iron, manganese, bacteria, and viruses. Reverse osmosis on the other hand eliminates between 97% and 99% of dissolved ions and additionally eradicates microorganisms, microplastics, large particles, and organic chemicals.

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➣What is the Quality of Water Produced by Seawater Filtration Systems?

Seawater filtration systems are customized to deliver different qualities of water depending on the user’s specifications. However, they generally generate high-quality water suitable for use in various industrial, commercial and domestic applications.

With salt rejection rates of up to 99.4%, seawater desalination plants are able to remove threatening microbes, chemicals, and salts. Post-treatment further paves the way for remineralization and PH adjustment.

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➣What are the Advantages of Self-cleaning Filters?

Self-cleaning filters are filters endowed with mechanisms that permit them to self-clean thereby mitigating clogging. This ensures that seawater filtration is continuously carried out and premature deaths of the filters are thwarted. Additionally, self-cleaning filters are composed of double filter elements thereby elevating the salt rejection rate. Finally, they are fitted with a device that indicates clogging levels of the filter elements thus alarming you to take corrective action and arrest the deterioration in output.

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➣What are the Advantages of Automatic Backwash Filters?

Automatic backwash filters rely on seawater to clean the filter elements. As the name suggests, the filter elements are cleaned in a backwash manner using seawater. Owing to pressure from the high-pressure pumps, the impurities stuck on the filters are forcefully evicted through the drainage valve. Their operation module is automatic meaning they rarely obstruct the filtration process. They are essential in blocking out contaminants capable of blocking the UF and RO membranes.

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➣Can Seawater Filtration Systems Produce Drinking Water?

Seawater filtration systems generally eradicate most of the microorganisms, chemicals, and impurities from seawater consequently turning it into safe and clean water. They lower the amount of total dissolved solids from around 35,000 ppm to less than 1,000 ppm, which is the threshold for freshwater.

Healthy drinking water typically has 300-600ppm and seawater filtration systems often achieve this. To curb mineral deficiency in the water, appropriate post-treatment is undertaken in accordance with WHO guidelines. Drinking water derived from seawater through reverse osmosis is treated to contain 10 mg/L and 30 mg/L of magnesium and calcium respectively.

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➣How Much Does a Seawater Filtration System Cost?

The cost of buying and operating seawater filtration systems has progressively lowered due to the utilization of efficient materials and processes. The cumulative cost of a seawater filtration system encompasses the purchasing price, installation charges, power consumption, and labor charges.

The average maintenance fee of an RO seawater filtration system filtering 10,000 tons of seawater in a day is approximately 0.04 yuan/ton of water. The power consumption rate per ton of freshwater produced is 2.25 yuan/ton of water while the depreciation is RMB 0.12 per ton of water. The cost of labor differs depending on a country’s labor laws but in China, it is roughly 0.2 yuan/ton of water.

NEWater provides free price quotations on seawater filtration systems. Simply visit our website and send an inquiry asking for accurate price quotations.

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➣What is the Capacity of Seawater Filtration Systems?

For diversity in application, we manufacture seawater filtration systems with varying capacities and TDS tolerance levels.  For small-scale applications, we have seawater filtration plants with capacities ranging from 380 gallons per day to 10,000 GPD. For large industrial and commercial applications, we have systems with capacities of up to 660,000 GPD. For custom orders, we customize the capacities based on your specifications.

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➣What Level of Total Dissolved Solids Can Seawater Filtration Systems Handle?

Seawater has a high concentration of dissolved solids, which makes it highly saline. Although different oceans and seas have varying salinity levels, the average TDS level of seawater is approximately 35,000ppm.  As a result, seawater filtration systems often have a maximum TDS level of 45,000ppm. NEWater also offers upgrades of up to 50,000ppm. Such TDS tolerance levels accommodate the high salinity levels of seawater and prevent corrosion of the equipment.

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➣What Should I Consider Prior To Purchasing A Seawater Filtration System?

The scope of application of seawater filtration equipments differs and so do the systems. It is therefore paramount that you have some basic knowledge of seawater filtration devices before purchasing a unit. The following are key factors for your consideration prior to purchasing a filtration system.

The Capacity.

The number of freshwater gallons you intend to generate from your seawater filtration system should set the tone for your system’s capacity. Available capacities range from small machines for personal use to over 600,000 GPD systems for industrial applications.

Seawater Concentration.

Seawater filtration systems available in the market have varying maximum TDS levels. For the ideal selection, you first need to determine the TDS concentration of your seawater. For highly saline water, you can select a filtration system with a maximum TDS of 45,000ppm.

Desired Water Quality.

Freshwater has different qualities. Distinct applications demand different qualities of fresh water and different filtration systems and processes produce different qualities of freshwater. It is extremely paramount that you select the right system for optimum and satisfactory results.

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➣Do You Customize Seawater Filtration Systems?

Uniqueness is a rare yet valuable attribute to have. At NEWater, we value our customers’ strive for unique systems hence we customize seawater filtration units as per the client’s specification. For a personalized system, we only implore our customers to provide the following details.

• The projected gallons of freshwater to be generated in a day.
• The power frequency and voltage specifications of the parent country.
• Desired filtration method.

Using the exclusive details provided by the customer, we design a sample system and seek the customer’s approval before building the actual plant. To procure your customized seawater filtration system, do not hesitate to contact our engineers.

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➣Do You Manufacture Seawater Filtration Systems for Home Application?

For small applications such as filtration of potable water for domestic applications, we manufacture conventionally small-capacity systems. We have a 250 LPH seawater filtration system, which is ideal for personal application at homes, small hotel resorts, and small businesses.

Our small-sized seawater filtration systems are intelligently designed and highly efficient in their power consumption. Additionally, they have sufficient salt rejection rates of up to 99% and can filter highly saline seawater. They are easy to install, operate and disassemble. To order, kindly reach out to NEWater.

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➣What Material are Seawater Filters Made of?

The material used to make seawater filters is contingent upon the alkalinity and temperature of the feed water. To mitigate premature damaging of the equipment, NEWater uses stainless steel, which is non-corrosive to manufacture filters for seawater filtration. This prevents corrosion of the equipment in spite of the high salt concentration exhibited by seawater.

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➣How Effective are Seawater Filtration Systems?

The effectiveness of seawater filtration systems more often than not depends on the filtration mechanism deployed. Ultrafiltration effectiveness in eradicating algae, bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens ranges between 90% and over 99%. For higher rejection rates, carbon filters are integrated to remove bad tastes and smells. Reverse osmosis is equally as effective in eliminating dissolved salts and unwanted minerals from seawater with a salt rejection rate of up to 99.4%.

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➣Where Can I Purchase a Seawater Filtration System?

NEWater has made access to high-quality seawater filtration systems easier for both local and international clients. You can place your order virtually and have your system delivered to your doorstep promptly. We are a comprehensive manufacturer of water treatment systems based in China with tons of expertise in the industry.

We manufacture specialized filtration systems with high TDS tolerance for optimum operation in highly saline feed water. For diversity, NEWater manufactures systems with distinct capacities and flow rates. For further inquiries on seawater filtration systems, reach out to us via info@newater.com.

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➣Do You Manufacture Industrial Seawater Filtration Systems?

Most industrial processes necessitate a constant supply of fresh product water. The dwindling freshwater supply in most parts of the globe has forced water-intensive industries to invest in seawater filtration systems to meet their demand for product water.

To hundreds of industries across the globe, NEWater is a credible provider of water treatment systems. We manufacture a wide array of seawater filtration systems customized in size, capacity, and flow rates to accommodate various industrial applications.

Thanks to our diverse standard options and customization, we guarantee that you will find your ideal seawater filtration system at NEWater.

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➣Do You Deliver Seawater Filtration Systems Abroad?

Over the past two decades, the local and global customer base of NEWater’s water treatment systems has grown immensely. Presently, we have clients from over 200 destinations spread out across the globe. For convenience, we have developed a delivery system that enables us to make doorstep deliveries of filtration plants to our clients irrespective of their geographical locations.

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➣How Much Power do Seawater Filtration Systems Consume?

Power consumption has for long been an inhibition to the proliferation of seawater filtration systems. With power consumption expenditures often accounting for over 50% of the entire system’s operational costs, seawater filtration is relatively a power-intensive process. For reverse osmosis systems, filtering a cubic meter of seawater consumes approximately 3-6 Kw/h.

However, breakthroughs in energy recovery technologies have significantly lessened energy consumption and ultimately lowered the overall operation cost. Efforts to make seawater filtration systems power-efficient are still underway.

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➣Do You Help Install Seawater Filtration Systems?

NEWater offers physical installation guidance on conventional large seawater filtration systems. The installation of small filtration devices is straightforward especially with the guidance of our installation manual. Skid-mounted and containerized systems are often assembled prior to shipment. Therein, they rarely necessitate professional installation services.

For a flawless installation, we also offer free video tutorials that break down the installation process. To request video assistance during installation, kindly contact our customer care via email at info@newater.com. For physical installation, we will negotiate on the labor and technician’s accommodation terms.

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➣Do You Provide Portable Seawater Filtration Systems?

A few seawater filtration projects are temporary in nature. To facilitate easier transportation and minimize resource wastage in such projects, we manufacture portable seawater filtration systems. Portable units are fully assembled at the factory before being mounted on metal rails, skid-mounts, containers, or wheels for mobility.

Portable seawater filtration systems greatly favor temporary seawater desalination projects such as emergency response and construction sites. They further eliminate the need for installation thereby saving the user installation fees. Quench your demand for desalinated water in different locations by ordering a portable filtration plant from NEWater.

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➣Are Seawater Filtration Systems Warranty Protected?

For consumer protection, it is only right that seawater filtration systems are warranty protected. We believe that attaching warranty protection to our products protects our customers from low-quality products. NEWater has all seawater filtration systems covered by a one-year warranty policy.

An active warranty gives you the liberty to demand immediate repair of faulty equipment without incurring any cost. For your filtration system to be viable for warranty-related services, the malfunction should be solely technical and not man-made.

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➣Where Can I Purchase Seawater Filtration Systems’ Repair Accessories?

As your esteemed provider of seawater filtration systems, we go the extra mile to ensure you have instantaneous access to premium spare parts for your system. We manufacture most of our spare accessories and only seek third-party components from trusted and renowned manufacturers.

You can access high-quality UF and RO membranes, carbon and sediment filters, pressure gauges, and other key accessories from the comfort of your office.

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➣How Long Does a Seawater Filtration System Last?

With our seawater filtration system, you are guaranteed at least 15 years of quality filtration services. Despite constant exposure to highly corrosive pollutants, our seawater systems retain their appearance and performance levels thanks to the stainless steel we use. With proper maintenance, you can prolong your system’s life expectancy to approximately 20 years.

Such levels of durability guarantee quick returns on investment and also minimize instances where you have to seek repair services. If you value longevity, NEWater’s seawater filtration systems are your perfect seawater treatment solution.

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➣Do You Help Repair Defective Seawater Filtration Systems?

NEWater has a team of proficient technicians who provide repair services to consumers of our water treatment machines. We provide lifetime repair services and technical consultation at affordable rates to all our consumers. Warranty-protected systems are liable to free repairs in case they experience technical defects. For inquiries on professional repair services, kindly reach out to our engineers.

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➣What Other Water Treatment Solutions Do You Provide?

For the past two decades, NEWater’s efforts have been steered towards developing water treatment solutions to reinforce the existing freshwater sources. Our vast experience and state-of-the-art equipment permit us to manufacture industrial, commercial and personal water treatment systems.

Most of our water treatment systems are available in standard options and customized products are manufactured on request.

• Reverse osmosis systems.
• Water filling machines.
• UV water sterilizers.
• Deionized water systems.
• Well Water treatment systems.

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