Berghof tubular UF is a barrier for oil, suspended and colloidal matter, and bacteria. And what is more important, even under spikes in the produced water characteristics the effluent quality is consistent 100% of the time. The ultrafiltration system is typically implemented after the primary treatment for bulk oil removal with CPI, hydro cyclone, flotation and allows removing the emulsified oil without using chemicals.
Our external UF systems for oily wastewater treatment are based on backwashable 5 mm membranes. The crossflow operation, together with the implementation of advanced and automated fouling control strategies, such as backwash, and CEB, allows the most stable and reliable operation in a compact system and with minimum chemical consumption.
Oil generally comes out of the well mixed with water and some amounts of gas. The water stream generated in the 3-phase separator is the so-called produced water: a complex oily wastewater that requires treatment before disposal. There are several technologies for removing the free and dispersed oil: coalescent plate interceptor (CPI), hydrocyclones and flotation are the most applied ones. Afterwards, the tubular ultrafiltration removes the emulsified oil and produces a superior quality effluent, free of oil, particles and bacteria. This permeate can be directly re-injected into the reservoir for pressure maintenance or enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Alternatively, it can be further treated with RO for removing the dissolved pollutants before disposal into water bodies.
With 50 years of experience and more than 2.000 project references across the globe, Berghof Membranes is the leading manufacturer of high quality tubular membranes.
To prevent fouling and clogging, Berghof Membranes developed its line of robust tubular UF (ultrafiltration) membrane modules based on inside-out crossflow filtration.
Berghof Membranes developed B-SMART®, a customizable external membrane filtration system that can be designed with various features and functionalities.
Bridging the gap between lab-scale testing and manufacturing. Our team of experts gives you the confidence to apply the technology for your specific wastewater challenges.
The B-CARE® program is an end-to-end comprehensive program developed to support our OEM partners from the piloting/engineering phase to operational system monitoring.
50 years of experience and more than 2.000 project references across the globe.
A dairy processor in Richland County, Wisconsin needed to find an efficient process to generate electricity and heat from their wastewater and to further treat anaerobic industrial wastewater.
In order to meet the increasing demand, Holland Malt has decided to double its
malting capacity. For this the company needed high-quality permeate to reuse for production.
Our OEM-Partner needed to design a robust and adaptable UF system that could keep up with the high-solid streams and conditions of this demanding process while minimizing OPEX and fouling.
When it comes to membrane filtration, think outside the box and contact Berghof Membranes today.
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Berghof Membrane Technology GmbH (BMT), part of the Berghof Group, is the leading manufacturer of tubular membranes for the filtration and separation of process streams and wastewater in a variety of industries.
