Asahi Kasei's Microza™ Hollow-Fiber Membrane Selected for Desalination Plant in Kuwait
October 18 2017 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
– the company’s largest order for water
filtration membranes –
Microza™ hollow-fiber membrane for water treatment from Asahi
Kasei was selected as pretreatment membrane for the Doha Phase 1
reverse osmosis (RO)1 seawater desalination plant to be built near
Kuwait City by Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, a major
Korean plant construction company.
The Asahi Kasei membrane treatment capacity for this project is
scheduled to be 610,000 tons per day, representing the largest
hollow-fiber filtration membrane order received by Asahi Kasei.
Many RO plants for seawater desalination are planned in Kuwait
and other countries of the Middle East to address chronic shortages
of fresh water, with microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF)
membranes including Asahi Kasei’s Microza™ being adopted as
pretreatment membrane.
In addition to being widely used around the world in the fields
of potable water production, wastewater treatment, and water
recycling, Microza™ has a growing track record as pretreatment
membrane for RO in the Middle East. Microza™ was selected for the
Doha Phase 1 Plant in recognition of its outstanding performance
and reliable operation, and Asahi Kasei will actively continue to
focus on meeting growing demand in the Middle East.
Outline of the Doha Phase 1 Plant
Location: Doha, Kuwait City, Kuwait Capacity: 610,000
tons/day (Asahi Kasei membrane) Concessionaire: Kuwait Ministry of
Electricity and Water Contractor: Doosan Heavy Industries and
Construction Co., Ltd.
About Microza™Based on Asahi Kasei’s original
membrane-formation technology, Microza™ hollow-fiber membrane made
of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) exhibits outstanding physical
strength and chemical resistance, with high filtration performance
as well as long-term durability in water treatment applications
exceeding competing PVDF membranes. Asahi Kasei is one of the
world’s leading suppliers of hollow-fiber membrane and systems for
water treatment, with its Microza™ membrane used at over 1,600
plants worldwide. In the United States market for membrane-process
potable water clarification systems, the world’s largest, Microza™
holds the leading share. Adoption of Microza™ has also been growing
firmly in many countries which face water shortages and growing
needs for improved water quality, including China, Korea,
Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Middle Eastern countries. Asahi
Kasei will continue to contribute to solutions for a wide range of
environmental problems related to water resources throughout the
world.
1 A method of producing fresh water by removing salt ions from
seawater with a special membrane at high pressure.
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For more information, please contact:Asahi Kasei
CorporationDeputy General ManagerHiroyuki MaedaPhone
+81-3296-6249 (Mobile:+82-10-6413-1865)Fax
+81-3296-3448maeda.hx@om.asahi-kasei.co.jp