General Introduction of

Microza

Microza Division
ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION

Profile of Asahi Kasei Group

Net sales : 1,666 bJPY (FY 2012)
No. of Employee : 28,363 (Mar.2013)

Main Applications of MicrozaTM

Industry

Application

Automobile

Recovery of E-coat paint

Semiconductor

Production of Ultra Pure Water

Recycling of SG/CMP wastewater
Purification of chemicals

Pharmaceuticals

Production of pyrogen free water

Fermentation

Removal of bacteria from broth

Concentration of enzyme

Food & Beverage

Clarification of wine, sake

Water Clarification

Clarification of surface water, Recycle of

sewage/wastewater effluent, Seawater
desalination

MicrozaTM Products Line-up for water Treatment

Product Name

UNA-620A / UHA-620C

UHS-620A

MUNC-620A2

Classification

Pressurized

Submerged

Submerged
for MBR

Material

PVDF

PVDF

PVDF

Configuration

Hollow fiber

Hollow fiber

Hollow fiber

Flow Direction

Outside-In

Outside-In

Outside-In

Pore Size

0.1 um / 0.08 um

0.08 um

0.1 um

Membrane Area

50 m2

50 m2

25 m2

Dimension (mm)
Dia. x Length

165 x 2,338

167 x 2,163

167 x 2,163

Pressurized type : UNA-620A / UHA-620C

Applications ;
- Seawater Desalination pretreatment
- Surface water filtration
(Relatively clean source)
- Effluent recycle (Sewage / Wastewater)

Large scale references of UNA-620A / UHA-620C

No.

Country Name

Capacity m3/d

Online Year

Use

No.

Country Name

Capacity m3/d

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33

China
Singapore
USA
USA
USA
Philippines
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
Japan
Singapore
USA
Thailand
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
China
China
USA
USA
USA
China

300,000
191,000
117,180
105,840
105,840
100,000
96,390
95,000
83,160
79,380
75,600
76,000
76,000
75,600
75,600
73,000
73,000
70,875
66,500
60,480
52,920
58,590
57,456
57,000
57,000
52,920
49,140
48,000
48,000
45,360
45,360
45,360
45,000

2013
2007
2005

Drinking water
Secondary Effluent
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Secondary Effluent
Drinking water
Desalination
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Desalination
Desalination
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Brackish water

34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66

China
USA
USA
China
China
USA
China
China
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
China
China
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA

45,000
45,000
45,000
42,200
40,800
40,522
40,000
40,000
38,000
41,580
39,690
39,955
38,000
38,000
37,800
37,800
37,800
37,800
37,800
37,044
37,044
37,000
33,840
33,075
30,240
30,240
30,240
30,240
30,200
30,200
30,200
30,200
30,200

2002
2010
2009
2005
2006
2006
2002
2008
2003
2007
2007
2006
2007
2002
2006
2009
2001
2004
2007
2008
2002
2010
2008
2001
2006
2001
2008

Online Ye
ar

2011
2005
2008
2010
2011
2005
2005
2005
2003

2005
2004
2006

2004
2005
2006
2010
2011
2002
2002

2008
2002
2003
2005
2006

Use

Brackish water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Secondary Effluet
Industrial water
Drinking water
Wastewater
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Wastewater
Wastewater
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water

Submerged type : UHS-620A

Applications ;
- High Turbidity Surface Water
- Effluent recycle (Sewage / Wastewater)
- 2nd stage filtration of pressurized type
- S/F backwashing recycle

Installation reference of Submerged type

No.

Feed Water

Capacity(m3/d)

Installed yr

Country

Paper mill wastewater effluent

4,000

2005

Japan

River water

1,400

2007

Japan

Sewage effluent

10,350

2007

China

MF drain (2nd stage)

600

2008

Japan

Industrial water

1,000

2008

Japan

MF drain (2nd stage)

950

2008

Japan

Circulating cooling water

10,800

2008

China

River water

6,500

2009

Sri Lanka

River water

2,500

2009

Korea

10

Circulating cooling water

7,200

2009

China

11

Rain water

50

2009

China

12

Sewage effluent

20,000

2010

China

13

Circulating cooling water

6,280

2010

China

14

Sewage effluent

7,200

2010

China

15

Rain water

70

2011

China

16

Circulating cooling water

17,760

2011

China

17

Sewage effluent

3,600

2011

China

18

Sewage effluent

8,640

2011

China

19

Circulating cooling water

672

2012

China

20

Industrial wastewater effluent

9,000

2012

China

21

Dam water

1,600

2012

China

22

Rain water

70

2012

China

23

Industrial wastewater effluent

5,000

2012

Thailand

200

2012

Thailand

24

nd

MF drain (2

stage)

Filtration
EFM
/CIP
tank

CIP valve

EFM valve
P

RF pipe

Qm3/hr/Mo
Auto strainer

Chemical
pump

<500um
Submerged
tank

NaClO
Tank
for RF

Filtration pipe

UHS-620A

Q- 2Qm3/hr/Mo
Raw water

Level
sensor

Raw water pump

Permeate
RF tank
Aerator
Filtration
pump

Waste water
Drain valve

Blower

RF pump

Level Down Filtraiton

EFM
/CIP
tank

CIP valve

EFM valve
P

RF pipe

Qm3/hr/Mo

Auto strainer

Chemical
pump

<500um
Submerged
tank

NaClO
Tank
for RF

Filtration pipe

UHS-620A
Raw water

Level
sensor

Raw water pump

Permeate
RF tank
Aerator
Filtration
pump

Waste water
Drain valve

Blower

RF pump

AS / RF
EFM
/CIP
tank

CIP valve

EFM valve
P

Flux0.5-1.5m3/hr/Mo
RF pipe
Auto strainer

Chemical
pump

<500um
Submerged
tank

NaClO
Tank
for RF

Filtration pipe

UHS-620A
Raw water

Level
sensor

Raw water pump

Permeate
RF tank
Aerator

5m3/hr/Mo
Waste water
Drain valve

Blower

Filtration
pump

RF pump

Drain
EFM
/CIP
tank

CIP valve

EFM valve
P

Auto strainer

RF pipe

Chemical
pump

<500um
Submerged
tank

NaClO
Tank
for RF

Filtration pipe

UHS-620A
Raw water

Level
sensor

Raw water pump

Permeate
RF tank
Aerator
Filtration
pump

120-600sec
Waste water
Drain valve

Blower

RF pump

Refill
EFM
/CIP
tank

CIP valve

EFM valve
P

Auto strainer

RF pipe

Chemical
pump

<500um
Submerged
tank

NaClO
Tank
for RF

Filtration pipe

UHS-620A

Q- 2Qm3/hr/Mo
Raw water

Level
sensor

Raw water pump

Permeate
RF tank
Aerator
Filtration
pump

Waste water
Drain valve

Blower

RF pump

EFM / CIP

1- 2m3/hr/Mo
EFM
/CIP
tank

CIP valve

EFM valve
P

Auto strainer

RF pipe

NaClO
Tank
for RF

Chemical
pump

<500um

Filtration pipe

Submerged
tank

UHS-620A
Raw water

Level
sensor

Raw water pump

Permeate
RF tank
RF
pump

Aerator
Filtration
pump
System stop

AS/RF

AS/RF

Drain

Drain

Added chemical

Waste water
Drain valve

Rinse

Drain

Blower
Measurement pH, NaClO

Finishing EFM/CIP

soaking

Membrane Bio-Reactor : MUNC-620A2

Applications ;
- Sewage / Wastewater Treatment
Process ;
- Aerobic + Membrane
- Anoxic + Aerobic + Membrane

No.
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
38
39

Year
2004
2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2010
2010
2010
2011
2011
2012
2012
2012

Application
Food plant wastewater
Food plant wastewater
Petrochemical wastewater
Domestic Sewage (Black Water)
Sewage (River water)
Sewage
Petrochemical wastewater
Petrochemical wastewater
Sewage
Factory and Domestic waste water
Leachate treatment
Sewage
LCD wastewater
Sewage
Food plant wastewater
Leachate treatment
Linen Treatment Wastewater
Industrial Wastewater
Petrochemical Wastewater
Power plant wastewater
Industrial wastewater
Industrial wastewater
Slaughter wastewater
Industrial wastewater
Sewage
LCD wastewater
LCD wastewater
LCD wastewater
LCD wastewater
Motor wastewater
LCD Wastewater
Petrochemical wastewater
Industrial wastewater

Capa.(m3/day)
600
300
10,800
1,500
100,000
35,000
25,000
6,000
1,000
720
500
40,000
4,200
1,375
500
350
720
15,000
10,200
8,000
500
750
300
2,880
450
5,500
10,000
5,500
10,000
1,750
6,500
1,920
90,000

Location
Japan
Japan
China
China
China
China
China
China
Korea
China
China
China
Korea
Japan
Japan
China
Japan
Korea
China
China
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
UAE
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
China
Korea
Korea
Korea

What are the key points for selecting membrane?

Trouble-Free and Long Life

What are the usual troubles in membrane plants?

1. Fouling is serious, TMP increase fast and
chemical cleaning is not effective
2. Fiber breakage frequently happens and treated
water quality becomes bad
3. Treated water quality becomes bad without
fiber breakage (long term performance durability)

1. Fouling is serious, TMP increase fast and chemical cleaning is not effective

Sharp pore size distribution & high porosity Less fouling

1. Fouling is serious, TMP increase fast and chemical cleaning is not effective
Strong chemical resistance of membrane
can apply strong chemical cleaning condition

MICROZA membranes chemical cleaning condition up to

5,000 ppm of Chlorine

4% of NaOH
10% of HCl, H2SO4, Citric Acid
1% H2O2

2. Fiber breakage frequently happens and treated water quality becomes bad
Look at the long-term operated reference plants

San Patricio Water Works, USA

- 30MLD, 300 modules
- Operation started at 2000
- At 2007, 12 fiber breakage reported

Bedok NEWater plant, Singapore

- 73MLD, 1,224 modules
- Operation started at 2008
- No fiber breakage reported until now

2. Fiber breakage frequently happens and treated water quality becomes bad

In case of fiber breakage happens,

detection and repairing procedure should be simple and obvious
Direct integrity test with high pressure air !

MICROZA use 2 bar.g air for integrity test

Simple identification of fiber breakage

through transparent joint

3. Treated water quality becomes bad without fiber breakage

Symmetric structure provides long term life and performance durability

Symmetric
MICROZA

Assymmetric

Coated

Questions
Why is the membrane process needed?
How to select the membrane?
How to decide the process combination using membrane?
How to operate the system well?

For the answers, please contact Asahi Kasei