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Contents

1.AThirstyWorld 42.LetterfromtheBoard 63.TheMultipleTalentsofUltrafiltrationintheWaterTreatmentTechnologyMix 94.TechnologyatitsBest:inge‘sMethods,ProductsandSolutions 15

Just20nanometers.Thatisthesizeoftheporesofthehigh-techmembranesthatwaterpassesthroughduringultrafiltration:3,000timessmallerthanthediameterofahumanhair.

Healthandpuritybeyondthevisible: inge ultrafiltrationmembranesprovideareliablemeansof removingsuspendedsolids,bacteria,germsandviruses frompollutedwater.Asophisticated,proventechnologythatenableswatertreatmentonanindustrialscale.Providingpurewaterforpeopleeverywhere.

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1. A Thirsty World

Providingpeopleallovertheworldwithcleanwaterisoneofthekeychallengesofthefuture.

Bycombiningoursenseofsocialresponsibilitywithoursuperbultrafiltrationandwatertreatmenttechnologies,westrivetofaceuptothischallengewhilemakingsustainableuseofthebusinessopportunitiesitrepresents.

Currently,around2.4billionpeopleliveinregionsthathavescarcewatersupplies.Thatisalmostathirdoftheworld‘spopulation.Meanwhile,1.1billionpeopledonotevenhaveregularaccesstocleandrinkingwater.Ontopofthesebasicneeds,waterasarawmaterialalsohasvitalindustrialuses.Fewproductionsectorsareasdependentonpreciousdropsoftheworld‘slimitedfreshwaterresourcesasagriculture,whichaccountsforaround70%oftotalwaterconsumption.Andeventheenergysectordependsonwater,withtheproduc-tionofan80-litretankfulofbiofuelrequiringtheinputof320,000litresofwater,whilecoal-firedpowerplantsandnuclearpowerstationsrequirelargequantitiesofspeciallytreatedandcleanedwatertouseascoolingandprocesswater.

Itis,ofcourse,truethatthereisanabundantsupplyofwateronourplanet:eventhough98%ofglobalwatersuppliestaketheformofsaltwater,theremainderoffreshwatercouldcomfortablycovertheworld‘swaterrequirementsofaround7,500cubickilometresperyear.Yettheproblemisthatthisfreshwaterisunevenlydistributedandisavailableinvaryingdegreesofquality.Apartfromgenerallyencouragingpeopletosavewater,theonlysolutionsarethevarioustechnologiesthatcanbeusedtopurifywater.

Asoneoftheworld‘sleadingultrafiltrationcompanies,thisiswhereweseetremendousopportunities.Andthatiswhyweareintensifyingourtechnologydevelopmentefforts,expandingourcapacityanddevelopingultrafiltrationintoasuperioralternativeintherealmofwatertreatment.Thesuperbreliabilityofouruniquelydesignedproductsopensupbrandnewapplicationsforultrafiltrationincombinationwithotherwatertreatmentmethods,rangingfromseawaterdesalinationandwastewaterpurificationtothetreat-mentofindustrialandprocess

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Ouruniqueproductsprovidereliableandeconomicalwatertreatmentsolutions:

Multibore® Membrane

ThepatentedMultibore®membranetechnologycombinessevenindividualcapillariesinahighlyrobustfiber–anarrangementthatsignificantlyincreasesthemembrane‘sstabilityandeliminatestheriskoffiberbreakage.Themembraneprovidesasecurebarrieragainstsuspendedsolids,bacteria,virusesandothermicroorganismsandsuppliesaconsistentlyhighleveloffiltratequality,evenincaseswherethecompositionoftheoriginalwatervaries.

dizzer® Modules

Compactandhigh-capacityultrafiltration.Thankstoanoptimumhydrodynamicdesigncombinedwiththetop-notchtreatmentefficiencyoftheMultibore®membrane,thedizzer®modulesetsnewstandardsinultrafiltrationtechnology.

T-Rack®

Space-savingandefficiency-boosting:theT-Rack®isanintegrated,ultra-compactracksys-temthatisequippedwithdizzer®XLultrafiltrationmodules.Theinletandoutletlinesarealreadyintegratedintheendcaps–adesignfeaturethatmakesthesystem‘sfootprintconsiderablysmaller.

Tailor-Made Solutions

Developed,testedandlaunchedincollaborationwiththecustomer.Long-termpartner-shipscreatingcustomisedsolutionsforsituationsthatliebeyondthescopeofstandardisedmodules.

1.AThirstyWorld

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2. Letter from the Board

Toalltheclients,friendsandpartnersofingeGmbH,

Inourview,theimportanceofwatertreatmenttechnologiesissettoincreasesignificantlyoverthenextfewyears.Eventoday,people‘saccesstocleandrinkingwateronaglobalscaleisseverelylimited,andexpertssuggestthatthissituationwillonlygetworse.Meanwhile,waterasakeycommoditycontinuestobeavitalfactorinmanyindustries,whetherasarawmaterialwithspecificqualityrequirements,acomponentthatsupportsproductionprocesses,orsimplyintheformofindustrialwastewaterthatrequirespurification.Effectivewatertreatmenthasavitalroletoplayinallthesecases.

The Perfect Mix of Efficient Solutions

Thebestwater treatment solutionsgenerally seek toutilise the rightmixofdifferenttechnologies foreach specificapplication.Take the caseof seawaterdesalination, forexample.Ultrafiltration is theperfectmethodfor the initial cleaningof theseawater,allowingremovalofallthesuspendedsolids.Reverseosmosisisthenemployedasthenextstagetotakethesaltoutofthewater.Thebigadvantageofthisisthatitmakesoperationofthereverseosmosismuchmoreefficient.Theplantscanbedesignedtobesmaller,andthereforecheaper,andfewerchemicalsarerequiredbecausecleaningintervalsarespacedsignificantlyfurtherapart.Thatmeansthattheregulardowntimesoftenassociatedwithsuchsystemsceasetobean issue.Thisapproachmakes itbothpossibleandfinanciallyfeasibletoreplacethemuchmoreenergy-intensivethermaltreatmentthatstillprevailstoday.

Sandfiltrationcontinuestobethemostwidelyusedtechnologyforwatertreatment,justasithasbeenforhundredsofyears.But,nowadays,therearenumerouscaseswheresandfiltrationcouldbereplacedor,whereappropriate,supplementedbyultrafiltration.Afterall,ultrafiltrationisclearlysuperiorwhenitcomestoremovingpathogenssuchasgerms,bacteriaandvirusesfromwater,morethananythingbecauseitisnotdependentonthequalityofthewaterusedandalwaysprovidesequallygoodresults.Ourmethodtakesuplessspace,thefiltersareeasytocleanandtheinitialinvestmentisgenerallyrecoupedveryquickly.

Our Key Performance Promise: 100 % Reliability

OurpatentedMultibore®membraneissodurableandstablethatwehavenotexperiencedasinglecaseoffibrebreakageoverthelastyears.Thatmakesustheworld‘sonlyultrafiltrationmanufacturertohaveachievedsuchextraordinarilyhighlevelsofreliability. ingeoffersstandardisedmodulesinarangeofsizes,whichareemployedinindustrialandmunicipalwater treatment facilities. Superblyengineered, tried-and-tested solutions that canbecombinedinmodularfashiontofiteachcustomer‘spreciserequirements.Inaddition,ingeprovidescustomisedandtailor-madeultrafiltrationsolutions,whichareprimarilydeployed

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at thepointofuseorpointofentry.Theseare smaller, standardisedwater treatmentdevicesof thekindthatcanbeused inhomes, restaurantsorhotels.Wehavealreadyacquiredpartnersandreferencecustomersforthissegment,includingMideainChinafortheAsianmarketandPentairintheUSA.Themodulesweproduceforthesecompaniesarepreciselytailoredtotheirspecificationsandrequirements,whileobviouslyincorporatingthesuperblevelofqualitythatcharacterisesourmembraneandourtechnology.

German Innovation with a Global Presence

InAugust2011 ingebecamepartofBASF, theworld‘s leadingchemical company.Ourcustomersandbusinesspartnersstandtobenefitfromthisdevelopmentinanumberofways.Aswellasboostinginge’sinnovativecapabilities,workingwithBASFensureswestayatthecuttingedgeofUFmembranetechnology.Thissafeguardsourabilitytoofferhigh-performanceproductsofexceptionalqualityandreliability.Asaglobalcorporation,BASFcanhelpustoachieveworldwidegrowthandsystematicexpansionofourmarketposition.Astrongmarketpositionisoneofthekeystoprotectingourcustomers‘investments–anditformstheperfectbasisforlong-termpartnerships

inge suppliesanenvironmental technology thatencapsulatesall thebenefitsofbeing“MadeinGermany”,withtheresearch,developmentandproductionofthemembranetakingplaceatthecompany‘sheadquartersinGreifenbergnearMunich.WealsohaveastrongbaseinChinaaswellassalesofficesinWesternAsiaandtheMiddleEast.Weaimtocontinueexpandingourglobalpresence.

The specific ultrafiltration technology promoted by inge represents a cross-section ofnumerous different skills and disciplines: nanotechnology for the production of theultrafine-poredmembrane,chemicaltechnologytoensuretherightchoiceofmaterials,mechanical engineering to put together our specially-developed production line and,perhapsmostimportantly,theunique,specialisttechniquesthatweemployinproducingtheMultibore®membraneitselfwithitssevencapillaries.

Itisthecombinationofalltheseskillsthatmakesourmembraneintowhatweconsidertobethemostdurableandresistantonthemarket,aproductthatcansignificantlyboostthesignificanceofultrafiltrationintherealmofwatertreatmenttechnologies.

Wegreatlyenjoymeetingallthechallengesthisinvolvesandwehopeyoucanjoinusinpushingforwardthisexcitinganduniquetechnology!

inge GmbH Executive Board

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3. The Multiple Talents of Ultrafiltration in the Water Treatment Technology Mix

Efficientandeffectivewatertreatmentgenerallyrequiresacombinationofdifferentme-thodsandtechnologies.Thiscombinationdependsontheintendedpurposeofthecleanedwater(e.g.drinkingwater, industrialprocesswaterforpowerplants)aswellasonthequalityanddegreeofcontaminationoftheoriginalwater.Thankstoitsuniqueadvanta-ges,ultrafiltrationcanplayacentralroleinthismixofphysical,chemicalandmechanicalprocessingmethods.

How does Ultrafiltration Work?

Incomparisontoconventionalwatertreatmentprocesses,theadvantageofultrafiltrationasafiltertechnologyisitsoutstandingabilitytoremovegermsandmicroorganismsfromwater.Ataround20nm,theporesofthemembranearesmallenoughtopreventevenvirusesfrompassingthroughthem.Theprocessitselfissimpleandsafetoperformanddoesnotrequiretheadditionofanyfurtherchemicaldisinfectants.Oneofthemostcriticalrequirementsisthatthemembranefibersdonotbreak,sinceotherwisevirusesandbacteriacouldescapeandre-enterthewater.Itwaspreciselythisissueoffiberbreakagethatwasfrequentlyseenasaproblemwhenemployingultrafiltrationtechnologyinthepast,sinceit ledtocorrespondingdowntimes intheoperationofthewatertreatmentplantsandhighoperatingcosts.Now,however,thecompanyingeGmbHhasmanagedtosuccessfullydevelopandproduceitsownmembrane,whichiscapableofstabilizingthefiberstoanextentthatpracticallyrulesoutthepossibilityoffiberbreakage.Ultrafiltrationsystemsaredesignedforfullyautomaticoperation.Acontrolmechanismisused to control thevariousoperatingmodesof theultrafiltrationprocess:filtration,cleaningandbackwashing.

The Many Methods of Water Treatment

Mechanical Physical Chemical

Vacuumfiltration

Sieving

Screening

Pressurefiltration

Reverseosmosis

Membranefiltration

Ultrafiltration

Aeration

Vacuumprocesses

Sedimentation

Thermalprocesses

Atomization

Flotation

Oxidation

Flocculation

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Advantages of Ultrafiltration

Thedeploymentofultrafiltrationofferssignificantadvantagesoverconventionalwatertreatmentmethods:

·Removalofgerms,bacteria,virusesandalltypesofsuspendedsolids·Noadditionofchemicals·Thequalityofthetreatedwaterremainsthesameregardlessofthe

degreeofcontaminationoftheoriginalwater·Simpleandsafetooperateandmanage

Ultrafiltrationischaracterizedbysustainablycost-effectiveoperatingconcepts.Thesecanalsohaveknock-onbenefitsforotherwatertreatmenttechnologieswhenultrafiltrationisusedincombinationwiththesemethodsinordertoexploititsadvantages.

Recommended Areas of Application

Ultrafiltrationistheidealchoiceforawholehostofapplications:·Purificationofsurfacewater,groundwaterandspringwater

tomakedrinkingwaterandprocesswater·Treatmentofwastewater·Pretreatmentinseawaterdesalinationplantsincombination

withreverseosmosisorthermaltreatment·Waterforindustrialusetoclosewatercycles

Saying Goodbye to Sand Filtration

Sandfiltrationhasbeen“state-of-the-artmethod”intheworldofwatertreatmentformanyhundredsofyears.Similartothenaturalwatercycle,inwhichwaterflowsthroughlayersofrockandsand,thismethodinvolvestricklingthewaterthroughbedsofsandinordertocleanit.Itwastrulyarevolutionofitstimeinnewlydevelopingcitiesandcontinuestobetheprincipalmethodusedinmanycommunities.Butgenuinelyrevolutionarytech-nologynowadaysgoesunderadifferentname:ultrafiltrationwithnanoscalemembranes.Therearenownumerousapplicationswhereultrafiltrationcanreplaceoreffectivelysup-plementsandfiltration. Itachievesbetterresults infilteringoutpathogens,takesupsi-gnificantlylessspaceandisrenownedforbeingeasytomanageandsimpletointegrateincomplexwatertreatmentsystemsaseitheranupstreamordownstreamstage.Butitsbiggestadvantageisthefactthat,regardlessofthedegreeofcontaminationoftheoriginalwater,thefilteredwateralwaysmaintainsthesamesuperblevelofqualityandpurity.Sandfiltrationsimplycannotmatchthisprocess.Heavyrainfall,floodsorcontaminationinthewatersupplycanmeanthatthesandisnolongercapableofretainingallthedirtparticles.Incontrast,ultrafiltrationisnotdependentonoutsideinfluences,whichallowsittoprovideaconsistentsupplyoftop-qualitywater.

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Water for the People: Drinking Water as a Scarce Resource

Drinkingwaterisoneofthescarcestandmostvaluableresourcesintheworld.AccordingtoastudyconductedbytheWHOandUNICEF,around1.1billionpeoplecurrentlyhavenoaccesstocleandrinkingwater.Bytheyear2025,itisestimatedthathalfoftheworld‘spopulationwilllackaccesstocleandrinkingwater.Ofcourse,thesepredictionsapplyinparticulartodevelopingandnewlyindustrializedcountries.Sodoesthatmeanthattheindustrializedcountriesinthenorthernpartoftheglobecanbreatheasighofrelief,thecountriesthathaveessentiallyalwayshadenoughwaterattheirdisposal?Unfortunatelynot:thisapparentabundanceofwaterissteadilybeingendangeredbycontaminationwithindustrialandbiologicalpollutants.Sowhatarethestringentrequirementsthatwaterhastomeettobeconsideredasdrinkingwater?Tobeconsideredperfect,drinkingwatermustbefreefrompathogens,haveaneu-traltasteandcolorandcontainaminimumconcentrationofminerals.Alltoofrequently,waterobtainedfromgroundwaterorsurfacewaterdoesnotfulfillthesestipulations.Thatiswhyphysicalorchemicalmethodsmustbeemployedtoturnitintodrinkingwater.En-suringtheavailabilityofadequateamountsofcleanwaterissettobeglobalissuenumberoneinthefuture,andthemarketforthetechnologiesrequiredtoprocessdrinkingwaterisoneofthefastest-growingmarketsworldwide.

Water in the Desert: Sea Water Desalination

OceansandseasarethelargestreservoirsofwaterontheEarth,makingup97%ofthetotalamountofwaterworldwide.Inordertoexploitthisenormouspotentialtoobtaindrinkingwaterandwaterforindustrialuse,worldwideeffortsareunderwaytofindnewprocessesandmethods.AccordingtotheGermanDesalinationSociety(DeutscheMeer-wasserEntsalzunge.V.),therearearound12,000majorseawaterdesalinationplants in

Water Treatment in Switzerland: inge on Lake Zurich

· inge GmbH supplies the technology to treat drinking water for the town of Männedorf on Lake Zurich

· 17,600 m3 of water is processed each day

TheMultibore®membranesdevelopedbyingeGmbHhavebeendeployedatLakeZurichinSwitzerlandasanultrafiltrationbarrierforsurfacewater.Theplantensuresthatthestringentqualityrequirementsforthetreatedwateraremet.Theultrafil-trationprocesskeepsoutvirusesandbacteria,therebyfulfillingSwitzerland‘sstrictwaterstandards.

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operation,whichintotalproduceapproximately36millioncubicmetersofdrinkingwatereachday,andasharpupwardtrendcontinuestobeevident.TheGulfstates,inparticular,sufferfromanextremelackofwaterandhavelongbeenun-abletoobtainsufficientsuppliesfromtheirgroundwaterreservoirs.Theyhavethereforebeenusingseawaterdesalinationtoproducedrinkingwaterandindustrialwaterfordeca-des.Desalinationworksaccordingtostandardthermalprinciples:seawaterisheateduntilitreachesboilingpointandevaporates,atwhichpointthesaltironsdissolvedinthewatersuchassodiumandchlorideareleftbehindinthebrine.Thehotsteamisthencooledandcondensedintofreshwater.However,thisprocesshassomesignificantdisadvantages,notleastthefactthatitusessomuchenergy.Despiteawholehostofrecoverytechnologies,itisoftensimplynotfinanciallyviable,especiallyforcountriesthatlackenergyresources.Thatiswhyacombinationofultrafiltrationandreverseosmosisisanexcellentalternativeforthefuture.Theinitialcleaningoftheseawaterisefficientlyperformedbymeansofultrafiltration,whiletheactualdesalinationprocessiseffectedusingreverseosmosis.Ac-cordingtoinformationfromtheGermanDesalinationSociety(DeutscheMeerwasserEnt-salzunge.V.),thefallingcostofthistechnologyandthelowamountsofenergyitrequiresmeanthatreverseosmosisissettorepresentaproportionofaround80%ofseawaterdesalinationinaround15yearstime,withthecorrespondingpotentialforultrafiltrationthatthisimplies.Anditisnotonlyexistingplantsthatwillbeupgraded:formanycountries,thecombinationofultrafiltrationandreverseosmosiswillrepresenttheirfirstopportunitytocarryoutseawaterdesalination.

Water with Certain Properties: Engineered Water for Industrial Use

Waterisnotassimpleasitseems.Itisoftenrequiredtohave,orspecificallytonothave,certainproperties,especiallywhenitcomestoindustrialapplications.Thepropertiesofwa-terarethereforedeliberatelyalteredtofulfillthetechnologicalrequirementsofindustrialprocesses.Forexample,certainconstituentsofthewatermayberemovedusingmethods

Beijing‘s Olympic Airport Makes Use of inge Ultrafiltration Technology

• 10,000 m3 of waste water treated each day• Ultrafiltration used as preliminary stage for desalination plant

ingehasinstalleditsdizzer®modulesinthewatertreatmentplantatBeijingCapi-talAirport.TheultrafiltrationsystemisemployedtotreatBeijing‘smunicipalwastewater,whichisthendirectedintoadesalinationplant.Thetreatedwaterisusedtosupplytwoofficebuildingsattheairportandthetoiletsintheairporthotel.Thisso-called“greywater”isalsousedascoolingwater,aswellasforcarwashes,irrigationworksandstreetcleaning.

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suchasde-icing,softeninganddemineralization,whileotherconstituentsmaybeadded.Alternatively,thewater‘sparameters,suchasitspHvalue,maybemodified.Thefactisthatsomecomponentsofwatercanhaveasignificantlydamagingeffectonsystemsandprocessesincertainindustrialapplications.Forexample,coolingwatermustbemodifiedsothatitissuitablefortherefrigerationunits,whilethewaterforsteamturbinesmustbecompletelydesalinatedtopreventcorrosionfromdamagingtheboiler.

Amongotheruses,ultrafiltrationisemployedtorecoverindustrialwater,toremoveoils,fatsandpigments,totreathighlyconcentratedelectrolyticacidbaths,andtosoftenwater.Ultrafiltrationisparticularlyusefulforprocessesthatconstantlyrecur,sinceitalwaysdeli-versthesamelevelofquality.

Just like New: Waste Water Treatment

Wastewateriswaterthathasbecomecontaminatedthroughuse.Itincludeshouseholdse-wage,municipalwastewater,industrialeffluent,collectedrainwaterandwaterthatflowsoffpavedsurfaces.Wastewatertreatmentisgenerallyconductedinthreetofourstagesincentrallylocatedsewageworks.Thetaskofthemechanicalfirststageistoseparateoutlargecomponents,sandandsettleablesolidsbymeansofscreening,gritchambers,settlingtanksorprimaryclarifiers.Thebiologicalsecondstagebringstheremainingreadilysolublewastewatercomponentsintocontactwithbacteriaandothermicroorganisms.Thepurposeofthethird,chemicalpurificationstageisprimarilytoremovecontaminantssuchasphos-phorusfromthewastewater.However,toensurethatthewaterthatleavesthesewageworksisreallyclean,afourthstageisthennecessarytoremovepathogenicgermsandviruses.Thisiswhereultrafiltrationtechnologycomesintoitsownasameansofpurifyingthewastewaterwithoutusingchemicals.Butitisnotonlymunicipalsewageworksthatuseultrafiltrationtechnology:thereisalsoanincreasingtendencyforindustrialconcernsthatpurifytheirwastewateronsitetoswitchtothistreatmenttechnology.Themembranemethodnotonlyenablestheremovalofpro-ductsfromcomplexmaterialstreams,butitalsoallowsotherusefulsubstancesor“pure”watertobeseparatedout.Recirculationtechniquescanthenbeemployedtore-insertthesematerialsintotheproductionprocesstoenablethemtobereused.Thenumberofpeoplewhohavenoaccesstoadequatewastewatertreatmentcurrentlystandsat2.9billion,80%ofwhomliveinthedevelopingandnewlyindustrializedcountriesofAsia.TheWHOestimatesthatinvestmentsof180billionUSdollarseachyeararerequiredifdrinkingwaterpurificationandwastewatertreatmentaretomeetworldwidedemand.Thesefiguresrefersolelyto increases incapacityanddonot includetherenovationormodernizationactivitiesthatwillbeneededoverthecomingyears,primarilyinindustria-lizedcountries,inordertoadaptsewageworkstothelatesttechnologies.Thevolumeofbusinessthiswillcreateforultrafiltrationtechnologyisconsiderableandissettoincreasesharplyonagloballevelintheyearsahead.

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Setting Standards for Stability and Reliability: The Multibore® Membrane

TheMultibore®ultrafiltrationtechnologypatentedbyingerepresentsarevolutionintheworldofwatertreatment.Themembranecombinessevenindividualcapillarieswithaninsidediameterof0.9mmintoahighlyresistantsupportstructure.Thesupportstructuresignificantlyincreasesthestabilityofthemembraneandvirtuallyrulesoutthepossibilityoffiberbreakage.Itwaspreciselythesefiberbreakagesthatusedtocausedowntimesforplantsandincurhigheroperatingcosts,whichwasoneofthereasonswhyultrafiltrationhadnotyetsucceededinreplacingconventionaltreatmentmethods.Thecompanyingehasnowmanagedtosuccessfullydevelopandproduceitsownmembrane,whichiscapableofstabilizingthefiberstosuchanextentthatnotasinglebreakagehasoccurredinsevenyears.Theresultissignificantcostsavingsandmaximumoperatingreliabilitywhenitcomestoinvestmentandreplacements.

“Stability As the Key to Further Market Penetration”

Amembranefiberstructure,whichthedevelopersmodeledonthehoneycombstructurefound in beehives, has proven to be an essential ingredient in this new technology’srecipeforsuccess.TheMultibore®membraneproducedbyingeisconsiderablysuperiortoconventionalsingle-fibercapillarymembraneproducts.Themembranesarebundledtogether in plastic housings (so-called dizzer® modules), thereby ensuring optimumhydraulicproperties,extremelyhighdurabilityandacleanandsafetreatmentprocess.Usedasapretreatmentstageforadditionaltreatmentmethods(e.g.reverseosmosis),theMultibore®membraneremovespathogens,particlesandsuspendedsolidsandsuppliesaconsistentlyhighleveloffiltratequality.Ultrafiltrationwithingemodulesiscontrolledbymeansofafullyautomaticcontrolsystem.All that is required to clean themembrane is simplyabackwashingprocessat regularintervals,whichservestodetachandremoveanycontaminants.Acontrolunitisusedtoswitchbetweenthevariousoperatingmodesoftheultrafiltrationprocess,namelyfiltration,cleaningandbackwashing.Thefiltrationcyclesthemselvestakebetween30and120minutes

4. Technology at Its Best: inge‘s Methods, Products and Solutions

inge Supplies Russian Power Plant

· Integrated system of water treatment unprecedented in Russia· Successful treatment of surface water despite difficult local water conditions

ThecompanyingeGmbHisequippingaRussianpowerplantwithMultibore®mem-branes.Thepowerplantusesultrafiltrationasapretreatmentstageforreverseosmosis,theonlysolutiontothechangeablesurfacewaterconditionsatthesite.ThefirstprojectofthiskindinRussia,itheraldsbothareductioninoperatingcostsandimprovedreliability.

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dependingonthelevelofcontaminationofthewater.Thissophisticatedcontrolsystemensuresoptimumfilterperformanceandhighdurabilityofallthecomponents,therebyminimizingtheoperatingcosts.

“Certification in Key Water Markets”

The products made by inge have been certified in the key markets of the USA, China,GermanyandadditionalEuropeancountriesandcomplywiththeregulationsondrinkingwatertreatmentapplicableinthevariousmarkets.Comprehensivetestsandproceduresareundertakenbyindependentinstitutestoensurethatthemembraneandthemodulesposenohealthriskswhatsoever.Thisisthebestwayofensuringthatourcustomersandtheendconsumersobtainmaximumprotectioncombinedwithtop-classreliability.ingehasalreadydeployeditsintelligentmoduleconceptsinnumerousprojectsallovertheworld,includingindustrialwatertreatmentinChina,powerplantdemineralizationinItaly,cooperationagreementswithaninternationaltechnologycompanyinAmerica,AustraliaandNewZealandandtapwaterpurificationfortheworld‘sleadingmanufacturersofwaterpurificationdevices.Inaddition,manylocalmunicipalitiesinGermanyhavenowequippedtheirwatertreatmentfacilitieswithproductsmadebyinge.Thisallgoestoshowhowultrafiltrationtechnologyisnotonlybeingemployedinlarge-scalewatertreatmentplants,butalsoincreasinglyinconsumers‘homesacrosstheglobe.

Optimized Effects: Modules and Racks

With its intelligent module concepts, inge represents the future of ultrafiltrationtechnology.Manyyearsofexperienceindeveloping,producingandoperatingmembranesandmembranemodulesprovidedtheperfectbasisfordesigningthedizzer®module.The

Recycling of municipal waste water for a petrochemical complex in China

· Municipal waste water successfully treated using UF· Waste water reclamation offers a viable alternative solution for industrial water

requirements

HugeindustrialgrowthinChinahaspromptedcompaniestoseekoutalternativewatersourcestomeetrisingdemand.Theplantoperatordecidedthatthebestoptionforsupplyingwatertotheirrefinerywouldbetoreclaimtreatedsecondarymunicipalwastewaterusingareverseosmosis(RO)system.UFpretreatmentpriortoROisoftenspecifiedforboilerfeedwaterprojectsinChinaduetoitsexcellenttechnicalperfor-manceandcompetitivecoststructure.The416dizzer®5000plusmodulesprovidedbyingeGmbHwereputintooperationatthecompany‘ssiteinDalian,China,inMay2009.

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structures within the module guarantee optimum throughflow, thereby ensuringconsistently high filtration performance. The latest state-of-the-art technique involvesverticalassemblyofthemodules.Thisarrangementcutsbackonspacerequirements,whichmakesiteasierandquickertocarryoutassemblyandmaintenance.Anotheradvantageisthefactthatthedizzer®modulesdonotrequiretheuseofpressurepipes:thatmeansareductioninpiping,valves,fittingsandinstallationwork,togetherwiththecorrespondingsavingswhenitcomestoinvestmentcosts.Thecombinationwiththedizzer®modulesallowsthebenefitsoftheMultibore®membranetoreallycometothefore.Optimumflowdistribution,top-notchpurificationefficiencyandvariableoperatingmodesevenatlowpressureensureconsistentlyhighquality.Thankstothereductioninpiping,fittingsandinstallationwork,dizzer®modulesareabletogetbywithmuchlessspaceandlowerinvestmentandoperatingcosts.Thatmakestheproductssuppliedbyingeequallyappealingtomunicipalwaterworksandlargeindustrialconcerns.

“Cutting Down On Operating Costs with the New T-Rack®”

TheuniqueT-Rack®designbyingerepresentsarevolutioninultrafiltrationtechnology.As well as the structure and set-up of the membrane and modules, the other crucialelementinanultrafiltrationsystemistherackdesign.ingeistheultrafiltrationsupplierresponsiblefordevelopingarackdesignwith integratedheaders intheendcaps.TheT-Rack®isanintegrated,compactultrafiltrationsystem,whichisequippedwithdizzer®XLmodules.Thesystemisprovidedwithverticallymountedmodules,inwhichthefeedlines and outlets are already integrated in the end caps, thereby reducing complexityandsavingspace.TheT-Rack®ismadefromdurableandresistantPVC,andasteelframeis no longer required. Another advantage over conventional rack designs is the factthat itrequiresupto50%lessspace.Theverticalarrangementofthemodulesmakesthem easily accessible for maintenance and repairs, and the smaller footprint anddurablematerialssignificantlyreduceinvestmentcosts.Thiscanmeanasavingofupto5%oftheUFsystemcosts,dependingonthescaleoftheproject.TheT-Rack®fromingeisatrulyinnovativesolutionforwaterprocessing,encompassingacompactdesign,durablePVCmaterialsandminimalmaintenancecoststhankstothe“Rack-and-Ready”installation.

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