Demineralization ( DM ) Water Treatment

Plants
 
 
Demineralization is the process of removing mineral salts from water by using
the ion exchange process.
 
Demineralised water is water completely free (or almost) of dissolved
minerals as a result of one of the following processes :
   
• Distillation
• Deionization
• Membrane filtration (reverse osmosis or
Nano filtration)
• Electrodyalisis
• Or other technologies.
Demineralized water also known as
Deionized water, water that has had its
mineral ions removed. Mineral ions such
as cations of sodium, calcium, iron,
copper, etc and anions such as chloride,
sulphate, nitrate, etc are common ions
present in water. Deionization is a
physical process which uses specially-
manufactured ion exchange resins which
provides ion exchange site for the
replacement of the mineral salts in water
with water forming H+ and OH- ions.
Because the majority of water impurities
are dissolved salts, deionization produces
a high purity water that is generally
similar to distilled water, and this process
is quick and without scale build-up.
De-mineralization technology is the
proven process for treatment of water. A
DM Water System produces mineral free
water by operating on the principles of
ion exchange, Degasification, and
polishing. Demineralized Water System
finds wide application in the field of
steam, power, process, and cooling.
 
Principle :
 
Raw water is passed via two small polystyrene bead filled (ion exchange resins)
beds. While the cations get exchanged with hydrogen ions in first bed, the anions
are exchanged with hydroxyl ions, in the second one.
 
Process :
 
In the context of water purification, ion-exchange is a rapid and reversible
process in which impurity ions present in the water are replaced by ions released
by an ion-exchange resin. The impurity ions are taken up by the resin, which
must be periodically regenerated to restore it to the original ionic form. (An ion is
an atom or group of atoms with an electric charge. Positively-charged ions are
called cations and are usually metals; negatively-charged ions are called anions
and are usually non-metals).
 
The following ions are widely found in raw waters :
 
Cations Anions
Calcium (Ca2+) Chloride ( Cl-)
Magnesium (Mg2+) Bicarbonate (HCO3-)
Sodium (Na+) Nitrate (NO3-)
Potassium (K+) Carbonate (CO32-)
 
Ion Exchange Resins :
 
There are two basic types of resin - cation-exchange and anion-exchange resins.
Cation exchange resins will release Hydrogen (H+) ions or other positively
charged ions in exchange for impurity cations present in the water. Anion
exchange resins will release hydroxyl (OH-) ions or other negatively charged
ions in exchange for impurity anions present in the water.
The application of ion-exchange to water treatment and purification. There
are three ways in which ion-exchange technology can be used in water
treatment and purification :
First, cation-exchange resins alone can be employed to soften water by base
exchange; secondly, anion-exchange resins alone can be used for organic
scavenging or nitrate removal; and thirdly, combinations of cation-exchange
and anion-exchange resins can be used to remove virtually all the ionic
impurities present in the feed water, a process known as deionization. Water
deionizers purification process results in water of exceptionally high quality
 
Deionization :
 
For many laboratory and industrial applications, high-purity water which is
essentially free from ionic contaminants is required. Water of this quality
can be produced by deionization. The two most common types of
deionization are :
 
• Two-bed deionization
• Mixed-bed deionization
 
Two-bed deionization :
 
The two-bed deionizer consists of two vessels - one containing a cation-exchange
resin in the hydrogen (H+) form and the other containing an anion resin in the
hydroxyl (OH-) form. Water flows through the cation column, whereupon all the
cations are exchanged for hydrogen ions. To keep the water electrically balanced,
for every monovalent cation, e.g. Na+, one hydrogen ion is exchanged and for
every divalent cation, e.g. Ca2+, or Mg2+, two hydrogen ions are exchanged.
The same principle applies when considering anion-exchange. The decationised
water then flows through the anion column. This time, all the negatively charged
ions are exchanged for hydroxide ions which then combine with the hydrogen
ions to form water (H2O).
Mixed-bed deionization :
 
In mixed-bed deionizers the cation-exchange and anion-exchange resins are
intimately mixed and contained in a single pressure vessel. The thorough mixture
of cation-exchangers and anion-exchangers in a single column makes a mixed-
bed deionizer equivalent to a lengthy series of two-bed plants. As a result, the
water quality obtained from a mixed-bed deionizer is appreciably higher than that
produced by a two-bed plant.

Although more efficient in purifying the incoming feed water, mixed-bed plants
are more sensitive to impurities in the water supply and involve a more
complicated regeneration process. Mixed-bed deionizers are normally used to
‘polish' the water to higher levels of purity after it has been initially treated by
either a two-bed deionizer or a reverse osmosis unit.
 
 
Electrode ionization EDI :
 
Electrode ionization Systems remove ions from aqueous streams, typically in
conjunction with reverse osmosis (RO) and other purification devices. Our high-
quality deionization modules continually produce ultrapure water up to
18.2MW/cm. EDI may be run continuously or intermittently
 
Advantages :
 
• Variety of cost effective standard models.
• Improved aesthetics and rugged design.
• User friendly, low maintenance and easy to install.
• Simpler distribution and collection systems.
• Quick availability.
• Pre dispatch assembly check.
• The multiport valves are top mounted as well as side mounted with the
necessary high pressure rating PVC piping.
• Single valve operation as compared to the six valves in conventional filters
• Each operating step is clearly marked on the valve, thereby eliminating chances
of error in the operating sequence.
• Single valve assembly, with its simplified frontal Piping, simpler distribution
collecting systems is Very easy to install.
• Rust free
• Less power consumption
• Durable
• Economical
• High shelf life
 
Major Applications :
 
• Boilers feed water, Textiles, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Breweries,
Swimming pools, Potable Water, Hospitals, Automobile, and
   Battery, Fertilizers.
• Ion Exchange Plants
   - Softener
   - Industrial DM Plant
   - Two Stage & Multi Stage DM Plants
   - Mix Bed Demineraliser
   - De-Gasifiers
   - Cation Polisher
   - Manual/Automatic Plants
   - Pharmaceutical Industry
   - Power Plant
   - Oil & Gas sector
   - Chemical Industries
   - Textile Industries
 
We Offer :
 
Our company offers excellent quality Demineralization Plant manufactured
through technically advanced process. Demineralization Water Treatment Plant,
provided by our company, is highly demanded in various industries and
municipal sectors. Today, we are regarded as one of the trusted Demineralization
Water Plant Exporters.
 

Portable or Mini- DM
Water Treatment Plant
 
The water free from any mineral is called
De- Mineralised Water (D.M.Water).
Naturally occurring water has various
salts in dilute form which are called
dissolved solids (TDS). When the water
having such mineral is required to be free
from this, it is to be treated in Ion
Exchange Resins column (H form) which
adsorbs the positively charge ion. Now
the cations free passed through Anion
Resin Column (OH form) which adsorbs
the negatively charged anions and water
free from the total ions shall comes out
from the system.
Mini DM Plant Specifications:
Model: eDM-5
Flow rate: 50 to 80 Lit/hr.
Space requirement: very compact- 1 m x
1m
Power: NIL, Min inlet pressure 0.5
kg/cm2
Output TDS: Less that 10 ppm
Output DM Qty.: 500 Lit at 100 ppm
TDS
(Best suitable when feed water is
corporation water TDS < 100 ppm)

Applications :
Food Industry, Pharmaceutical industry,
Automobile, laboratory,
and many more.
 
Questionnaires for Demineralization (DM) Water Treatment Plant :
 
SR
Description Your Comments
 #
Company Name, Address,
1 Contact Person name and Tel  
No
Site address in detail where
2 this plant is going to Install/  
Operate
Source of Water-
3 Corporation/Lake/Well/Bore-  
well?
Total quantity of Water
4 required per day basis (This is  
required to set the OBR)?
5 Inlet Water TDS in mg/lit?  
Usage Of DM Water- Any
6  
specific purpose?
Output water Quality in
7  
Terms Of TDS in mg/lit?
 
Above data is compulsory to understand your requirement and to proceed
further.