Midstream Process Water

It is important that process waters are kept pure. A variety of contaminants can reduce yield, product quality, and reaction rates, and foul and erode equipment. However, separating higher solids and medium to coarse emulsions in process water can be difficult depending on the physical properties of the contaminants. The inability to efficiently separate higher solids and medium to coarse emulsions in process water can be very costly to industries. Contamination can cause final products to be off-specification, corrosion of downstream storage facilities and increased costs for wastewater treatment.

High-performance. Cost-effective.

Pall AquaSep® EL Coalescer filters efficiently separate higher solids and medium to coarse emulsions in process water. Due to the ability of each coalescer element to process a higher flow in a higher solids environment while still providing superior effluent quality, the AquaSep EL liquid/liquid coalesce system is a cost-effective way to separate higher solids and medium to coarse emulsions. The hydrophobic separator medium prevents the aqueous phase from entering the separator, and its high-performance integrated stack design creates higher, more consistent flow and fluid quality. Further, the AquaSep EL element provides superior continuous removal of liquid contaminants, increasing its reliability. Their long service life means fewer changeouts, thereby reducing maintenance and waste disposal costs.

The Pall AquaSep EL coalescer is constructed of a high-efficiency coarse grade, non-disarming (no surfactants) polymeric medium, making it well suited for water removal from hydrocarbon condensates before stabilization, fractionation or pipeline transport, removal of oil from sour water to protect sour water stripping (SWS) and downstream sulfur plant and water treatment operations, water removal from high-solids coker fractionates, performance upgrades to existing cartridge or mesh pack coalescers, sand beds and ESPs, and/or general oil/water separation needs across upstream, midstream and downstream processes.

In the end, the Pall AquaSep EL Coalescer filter is an ideal solution for filtering process waters. Not only does it save money, but its effective design and efficient filtering protect the environment from contaminants as well. In this way we provides win-win solutions. 

Pall AquaSep® Series Coalescer maintain high quality at high capacity for a longer service life for a wide variety of industrial applications. For more information on how this system works and can be installed, click here to see purchase information or talk to a Pall expert.