Method for operating desalting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023285903-A1
Application number	US-202118013902-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 2, 2021
Priority date	Sep 9, 2020
Publication date	Sep 14, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for operating a desalting device that has a first desalting device and a second desalting device, said method comprising: a normal operation step for supplying to-be-treated water to the first desalting device so as to separate the to-be-treated water into first concentrated water and first desalted water, and supplying the first concentrated water to the second desalting device so as to separate the first concentrated water into second concentrated water and second desalted water; and a recovery operation step for supplying the to-be-treated water to the first desalting device so as to separate the to-be-treated water into the first concentrated water and first permeate water, and passing dilute water having a lower concentration than the first concentrated water through the second desalting device so as to recover desalting performance of the second desalting device.

First claim

1 . A method for operating a desalting device including a first desalting device and a second desalting device, comprising:
a normal operation step in which to-be-treated water is supplied to a first desalting device and separated into first concentrated water and first desalted water, and the first concentrated water is supplied to a second desalting device and separated into second concentrated water and second desalted water; and a recovery operation step in which to-be-treated water is supplied to the first desalting device and separated into first concentrated water and first permeate water, and dilute water having a lower concentration than that of the first concentrated water is passed through the second desalting device, and desalting performance of the second desalting device is recovered.

2 . The method for operating a desalting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of second desalting devices are installed in parallel, and while the normal operation step is performed in some second desalting devices, the recovery operation step is performed in other second desalting devices.

3 . The method for operating a desalting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in the recovery operation step, dilute water is passed for 5 to 60 minutes through the second desalting device.

4 . The method for operating a desalting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the to-be-treated water is used as dilute water.

5 . The method for operating a desalting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein desalted water in the first desalting device is used as dilute water.

6 . The method for operating a desalting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a scale inhibitor is added to dilute water.

7 . The method for operating a desalting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the desalting device is a reverse osmosis membrane device.

8 . The method for operating a desalting device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the passing rate of dilute water is 0.001 to 1 m/s.

9 . The method for operating a desalting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the water quality of the first concentrated water is any one of the following a to c:
a. a calcium ion concentration of 0.1 to 10 mg/L, and a fluoride ion concentration of 3,000 to 8,000 mg-F/L,
b. a calcium ion concentration of 500 to 1,500 mg/L, and a fluoride ion concentration of 50 to 150 mg-F/L, and
c. a calcium ion concentration of 400 to 1,500 mg/L, and an M alkalinity of 800 to 2,000 mg/L.

10 . The method for operating a desalting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first concentrated water is concentrated water obtained by concentrating water supplied from the first desalting device by a factor of 3 or more.

Assignees

• Kurita Water Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Ishii Kazuki
• Iwasaki Mamoru
• Ito Itaru

Classifications

• B01D65/025 Primary

  Removal of membrane elements before washing · CPC title

• Y02A20/124

  Water desalination · CPC title

• Y02A20/131

  Reverse-osmosis · CPC title

• C02F1/441 Primary

  by reverse osmosis · CPC title

• C02F1/265

  Desalination · CPC title