Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors

Liquid Deaeration for Corrosion Control and Reduced Chemical Usage

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Membranes Business Unit, 13840 South Lakes Dr., Charlotte, NC 28273, United States of America

Liqui-Cel® membrane contactors have been used for over 20 years to remove dissolved gases from liquids or add gases to liquids. These deaeration devices are capable of removing O2 to < 1ppb and CO2 to < 1ppm. Liqui-Cel® liquid degassers are designed to tolerate high pressures/temperatures and are capable of processing flow rates from 5ml/min to hundreds of m³/hr.

Dissolved gas removal for corrosion control

In the power-generation industry, limiting the amount of dissolved O2 and CO2 that enters a plant is essential to protect costly systems and components, such as boilers and piping. These components are vulnerable to corrosion because of dissolved gasses that are carried in through the feed water.

Dissolved gas removal with membrane contactors

In order to protect many metal systems’ components in the plant, dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide that can negatively impact boiler performance and corrode metal must be removed.

Liquid degassing equipment

Liquid degassing can be accomplished using various methods, including chemical injection, vacuum towers, and/or forced draft deaerators, but these older technologies do not provide the same level of dissolved gas control. A typical vacuum tower can only achieve oxygen removal down to 7ppb, whereas Liqui-Cel® can remove down to < 1ppb.

Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors

    The amount of CO2 removed by a typical forced-draft deaerator is typically 10ppm, which is much less than membrane contactors can achieve. Membrane contactor systems can be sized to remove dissolved CO2 down to 1ppm. Liqui-Cel® contactors are compact, efficient and more economical to operate.

    Membrane degasifiers

    Chemical injection does not use the large footprint of a vacuum tower or forced-draft deaerator, but has its own set of problems. The use of chemicals will, over time, place excess deposits on the metal surfaces in the boiler and piping throughout the plant. As deposits accumulate, the boiler has to be shut down for cleaning; this process is known as a blow down. Using more chemicals causes more frequent blow down schedules, resulting in higher operating costs.

    All these problems can be easily remedied by using Liqui-Cel® membrane degasifiers, which have been field proven for over 20 years.

    Gas removal and addition deaerators

    Liqui-Cel® deaerators are used in many other applications. Most liquids that need gasses removed or added can benefit from a Liqui-Cel® membrane contactor system.

    Technology Qualification of Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors for Deoxygenation of Low Salinity Water for Polymer Flooding

    Polymer flooding using low salinity water has been shown to improve oil reservoir recovery rates by altering the reservoir characteristic from an oil-wet state to a water-wet state. It has also been shown to be cost competitive with other enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. The combined cost savings and increased recovery rate have prompted a lot of attention in the polymer flooding process with low salinity water in recent years.

    06 Nov 2013

    Membrana Release Free Whitepaper

    Membrana have release a free whitepaper on their Liqui-Cel® membrane contactors that deoxygenate low salinity water for polymer flooding.

    06 Nov 2013

    Membrana Launches Online Membrane Contactor Store to Meet Customer Demand

    Membrana-Charlotte, a division of Celgard, is pleased to announce the launch of its new online store for membrane contactors, which will provide customers with a convenient channel to purchase Liqui-Cel®, SuperPhobic®, MiniModule® and MicroModule® degasification products 24 hours a day.

    25 Jan 2012
    3M Industrial Business Group

    Membranes Business Unit

    13840 South Lakes Dr.

    Charlotte

    NC 28273

    United States of America
    +1 704 587 8888 +1 704 587 8610 www.liqui-cel.com Corrosion Control Boiler Feedwater Deoxygenation O2 Removal From Water CO2 Removal From Water / Improve Water Quality
    Europe

    Membrana GmbH

    Oehder Strasse 28

    42289 Wuppertal

    Germany
    +49 6126 2260 41 +49 202 6099 750
    Membrana – Japan

    Polypore K.K.

    Shinjuku Mitsui Building, 27F

    1-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome

    Tokyo

    163-0427

    Japan
    +81 3 5324 3361 +81 3 5324 3369
    Shanghai Memtech Co.,Ltd

    RM 402, Building 18, No. 633

    Wuzhong Road

    Shanghai

    201103

    China
    +0086 21 6465 1993 +0086 21 6465 1993
    EverGreen Technolgies Pvt. Ltd

    3-D Maker Bhavan No 2

    18 New Marine Lines

    Mumbai 400 202

    Maharashtra

    India
    +91 22 22012461 +91 22 22010024
    Malaysia

    Reichwelt Sdn Bhd

    No. 19, 2nd Floor, Pusat Perniagaan Alma, Jalan Perniagaan

    Alma, 14 000 Bukit Mertajam

    Pulau Pinang

    Malaysia
    +604 551 7889 +604 551 7889
    Separation Technology and Materials

    STM (New Zealand) Ltd

    ABN 39 079 864 828

    PO Box 8890 - Havelock North 4157

    Hawkes Bay

    New Zealand
    +64 9 4730082 +64 9 4730085
    Q-Trade Corporation

    Lot 7 A-2 Sonner Farm Compound

    Brgy. Timbao, Binan, Laguna 4024

    Philippines
    +63 917 8514947 +63 2 8067136
    MEMCON (Pty) Ltd

    58 Concorde Road East, Bedfordview, 2007

    PO Box 1137, Bedfordview, 2008

    Johannesburg

    South Africa
    +27 0 11 534 3938/9 +27 0 86 680 9025
    MEMLi

    14F, No. 1, Long-An Road

    221 ROC Taipei County

    XiZhi City

    Taiwan
    +886 958200165
    Sriarayathep Co., Ltd

    399/75 Prachachuen Road

    Jatujak, Bangkok 10900

    Thailand
    +662 5851344 +662 5853213
    ÖKOTEK Çevre Teknolojisi ve Kimya Sanayi Limited Şirketi

    Deposite Is Merkezi A1 Blok Kat 3 No:314

    Ikitelli OSB 34306

    Istanbul

    Turkey
    +90 212 671 9158 +90 212 671 9196