Membrane Chemicals

Summary

AXEON Water Technologies offers a range of membrane chemicals formulated for commercial and industrial applications. These chemicals are compatible with all brands and types of RO, NF, and UF membranes, providing antiscaling and antifouling capabilities. They are certified under ANSI/NSF Standard 60 for drinking water production.

Product Identification

AXEON Membrane Chemicals are categorized as Antiscalants, Antifoulants, Membrane Cleaners, and Support Chemicals, designed to prolong membrane life and optimize system performance.

AXEON Antiscalants

AXEON Antiscalants (S-100, S-200) are unique polymeric systems that control a wide range of RO/UF membrane foulants, maximizing system performance and minimizing cleaning requirements. They are environmentally safe and resistant to biological growth.

• General Benefits:
  • Control of scale at up to 100 times saturation values or higher.
  • A lower cost and maintenance alternative to water softeners.
  • High system recovery and extended membrane life.
  • NSF/FDA approved.

AXEON S-100 Antiscalant

This antiscalant is formulated for feedwaters with high levels of metal oxides, silica, and scale-forming minerals.

• Product Benefits:
  • Effective in retarding polymerization and precipitation of silica.
  • Effectively controls inorganic scales over a large concentration range.
  • Certified under ANSI/NSF Standard 60 for drinking water production.
  • Compatible with major manufacturer’s RO, NF, and UF membranes.
  • Does not flocculate dissolved iron/aluminum oxide/silica complexes.
  • Effective in controlling calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) and calcium sulfate scales.
  • Efficacious for controlling aluminum, iron, and heavy metal salts.
• Technical Specifications (Liquid):
  • Appearance: Clear, colorless
  • pH: 1.5 ± 0.8
  • Specific Gravity: 1.08 ± 0.05
• Technical Specifications (Powder):
  • Appearance: Colorless
  • pH (1% in water): 11 – 12
• Dosing Recommendations:
  • Injected into the feedstream prior to the static mixer and cartridge filter.
  • Effective pH range: 5 – 10.
  • Useful dosage range: 1 – 15 mg/L (neat).
  • Controls a wide range of inorganic scales, including CaCO₃, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, strontium sulfate, iron hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, and silica.
  • Best used within 12 months.
• Packaging:
  • Liquid: Pails and drums
  • Powder (concentrate): Totes

AXEON S-200 Antiscalant

This antiscalant is also formulated for feedwaters with high levels of metal oxides, silica, and scale-forming minerals. It inhibits polymerization of reactive silica and disperses colloidal (non-reactive) silica.

• Product Benefits:
  • Effective in retarding polymerization and precipitation of silica.
  • Effectively controls inorganic scales over a large concentration range.
  • Certified under ANSI/NSF Standard 60 for drinking water production.
  • Compatible with major manufacturer’s RO, NF, and UF membranes.
  • Does not flocculate dissolved iron/aluminum oxide/silicate complexes.
  • May be used diluted or undiluted.
  • Particularly efficacious for controlling coagulation of colloidal silica by aluminum, iron, and heavy metal salts.
• Technical Specifications (Liquid):
  • Appearance: Clear, colorless
  • pH: 1.5 ± 0.8
  • Specific Gravity: 1.08 ± 0.05
• Technical Specifications (Powder):
  • Appearance: Colorless
  • pH (1% in water): 11 – 12
• Dosing Recommendations:
  • Injected into the feedstream prior to the static mixer and cartridge filter.
  • Effective pH range: 5 – 10.
  • Useful dosage range: 1 – 50 ppm.
  • Controls a wide range of inorganic scales along with reactive and nonreactive silica at high levels.
  • Best used within 12 months.
• Packaging:
  • Liquid: Pails and drums
  • Powder (concentrate): Totes

AXEON F-25 Antifoulant

AXEON F-25 Antifoulant is effective for membrane systems treating feedwaters with high potentials for fouling by silt, organics, colloids, and fine particulates. It is designed for sea and brackish surface waters and industrial/municipal wastewaters.

• Product Benefits:
  • Inhibits coagulation and deposition of organic and inorganic colloidal particles.
  • Reduces requirements for membrane cleaning by decreasing the rate of membrane fouling.
  • Effectively reduces membrane fouling when processing waters with high SDI values.
  • Eliminates the need for additional expensive pretreatment equipment and chemicals to control feedwaters with high SDI values.
  • Certified under ANSI/NSF Standard 60 for drinking water production.
  • Compatible with major manufacturers’ RO, NF, and UF membranes.
  • Compatible with simultaneous administration of antiscalants into feedwaters.
  • Environmentally friendly and food grade.
• Technical Specifications (Liquid):
  • Appearance: Amber clear liquid
  • pH: 7 – 9
  • Specific Gravity: 1.02 ± 0.15
• Technical Specifications (Powder):
  • Appearance: Tan colored powder
  • pH (1% in water): Approx. 7
• Dosing Recommendations:
  • Injected into the feedstream prior to the static mixer and cartridge filter.
  • Effective pH range: 2 – 14.
  • Useful dosage range: 1 – 100 ppm neat (liquid), and 0.3 – 33 ppm (powder, where liquid is 33% w/w of the powder in water).
  • Best used within 12 months.
• Packaging:
  • Powder: Custom sizes, 50 lbs, 100 lbs.
  • Liquid: Custom sizes, 5 gallons, 55 gallons

AXEON C-Series Cleaners

AXEON C-Series Cleaners are heavy-duty action cleaners that mix easily with water to safely and effectively remove membrane foulants from polyamide thin film (TF), cellulose acetate (CA), and ultrafiltration (UF) membrane elements.

• General Benefits:
  • Ideal for prolonging the life of membranes and obtaining a higher level of performance.
  • Formulated to counteract a variety of foulants.
  • Substantial cost savings on replacement membranes.
• AXEON C-10 Cleaner:
  • For Removing: Calcium Carbonate (CaCO₃) Scale
  • Membrane Types: TFC, CA, and UF
  • Solution pH: 2
• AXEON C-20 Cleaner:
  • For Removing: Organics
  • Membrane Types: TFC and UF
  • Solution pH: 11

AXEON M-100 Membrane Preservative

AXEON M-100 Membrane Preservative safely prevents microbiological growth within membrane elements and systems during long- and short-term storage.

• Product Benefits:
  • Safely and effectively prevents microbiological growth.
  • Replaces the use of hazardous or unstable chemicals like sodium metabisulfite.
  • Effective long-term and does not create environmental or health risks.
  • Compatible with all membrane types (Thin film composite, cellulose acetate, ultrafiltration).
  • Rinses easily from membranes.
  • Packaged as a dry, stable, nonreactive powder.
• Mixing Ratio:
  • 1 pound AXEON M-100 to 6 gallons water (using good quality water, e.g., RO product water).
• Solution pH: Medium / Low
• Usage Procedures (In Storage):
  1. Clean membranes with AXEON C-10 or C-20 Cleaners.
  2. Mix M-100 solution (1 lb M-100 to 6 gallons water).
  3. Recirculate storage solution at low pressure (less than 60 psig) through membranes for a minimum of 15 minutes.
  4. Shut system down, ensuring solution does not drain.
  5. After storage, rinse membranes with good quality water for 30 minutes before system startup.
• Usage Procedures (Container Storage):
  1. Clean membranes with AXEON C-10 or C-20 Cleaners.
  2. Mix M-100 solution (1 lb M-100 to 6 gallons water).
  3. Place membranes in storage container containing M-100 solution.
  4. After storage, place membranes in system and rinse with good quality water for 30 minutes prior to system startup.

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