Mining has become a vital industry in Chile. Its processes require quality water resources. This necessity combined with population demands makes indispensable to develop this great engineering project, a 106.250 m3/d production capacity desalination plant
Desalination plant 106.250 m3/d
Chile
Year
2014
Summary
Category
Seawater
Use
Mining
Human Consumption
Human Consumption
Scope
Process engineering
Capacity
106.250 m3/d
Pre-Treatment
DAF - Dissolved air flotation
Self-cleaning filters
Ultrafiltration
Antiscalant dosage
Sulphuric acid dosage
Sodium hydroxide dosage
Polyelectrolyte dosage
Ferric chloride dosage
Self-cleaning filters
Ultrafiltration
Antiscalant dosage
Sulphuric acid dosage
Sodium hydroxide dosage
Polyelectrolyte dosage
Ferric chloride dosage
RO Process
Five 21.250 m3/d capacity trains
Energy Recovery
Isobaric exchanger
Post-Treatment
Calcium hydroxide remineralization
CO2 dosage
Sodium hydroxide dosage
Sulphuric acid dosage
Sodium hypochlorite dosage
CO2 dosage
Sodium hydroxide dosage
Sulphuric acid dosage
Sodium hypochlorite dosage
Auxiliary systems
Reverse osmosis flushing and chemical cleaning system
Filter cleaning system
Mud treatment system
Filter cleaning system
Mud treatment system
