The use of desalination has overcome the paradox faced by many coastal communities, that is having access to a practically inexhaustible supply of saline water but having no way to use it. To date, only a limited number of desalination plants have been built compared to the rest of the water treatment plants, primarily because the cost of desalination is generally higher than the costs of other water supply alternatives available (e.g. water transfers and groundwater pumping). However, due to technological advances which have driven down the production cost of desalinated water, drought conditions occurring and concerns over water availability, more desalination projects are being proposed at numerous locations around the world.
Sand filtration for Sohar Oil Refinery Seawater Desalination Plant in Oman
Senoko Power Desalination Plant, Singapore
Senoko Power Desalination Plant
- Ultra filtration membranes
Our team of qualified water treatment specialists has engineered various sophisticated desalination processes for brackish water or seawater through reverse osmosis as a means of obtaining quality drinking water, as well as high-purity water for power and industrial use.
JGC - Sohar Refinery Project, Oman
Saudi Aramco Hawiyah Gas Project - Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis
Awarded with numerous desalination plant operation and maintenance contracts, our desalination plant clients have justified confidence in our strong international record and in-depth domain expertise in building reverse osmosis desalination plants.
Boustead Salcon's Reverse Osmosis Desalination Process
Salcon's reverse osmosis desalination system consists of four major components/processes:
Pre-treatment
Pressurisation
Membrane separation
Post-treatment stabilisation
The basic components of a reverse osmosis system are shown below:
Pre-Treatment
Conventional or membrane filtration
Cartridge filtration
Chemical addition – chlorine, coagulant, antiscalant, acid
Pressurisation
High pressure feed pumps with energy recovery system
