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Membrane Cleaning Systems CIP https://aquacomponents.sa/product/membrane-cleaning-systems-cip/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:35:38 +0000 https://aquacomponents.sa/product/membrane-cleaning-systems-cip/ A CIP in an RO Plant is necessary to prolong membrane life and maintain high productivity in your RO system. For effective CIP membrane cleaning, you will ensure there is enough time to complete the cleaning process. Stopping a CIP’s duration may result in lower production and performance.

Membrane Cleaning Skid

The membrane cleaning skid is designed for manual operation through a local control box located on the skid. A chemical storage tank is mounted on its own stand and connected to the membrane cleaning skid with either hard PVC piping or quick disconnect fittings and flexible hoses. This gives the unit the ability to be mounted in a permanent location or totally portable if desired. The piping is schedule 80 PVC that is hydrostatically tested at the factory. The electrical enclosure is NEMA 4X. All membrane cleaning skid wiring is completed and tested before shipment.

Membrane Cleaning Chemicals

Acid and alkaline cleaning chemicals are most commonly used for membrane cleaning. Acid cleaners are designed to remove inorganic and iron deposits. Acid cleaning should be performed at a pH of about 2. Alkaline cleaners are designed for removal of biological matter, organic foulants, and silica deposits. Alkaline cleaning is performed at a pH of about 12.

Membrane Cleaning Process

Reverse Osmosis membrane elements can experience a decline in performance due to the accumulation of deposits on the membrane surface. Mineral scale, colloidal particles, biological matter, and insoluble organic compounds are the usual causes of membrane fouling. When production of a Reverse Osmosis system drops by at least 10 percent, or the differential pressure increases by 15 percent (over normal operating conditions), membrane cleaning should be performed using a membrane cleaning skid. The following is a summary of the design of Aquacomponents, Inc. membrane cleaning skids and cleaning chemicals. More detailed instructions are available in the Operating and Maintenance manual for the Aquacomponents, Inc. Cleaning Stations.

Models
membrane cleaning systems clean in place cip skids specifications

Model #

Qty of pressure
vessels to be
cleaned at a time

Tank
Capacity

Tank Location

CIP Motor HP

Shipping Weight (lbs)

Dimensions L”xW”xH”

60 Hz

50 Hz

CS4-1

1 (4″)

50

Tank on skid

1

1

300

38x55x64

CS4-2

2 (4″)

115

1.5

2

350

40x60x68

CS4-3

3 (4″)

155

3

2

375

45x72x68

CS8-1

1 (8″)

165

3

3

500

53x67x61

CS8-2

2 (8″)

200

7.5

5

600

54x67x61

CS8-3

3 (8″)

300

Tank off skid

7.5

7.5

700

78x96x68

CS8-4

4 (8″)

310

10

7.5

800

83x91x67

CS8-5

5 (8″)

500

15

10

900

88x102x96

CS8-6

6 (8″)

550

15

15

980

110x112x75

For more information, please view/download our “Data Sheet”

Features
membrane cleaning systems clean in place cip skids features

Standard Features:

Available Options:
  • Skid mounted system, plumbed and wired
  • 220V/1Ph/60Hz or 460V/3Ph/60Hz power
  • 5-micron cartridge filter with PVC housing (all
    CS4 & CS8-1 to CS8-4), stainless steel housing
    for CS8-5 & CS8-6
  • Local flow meter and pressure gauge
  • Manual recirculation line for solution mixing
  • Sample valve
  • Chemical solution tank with cover
  • Manual tank drain valve
  • PVC piping and recirculation valve
  • Stainless steel cleaning pump
  • Tank level switch
  • Cartridge filter isolation valve
  • Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)
  • 220V/1Ph/50Hz or 380-415V/3Ph/50Hz
  • pH monitor
  • Immersion heater with temperature controller
  • Flexible hoses for cleaning connection
  • Temperature indicator
  • Wheel mounted skids for smaller units
  • Chemical tank mixer
  • CPVC piping
  • 4” or 8” installed pressure vessels
  • Low and high pH cleaning chemicals
  • All stainless steel piping and/or skid
  • Integral mounted, pre-piped, pre-wired directly
    on the RO skid

Applications

The ideal applications for a CIP system for RO plant include:

  • Membrane cleaning
  • Descaling

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Here at Aquacomponents, LLC., we engineer and build all of our water treatment systems in-house.

Our turn-key water treatment systems are all pre-engineered using the latest CAD technology available.

This enables our teams to build and deliver treatment systems to our customers with quick turnaround times.

Many of our customers require custom engineered systems. These are typically built around similar core systems and thus allowing for improved turnaround times, even for one-off designs.

 

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