Despite the fact that ...
Published by Stewart Shipard, Owner Manager at SLS Technology Pty Ltd - a Water Industry company
Despite the fact that bacteria removal is stated by many to be a very easy design task, many utilities around the world are a testament to the difficulty of removing Sulphur and or Sulphate reducing microbes.
Its not a straight forward answer as there are a range of indirect and direct methods available for removal of microbes and each process has numerous available options. In addition,
- the volumes you are treating will impact on the best economic choice.
- the best process will depend on the type of microbes but as you have sea water it is likely to be the Sulphate reducing not Sulphur reducing type.
A water treatment consultant can only assist if you are prepared to advise the design basis of your desalination plants pre treatment.
Perhaps a direct contact will be best as quantity of information required will overload any discussion forum limit. stewart@slswaterfilters.com.au