Case Profile Process Water for a large Industrial Park - Inge AG

Case Profile
Process Water for a large Industrial Park
Location
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
OEM / System Integrator
Siemens AG Austria
End User
Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG
Plant Capacity
9.400 m³/day
Market Segment
Industry
Application
RO pre-treatment
Feed Water Source
River water
Commissioning Date
August 2009
• High Efficiency
• Maximum Integrity
• Low Operating Costs
Overview
Extending over 460 hectares, the Höchst Industrial Park in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany, is home to a
range of companies from the chemical and pharmaceutical industry that together employ some 22,000
people. Keeping an industrial park of this size up and running with a reliable infrastructure poses all sorts
of challenges. For example, large quantities of fully demineralized water are required for production
processes and for generating steam, and with its existing water treatment facilities stretched to breaking
point, the Höchst Industrial Park recently decided to expand its capacity to meet the steadily increasing
demand for fully demineralized water and steam.
Between October 2008 and October 2009, Siemens and Infraserv Höchst carried out on-site pilot trials
using inge AG modules in order to properly evaluate the chosen washing and cleaning concepts. The
new modular facility, which offers plenty of room for expansion, was built by Siemens AG Austria and put
into operation in 2009.
integrity
without
compromise

Process Flow Diagram
System Summary
Membrane
Type
Racks / Lines
Total Number
UF Modules
dizzer
5000 plus
in T-Rack
2 / 2
112
Customer Statement
“Using the inge membranes in combination with the
T-Rack, we were impressed by their superb levels of
efficiency when filtering raw water containing high
levels of solids.”
Dr. Alexander Dietze, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG
Treatment Objectives
The quality of the water from the river Main fluctuates significantly
according to the season, with turbidity varying between 5 and 150
NTU and the water's organic content ranging from 3 right up to 13
mg/L TOC. That can cause a major headache when it comes to
keeping UF membranes clean and preventing fouling.
The UF treatment process aimed to achieve the following:
- Turbidity (Feed water):