Water & Wastewater Asia March/April 2023
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IN CONVERSATION WITH<br />
ENHANCING WATER<br />
SOLUTIONS<br />
in the Middle East<br />
With the recent opening of IDE Technologies’ regional office<br />
in Dubai, Mohamed Sebbane, IDE’s country manager, MENA,<br />
shares more of IDE’s efforts to deliver its water treatment<br />
solutions to the Middle East.<br />
By Amira Yunos<br />
Companies cannot remain<br />
entrenched in old technology;<br />
they must constantly innovate,<br />
refine, and improve the<br />
technology.<br />
Mohamed Sebbane<br />
IDE’s country manager, MENA<br />
SOLVING WATER CHALLENGES IN<br />
THE MIDDLE EAST<br />
The opening of IDE Meyah <strong>Water</strong> Solutions<br />
in Dubai on 10 Jan <strong>2023</strong> signalled this<br />
Israeli water desalination company’s<br />
strategy to expand its business operations<br />
in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)<br />
region.<br />
With UAE as a critical player in the<br />
region that has developed a solid water<br />
pipeline, including desalination bus, well<br />
water reuse, and industrial water, IDE<br />
Technologies is focused on supporting<br />
UAE’s policy which aims to ensure the<br />
optimal use of recycled water. Specifically,<br />
the company aims to support efforts of<br />
preserving the country’s water resources,<br />
including drinking and groundwater, to<br />
meet the future needs of all sectors and<br />
promote the use of recycled water for<br />
its economic, social, and environmental<br />
benefits.<br />
Delivering 3 million m 3 /day of water<br />
worldwide, IDE has led the water industry<br />
with advanced thermal and membrane<br />
desalination plants, including large plants<br />
worldwide in China, India, the US, Australia,<br />
and Israel.<br />
“Solving the Middle East water challenges<br />
is a crucial priority of IDE,” Sebbane said.<br />
With more than 60 granted patents in<br />
the R&D field of desalination and water<br />
treatment, IDE’s invention, the MAXH2O<br />
Pulse Flow RO (PFRO), is a method<br />
for reverse osmosis (RO) water reuse<br />
systems, enabling operation at high<br />
recovery and flux.<br />
Its PFRO technology challenges<br />
conventional RO operation by discharging<br />
brine in a pulse flow regime with short,<br />
forceful surges. The frequently and rapidly<br />
changing osmotic and gauge pressure<br />
prevents the formation of biofouling<br />
and reportedly eliminates the need for<br />
chloramine dosing. This method has<br />
six times the ability of the standard<br />
RO process to remove concentrated<br />
solute ions or fouling particles. The RO<br />
membrane operates in dead-end mode<br />
between brine discharge pulses, with<br />
100% recovery.<br />
Low water costs, high plant availability<br />
and reliability, and optimal operation and<br />
maintenance processes are paramount in<br />
desalination, Sebbane added.<br />
22 WATER & WASTEWATER ASIA | MARCH/APRIL <strong>2023</strong>
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