Membrane 101
Membranes allow water to pass while blocking unwanted _______.
What are contaminants, or salts, or ions?
The water entering a membrane system is called ______.
What is feedwater?
Membranes that are not cleaned in an appropriate timeframe may be _______.
What is irreparably damaged?
The Avista brand is best known for its expertise in this area of membrane treatment.
What is membrane chemistry?
Tracking system performance over time helps operators see trends, not just single _______.
What are data points?
Kurita’s approach focuses on long-term partnerships, not just one-time _______.
What is Sales
This ancient Roman innovation is still the reason many modern cities can deliver large volumes of clean water today.
What is an aqueduct?
This type of application requires pressures generally higher than 600 psi.
What is seawater desalination?
The clean water produced by a membrane system is known as this.
What is permeate?
Antiscalants are added to help stop inorganic deposits from ______ membranes.
What is scaling?
Avista products are formulated to work with membranes from many different _______.
What are manufacturers?
Running a membrane system consistently helps avoid unexpected _______.
What are problems or shutdowns?
Optimizing membrane performance with Kurita solutions helps customers reduce water waste and this resource-intensive input.
What is energy?
This term describes how easily water passes through a membrane.
What is permeability?
The concentrated stream leaving an RO system is called this.
What is concentrate (or reject)?
At what point should you conduct a membrane autopsy.
What is when problems arise?
Avista solutions help customers reduce _________ and extend membrane life.
What is downtime?
Efficient membrane operation can reduce water, energy, and _______ use.
What is chemical?
Kurita’s mission includes helping customers use water more responsibly — often described as ______ every drop.
What is “Master”?
RO membranes are installed inside these.
What are pressure vessels?
Better feedwater quality usually leads to longer membrane _______.
What is life?
This type of cleaning chemical is more prone to create co-precipitation with foulants on the membrane surface.
What is generic chemistry?
Avista support combines products with guidance to help customers make better _______ decisions.
What is operating (or maintenance)?
Proactive monitoring, data-driven decisions, and optimized membrane performance define this type of operator—also the title of a classic Sade song.
What is Smooth Operator?
This global leadership team within Kurita drives collaboration to accelerate innovation, transform products and markets, develop the next generation, and activate sales of Avista membrane treatment solutions.
What is the Avista Center of Excellence?
What types of ions are rejected by nanofiltration membranes.
What are divalent ions?
This 1975 blockbuster made generations of beach goers fear the water - but membrane operators know the real danger is fouling.
What is Jaws?
This song by Cypress Hill released in 1993 is commonly referred to as this and reason enough to maintain a regular cleaning schedule.
What is Insane in the Membrane or Insane in the Brain?
This new technology validates antiscalant performance to support efficient, high recovery operation using actual feedwater.
What is S.sensing® RO-AS?
One goal of smart operations is to get the most value from existing _______.
What is equipment?
What term does Kurita use around defined products, technologies, or business models that contribute significantly to reducing CO2 emissions, water and energy use, and waste for society and the customer.
What is CSV or Creating Shred Value?