Modular unit for desalting LIMPHA

It is a modular unit for desalting, produced in collaboration with the company LIMPHA Srl and the University of Palermo, which uses pervaporative membrane through innovative structural geometries. This system is able to produce drinkable water with low energy supply .
These units are made up of desalination modules easy to assemble each other to change its production capacity per hour and can be used with both sea and brackish water.
Through the optimization of geometric and fluid path of the heat sources were obtained the following advantages:
- High operational flexibility under load and variable intermittent heat input;
- Simplicity in maintenance such as inspections and regular cleaning of the unit;
- Use of polymeric materials resistant to corrosion and fouling on surfaces
- Compact form of the essential unit for installation in remote sites, on ships, on container furniture, etc;
- Improved operational flexibility for a better coupling with intermittent energy sources.
The watermaker membrane Lympha is aimed at a target market consists of small communities where there are no other options for drinking water supply with a solution of low cost and high operational simplicity. The system also presents interesting possibilities for inclusion in contexts where there is residual energy generated by plants that disperse heat from their primary cycles. Target Market typical Lympha desalination units can be off-shore stations, strategic military sites, principals of civil protection. In all these cases, there is an almost complete independence need water from conventional sources. Another market is provided for reference consists of small plants intended to marginal areas or in developing or still associated with pilot projects for cooperation or international environmental and humanitarian crises.
The modules will also specialize Lympha for installation in recreational craft where you can use the waste heat of engines for the production of drinking water with low operating costs.