25-01-2012

Pall Corporation to supply advanced water treatment technology for Qatar petroleum

Agreement with SEG Qatar Calls for Locally Supported, Complete Water  Management Solution. Pall Corporation has been selected by contractor SEG (Société d'Entreprise & de Gestion) Qatar to supply a state-of-the-art  water treatment solution for Qatar Petroleum’s (QP) premier Ras Laffan  Emergency and Safety College (RLESC). The complete Pall  Aria™ AP-Series packaged membrane system will filter the facility’s  treated sewage effluent and remove bacteria, viruses, turbidity and  suspended matter. Pall is a global leader in filtration, separation and  purification.

“Pall was selected for this project because it offers advanced membrane  technology in a very small footprint,” says Steve Connor, technical  project director at SEG. “Equally important was Pall’s ability to  provide a complete custom water management solution and dedicated  engineering support from a local office.”

The use of membrane filtration systems for removing contaminants from  water sources across the globe continues to gain momentum. An  alternative to practices such as coagulation and flocculation and sand  filtration, membrane-based systems offer enhanced performance and  operational efficiencies. Additionally, membrane systems typically  require 50 – 70 percent less space than conventional technologies.
 
The fully-automated Pall Aria packaged system for QP features hollow  fiber ultrafiltration membranes. It is designed to filter 3,500 m3/day  of treated sewage effluent that will be used for make-up water for  firefighting training exercises.
 
“Pall is thrilled to be involved in this high-profile project,” said  Hussein Barazi, director, Pall Middle East. “Our ability to effectively  address the multi-faceted fluid management needs of organizations in the  region with advanced solutions is one of the reasons Pall’s presence in  the Middle East continues to grow.”
 
Pall provides fluid management solutions and high-quality products for  the most demanding applications, from oil and gas and power generation  to pharmaceuticals and water treatment. Pall Aria systems are used for a  range of desalination and municipal and industrial water applications.  The high-efficiency, low-waste systems are easy to install and  operator-friendly, resulting in lower labor and operational costs.

RLESC, which is situated on approximately 250 acres, was created to  serve emergency responders throughout the Middle East and North Africa.  Managed by the Texas Engineering Extension Services (TEEX) under an  agreement with state-owned Qatar Petroleum, the high-profile facility  offers training equipment for industrial, HazMat, municipal, rescue and  emergency medical services.