The present invention relates to a phytocomplex or natural concentrate rich in polyphenolic compounds such as hydroxytyrosol and 3,4-DHPA-EDA, derived from the waters from the pressing of olives for oil and/or olive pomace as residues of the olive milling process, for use in the reduction/attenuation of the symptoms and/or side effects associated with/caused by diabetes and/or the pathological conditions associated therewith.

A water treatment system includes: EDI having deionization chamber that deionizes water that contains boron and concentration chambers in which concentrated water flows; and a cooler to cool the water supplied to deionization chamber or the concentrated water supplied to concentration chambers. Alternatively, water treatment system includes EDI having deionization chamber that deionizes water that contains boron, concentration chambers in which concentrated water flows, and electrode chambers in which electrode water flows; a cooler that adjusts temperature of the water or temperature of the concentrated water supplied to concentration chamber; and a controller that controls the cooler such that the cooler adjusts the temperature of the water supplied to deionization chamber or the temperature of the concentrated water supplied to the concentration chambers within a range of 10-23° C., based on the temperature of the water, temperature of treated water of EDI, the temperature of the concentrated water, or temperature of the electrode water.

An apparatus for filtering and mineralizing a fluid. The apparatus includes an amount of contaminated fluid located in a reservoir and a cartridge that is located downstream from the reservoir and in fluid communication with it. A filter is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the cartridge. The contaminated fluid is pumped along a pathway from the reservoir to the cartridge so that the contaminated fluid moves through the filter to generate filtered fluid in the cartridge. A pre-determined amount of an additive is associated with the cartridge for adding to the filtered fluid to generate a final fluid with the amount of the additive material.

The present disclosure discloses a spacer tube reverse osmosis (STRO) membrane and a preparation method thereof, which relates to the technical field of reverse osmosis membranes. The preparation method of the STRO membrane specifically comprises the following steps: S101: preparation of a zirconia sol; S102: preparation of a casting solution; S103: preparation of a polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane; S104: immersion; and S105: coating. In the preparation method of the present disclosure, an ionic liquid and high-pressure-resistant particles are introduced into an ultrafiltration layer, the ionic liquid is cross-linked with the ultrafiltration layer in the process of interfacial polymerization, and a layer of the ionic liquid is coated on a surface, so that a three-layer high-performance three-dimensional crosslinking system is formed via the ionic liquid. The ionic liquid is prevented from falling off and dispersing in an oil phase solution, and the pressure resistance and hydrophilic performance of the STRO membrane is greatly improved. The STRO membrane is more suitable for using in high-pressure and high-concentration environments. By combining the ionic liquid with the zirconia sol, the STRO membrane of the present disclosure has higher tensile strength and pressure resistance compared with the reverse osmosis membrane prepared by other modified additives. In addition, the flux and desalination rate of the STRO membrane are also improved compared with the conventional reverse osmosis membranes.

A water purification apparatus (1) comprising a RO-device (2) comprising a RO-membrane (2a). The RO-device (2) is configured to receive inlet water to be purified from an inlet path (19) and produce permeate water into a permeate path (22) and reject water into a reject path (23). The apparatus (1) also comprises a recirculation path (24) arranged to recirculate reject water from the reject path (23) to the inlet water. The apparatus further comprises a cooling arrangement (30) comprising a cooling device (31, 39). The cooling arrangement (30) is configured to cool the recirculated reject water in the recirculation path (24) with the cooling device (31, 39), and a control arrangement (40) configured to control the cooling arrangement (30) to cool the recirculated reject water in the recirculation path (24) in order to cool the RO-membrane (2a).

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a separation membrane element which has an element configuration having high fresh water production performance and high removal performance, has an improved membrane surface linear velocity whereby fouling due to hardly-soluble salts (scales) or organic matters is less likely to occur on the membrane surface particularly in high recovery ratio operation, and is excellent in fresh water production performance and removal performance over a long period of time.

Disclosed is the preparation of composite fluid separation membranes based on poly (aryl ether ketone) (PAEK) polymers with the separation layer formed by a layer-by-layer reticular synthesis. The porous PAEK substrate is semicrystalline, exhibits a mesoporous surface structure, and is surface functionalized. The separation layer formed by the hierarchical layer-by-layer process is in the form of a covalent organic network integrally linked via covalent bonds to the functional groups of the substrate. The composite separation layer may be synthesized in situ in a preformed separation device on the surface of the PAEK substrate. Device configurations include flat sheet, spiral wound, monolith, and hollow fiber configurations with the hollow fiber configuration being preferred. Hollow fibers are formed from PAEK polymers with poly (ether ether ketone) and poly (ether ketone) particularly preferred. Composite PAEK membranes of the present invention are useful for a broad range of fluid separation applications.

An apparatus for the treatment of wastewater having: a primary treatment module with at least one solids separation filter; a secondary treatment module with at least one microflotation unit and at least one oxidation treatment unit placed downstream of the at least one microflotation unit, the at least one oxidation treatment unit has an advanced oxidation process module for performing chemical processes, the advanced oxidation process module performing an ozone and hypochlorite treatment; a tertiary treatment module including at least one membrane filtration unit; the apparatus provided with sequentially flowing wastewater from the primary treatment module, through the secondary treatment module, and to the tertiary treatment module. A method for wastewater treatment in an apparatus having as sequentially treating wastewater through the primary treatment module, the secondary treatment module, and the tertiary treatment module.

A predictive system for monitoring fouling of membranes of a desalination or water softening plant includes ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, and/or nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In addition, the system includes one or more UF skids including a plurality of UF units. Each UF unit contains therein a plurality of UF membranes. Further, the system includes one or more RO/NF skids including one or more RO/NF arrays. Each of the one or more RO/NF arrays includes a plurality of RO units, with each RO unit containing therein a plurality of RO membranes, a plurality of NF units, with each NF unit containing therein a plurality of NF membranes, or a combination thereof. Still further, the system includes UF sensors and/or RO/NF sensors. The system also includes a controller comprising a processor in signal communication with the UF sensors and/or the RO/NF sensors.

A high salinity water purification system and process, including a forward osmosis system and a reverse osmosis or nanofiltration system. A concentrated brine of a zinc or iron complex combined with a salt or acid draws pure water across the FO membrane from the influent water. The diluted brine is pumped through a vessel holding an anionic adsorption media to remove the zinc or iron complex and the resultant brine is passed through the RO or nanofiltration system to obtain purified water and a concentrated brine stream. The adsorption media is regenerated by a rinse cycle using fresh water or water from the RO system, removing the zinc or iron complex adhered to the media. The resultant brine is stored and mixed with the output of the RO system. Charged membrane can be used as a standalone membrane in FO process or in combination with resin or resin embedded membrane.