DOW™ FILMTEC™ SW30XLE-400i  offers an advanced combination of productivity and rejection. This is the lowest energy seawater element available in the industry today, enabling lowest operation cost. It is also ideal for two-pass seawater designs and high TDS brackish water applications. DOW FILMTEC SW30XLE-400i comes with iLEC™ Interlocking Endcaps that reduce system operating costs and reduce the risk of o-ring leaks that cause poor water quality. See Form No. 609-00446 (396KB PDF) for information on the trouble-free cost-saving benefits of iLEC Interlocking Endcaps. Benefits of SW30XLE-400i include:

  • Highest productivity available in the industry today, with active area of 400 sq. ft., enables systems to be designed to deliver the lowest total cost of water by optimizing energy consumption, system productivity and operating flux.
  • Can effectively be used in permeate staged seawater desalination systems without impairing the performance of the downstream stage.
  • Delivers high performance over the operating lifetime without the use of oxidative post-treatments like many competitive products. This is one reason DOW FILMTEC elements are more durable and may be cleaned more effectively over a wider pH range (1-13) than other RO elements.
  • Automated, precision fabrication with a greater number of shorter membrane leaves reduces the effect of overall fouling and maximizes element efficiency, lowering cost of operation.

 

Nominal Active Surface Area
ft2 (m2)
Permeate Flow Rate
gpd (m3/d)
Typical Boron Rejection
(%)
Stabilized Salt Rejection
(%)
Minimum Salt Rejection
(%)
400 (37) 9,000 (34) 91.5 99.8 99.60
  1. The above values are normalized to the following conditions: 32,000 ppm NaCl, 5 ppm Boron, 800 psi (5.5 MPa), 77°F (25°C), pH 8 and 10% recovery.
  2. Permeate flows for individual elements may vary +/-15%.
  3. Product specifications may vary slightly as improvements are implemented.
  4. Active area guaranteed +/-5%. Active area as stated by Dow is not comparable to nominal membrane area often stated by some manufacturers. Measurement method described in Form No. 609-00434 (168KB PDF).

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Technical Documents
Product Datasheet (PDF)
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Quality assurance testing information (PDF)
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Case Histories/Project Highlights
iLEC™ Technology Makes Seawater Desalination Processing Easier, Less Expensive (PDF)
English (327KB)

iLEC™ Technology Solves Leakage Problems and Improves Energy Efficiency in Semiconductor Plant (PDF)
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iLEC™ Technology Withstands Severe Treatment at Reverse Osmosis Facility (PDF)
English (327KB)

DOW™ FILMTEC™ membranes, providing habitants in the Alicante area with high quality drinking water. (PDF)
English (194 KB)