Buy Best Membranes Only After Answering These 7 Process Questions
Many industrial buyers in India think membrane buying is simple. Pick a known brand. Choose a high flux model. Negotiate price. Install it. But the ground reality is different. Most membrane problems do not start with the membrane. They start with the process. That is why many plants buy a “top” membrane and still face fouling, frequent cleaning, pressure rise, and early replacement. If you want to buy best membranes and actually get performance, you need to ask the right questions first. These seven process questions are practical. They come from what happens inside real plants. 1. How much does your feed water change in real operations Lab samples and tender documents often show one neat data set. Real feed water does not behave like that. In Indian plants, variation is normal. TDS changes with source water. COD changes with production. Oil and grease appear after maintenance issues. Turbidity rises during rains. Hardness and iron can jump without warning. If your feed wat...