GE Power & Water

Water & Process Technologies

use. recover. repeat.

innovative equipment solutions
 Delivering the solutions that
deliver water for virtually any
application, quantity or quality.
Innovative equipment solutions from GE help you achieve
key business goals, meet critical water needs, and cope with
scarce water resources.

We bring together professionals and technologies to solve

the most complex challenges related to water availability
and quality, increased productivity, cost reduction and
environmental regulations.

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Solutions to get
the job done
With a global focus on R&D, our goal is to develop new
products that help you continuously improve performance,
drive down costs, and comply with regulations and
product-quality standards.

Our solutions enable you to:

Decrease your costs by producing
consistent product quality
Optimize critical systems
Capture and separate valuable products
Respond to immediate needs in emergency situations

GE water and process treatment equipment is

proven around the world in applications such as:
Hydrocarbon processing
Chemical processing
Power generation
Food and beverage production
Water scarcity relief
Municipal water and wastewater treatment
Commercial and
institutional facilities
Life sciences
Microelectronics
Mining and
mineral processing
General manufacturing
Pharmaceuticals

Table of contents
3-4 Ultrafiltration and Membrane bioreactors (MBR)
5 Filters & membranes
6 Analytical instruments
7 Reverse osmosis (RO) & combined systems
8 Electroseparation
9 Mobile water & water outsourcing
10 Thermal & zero liquid discharge (ZLD)

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Ultrafiltration and Membrane Bioreactors (MBR)
ZeeWeed* technology has been proven in more than two
decades of water and wastewater treatment as well as (RO)
pre-treatment and water reuse. Nearly 2,000 plants worldwide
use this technology to meet or exceed stringent water,
wastewater, and water reuse standards.

Ultrafiltration
ZeeWeed UF membranes provide a physical barrier to
suspended solids and pathogens to consistently produce a
high-quality, low-turbidity, and low-SDI effluent. They are
commonly used for municipal drinking water treatment, RO
pre-treatment in industrial and/or seawater applications,
and in tertiary treatment of biologically treated effluent.
Pressurized or immersed membranes
to suit the site requirements
Reinforced or high-packing-density hollow
fibers designed to reduce capital and lifecycle
costs for the application
Physical UF barrier provides consistent high-quality MBR
effluent exceeding stringent regulatory requirements
The MBR process is an alternative to conventional activated
through virtually any change in raw-water quality
sludge systems where membrane filters replace the liquid-
Low lifecycle costs optimized through extended
solids separation function of secondary clarifiers and sand
membrane life and low energy and chemical use
filters. GEs MBR technology consists of a suspended-growth
Outside-in flow path and Polyvinylidene Fluoride
biological reactor integrated with the high-performance,
chemistry are market proven robust product attributes
rugged ZeeWeed hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membrane. MBR
Commitment to innovation drives down cost of
systems produce high-quality effluent for discharge or reuse
ownership over the life of the treatment plant
for both municipal and industrial wastewater applications.

The physical barrier of the ZeeWeed UF membrane

consistently produces high-quality effluent regardless
of influent-water quality or process upsets
Treated-water quality meets or exceeds the
toughest regulatory requirements in the world
Unmatched ZeeWeed reinforced-hollow-fiber
membrane robustness ensures a long membrane life
Compact footprint that is one-third the area
required for conventional wastewater treatment
Modular design that minimizes initial capital costs
Latest product design and operation innovations
provide lowest cost of ownership

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Packaged ZeeWeed* UF plants
Offered for both UF and MBR applications, packaged
plants are pre-engineered, modular systems that bring
proven ZeeWeed technology to smaller-scale applications.
Incorporating an expandable building-block design, the
packaged plants can be quickly set up in virtually any
location and feature scalable treatment capacity that can
be rapidly increased as demand grows.

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Filters & membranes
GE brings more than 40 years of experience and
engineering expertise to manufacturing spiral-wound
membranes, cartridge filters and lab products for
multiple applications including:

Water recovery and reuse

Water purification
Recovery of valuable by-products
Compliance with environmental regulations
Desalting seawater and brackish water
Whey protein concentration, demineralization
and lactose clarification in dairy plants
Chemical processing applications
Concentration of low and high pH solutions
Oil-water separation in oilfield produced water
and marine bilge water
Color concentration and desalting applications Filters

When you use GE filters as pretreatment to your GE
membranes, you reduce membrane fouling and
increase the cost efficiency of your treatment solutions.
Worldwide support
GE maintains an authorized network of partners in over
100 countries worldwide. From local inventory to technical
support, these partners support all of your filtration and
separation needs.
GE filters are made with no wetting agents, solvents,
anti-static agents, or binders
Depth cartridge filters include:
Hytrex*, high-strength graded density filters
Z.Plex* technology filters, superior particle
holding capacity, longer filter life
Pleated cartridge filters include: Flotrex*
and Memtrex*, precise micron ratings with
exceptional particle holding capacity in microfiber
and membrane versions
Filters available in standard and sterilizing grade versions

Spiral-wound membranes
Multiple configurations, including brackish, low energy,
low fouling, high temperature, seawater and wastewater
Ease of replacement and upgrade
Complete spectrum of membrane and spiral wound
elements, including Microfiltration (MF), Ultrafiltration (UF),
Nanofiltration (NF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO)
Winflows an intuitive and user-friendly simulation
software, making it easy to design a simple
single-pass system or the most complex system
without difficulty. GEs Winflows can be downloaded
for free from our website

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Analytical instruments
GE provides state-of-the-art laboratory instruments and
process control instruments for simpler, faster, and more
accurate analytical measurement. GE is the worlds leading
manufacturer of instruments for measuring total organic
carbon in water.

Applications:
Pharmaceutical
Microelectronics
Chemical and petroleum
Power generation
Environmental
Municipal
Medical research

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Reverse osmosis & combined systems

RO and Combined Systems from GE deliver high performance RePAK series for wastewater applications,
at the lowest life-cycle costs. Our pre-engineered systems combining UF and RO
allow fast delivery and are built with high-quality components E-Series for general industrial uses
designed to meet your specific process needs. They arrive at
your facility ready to run with all filters, membranes, pumps, GE is unique in providing single-point accountability for unit
piping, controls and automation. Additionally, we provide a design and operation. We build the complete machine, and
full line of membrane treatment chemicals to enhance mem- the GE brand is also on the membrane elements, controls,
brane performance once equipment is operating at your site. filters and high-pressure pumps. This ensures quality and
Products include: responsiveness to your concerns. Our standard platforms
are configurable to suit your specific needs and come with
PRO series for industrial and boiler complete documentation packages.
makeup water production
Titan* series for hydrocarbon and chemical processing
PROPAK* series for power applications, combining
UF and RO
BEV series for beverage production
SeaPAK* & SeaPRO series for seawater desalination
IPER*, an integrated pump and energy recovery
system for desalination systems
HERO** pure water system for microelectronics
PRO E-Cell integrated pure water systems,
combining RO and EDI
MUNI series for drinking water applications

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Electroseparation
Electroseparation technologies are employed around the
world producing ultra pure water for power plants, recovering
wastewater for reuse and separating valuable products in the
food industry.

Electrodeionization (EDI)
EDI technology continuously produces ultra pure
water with no requirement for hazardous chemicals.

Produce up to 18MOhm-cm water

Electrodialysis (ED) Continuous process
No hazardous chemicals required for regeneration
GE ED technology is successfully used by industry to cost
effectively separate and purify valuable components. Examples Long stack life
of ED applications include whey demineralization, glycerine Modular system
desalting and fruit juice de-acidification.

Electrodialysis reversal (EDR)

EDR is the most robust water and wastewater
desalination technology.
Very high recovery
Self-cleaning with polarity reversal
Chlorine, TSS tolerant
Minimal pretreatment required

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Mobile water & water outsourcing
GE mobile water delivers a host of solutions such as short-
term, long-term, and emergency services for your water
needs. Just like businesses and municipalities around the
world, you too can rely on GE to deliver a wide range of water
treatment solutions for planned and unplanned
events, including:
Emergency outages or equipment failure
Planned outages for equipment repair
Seasonal demands and product expansion
Plant start-ups
Changes in raw water quality
Sudden changes in effluent specifications
Augmentation/expansion of existing water plants
Regeneration and cleaning services
Drought and hurricanes
We can deploy systems for any capacity need. Trailers,
container-enclosed systems and skid-mounted systems are
available at strategic locations worldwide for fast delivery.
Your system can be on site and producing water within hours.
Service Deionization (SDI) solutions provide an ideal solution
for pure water needs in any industry requiring from 1.0 up
to 18.2 Megohm water. Whether you require bulk water,
stand-alone products or service, or a complete mobile water
treatment system, GE stands ready to provide the solution for
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your ultrapure water needs. SDI solutions include DI columns,
TurboFlo, Site Services, Ion Exchange Demineralization, Resin
Cleaning, Industrial Services and Consumable Sales.
Water outsourcing agreements from GE allow you to focus
on your company's core activities while providing you no
capital expenditure, reduced operating costs and improved
technical performance. GE has the technologies, systems,
and experience to help our customers meet their operational,
environmental, and profitability goals. Leveraging our broad
expertise, vast portfolio, and the largest available mobile fleet,
GE can assure water quality and quantity, utilize your existing
resources, and maintain our commitment to environmental,
health, and safety excellence.
We can provide on-site pilot testing, bench-top testing,
installation, commissioning, and emergency service. GE is also
focused on chemical treatment designed to provide you with
solutions to your odor, corrosion, scaling, and microbiological
concerns. Each water outsourcing contract is as unique as the
water we treat.
Thermal & ZLD technologies

With more than 40 years of experience in the design, delivery, Mobile evaporator
commissioning and service of thermal and Zero Liquid
GEs completely mobilized evaporator, a 50-gallon-
Discharge (ZLD) technologies including brine concentrators,
per-minute (gpm), truck-mounted, mechanical vapor
produced water evaporators, and crystallizers, GE offers
recompression (MVR) system, enables onsite treatment of
evaporator technology, which can recover close to 100% of
the highest salinity waters created from hydraulic fracturing.
industrial wastewater as high purity distillate. This can be used
This robust, horizontal shell and tube, forced circulation
for boiler makeup, cooling tower makeup, and process use.
evaporator is specially designed to:
Proven performers and highly reliable, GE systems
Reduce the amount of wastewater
offer 98% availability
trucked from site
Energy-efficient operation that is 25 to 50 times
Recycle water for future wells, thereby
more efficient than conventional single-effect,
reducing total freshwater brought to site
steam-driven evaporators
Enable off road transport/deployment with
High-grade construction materials that will last for
minimal site support equipment
decades and provide reliable operation
Minimize downtime required for cleaning
Fully automated operation to maintain precise
system control while minimizing operator interaction
ZLD systems to eliminate liquid waste streams from your
plant, enabling customers to capture valuable
by-products and sell them to offset costs or meet
disposal requirements

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Aftermarket services:
Parts, service and
support for your plant
GE has dedicated teams to provide a complete line of products,
services and parts to support your plant and help you stay
current, connected, in production and on budget. Offerings
include remote monitoring and diagnostics,
off-and on-site technical support, parts and consumables,
conversions and contract services.

With operations in 130 countries and employing nearly

8000 worldwide, GE Power & Water, Water & Process
Technologies brings together experienced professionals and
advanced technologies to solve the worlds most complex
challenges related to water availability and quality, increased
productivity, cost reduction and environmental regulations.

We invest in forward-looking technologies, leveraging the

best practices of ecomagination, to help customers balance
environmental and economic goals.

Our innovative team develops partnerships and delivers

reliable, long-term solutions for communities, governments
and industry that maximize water and energy resources.

Find a contact near you by visiting www.ge.com/water

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