This article reports the effectiveness of Amiad’s Filtomat Microfibre automatic self cleaning filter technology as a pre-treatment for membrane systems. Here the focus is on high and variable suspended solids and colour removal applications where potable quality water is required from nanofiltration (NF) systems. They show how the Filtomat Microfibre units provide effective pre-filtration of Scottish Highland loch water and examine how the technology operates, and how it can be integrated into an overall membrane-based solution. It also includes details on a project installed at Scottish Water’s Mallaig Water Treatment Works (WTW), UK, in 2001, and evaluates the effectiveness of the Filtomat Microfibre units operating on-site.

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