Filtration & Water Conditioning
Prepare the Water for What Happens Next
Effective filtration starts before water reaches the filter. The condition of the incoming water, what needs to be removed and the quality required downstream all influence how filtration and conditioning should be configured. Solari Water and Energy brings appropriate preparation, mixing and filtration processes together to create a treatment pathway designed around the water and its required outcome.
Filtration Starts With Understanding the Water
Different water sources can carry very different treatment requirements. Understanding what is present in the incoming water, how it behaves and what the water needs to achieve helps determine the preparation and filtration processes required.
Incoming Water
Suspended material and other filterable constituents can vary considerably between water sources. Understanding the incoming water helps identify what needs to be addressed and the role filtration needs to perform within the wider treatment process.
Water Preparation
Some water requires conditioning or controlled mixing before filtration. Preparing the water appropriately can support subsequent treatment processes and help ensure each stage is positioned correctly within the overall treatment pathway.
Required Quality
Filtration needs to be designed around what happens to the water next. The required downstream quality helps determine the appropriate treatment stages and how filtration should integrate with the processes before and after it.
Good Filtration Starts Before the Filter
Filtration performance depends on more than the filter itself. The condition of the incoming water and the way it is prepared can influence what the filtration stage needs to remove and how the overall treatment process is configured.
Prepare the Water
Where required, conditioning and controlled mixing can help prepare incoming water for downstream treatment. This may include distributing introduced treatment products or supporting coagulation and flocculation before the water reaches the filtration stage.
Match Filtration to the Water
The filtration approach needs to reflect what is present in the water and what needs to be removed. Source-water characteristics, suspended material and the required downstream quality all influence how the filtration stage is selected and configured.
Consider What Comes Next
Filtration rarely operates in isolation. The quality required after filtration and the treatment or use that follows help determine how far the water needs to be treated at this stage.
Build the Stages Together
Preparation, mixing and filtration need to operate as connected treatment stages. Configuring them around the water and the required outcome allows each process to perform its intended role within the wider treatment pathway.
Filtration Is Defined by
the Required Outcome
The same filtration process will not suit every water source or every application. What needs to be removed, the condition of the incoming water and the quality required downstream determine the role filtration needs to perform within the treatment system.
Remove Suspended Material
Filtration can provide a physical removal stage for suspended and filterable material within the water. The appropriate approach depends on the characteristics of that material and the condition the water needs to reach.
Provide a Polishing Stage
Where further improvement is required, filtration can provide a polishing stage before the water moves to its intended use or another treatment process. This allows filtration to perform a defined role within a multi-stage treatment pathway.
Protect Downstream Processes
Preparing and filtering water before subsequent treatment can reduce the material carried forward into later stages. The filtration requirement therefore needs to consider not only the incoming water, but also the processes and infrastructure that follow.
Fit the Complete Treatment Train
Filtration may operate alongside conditioning, mixing, oxygenation or other treatment processes. Bringing these stages together in the appropriate sequence allows the system to progressively prepare the water for its required outcome.
Technologies Within the Filtration Pathway
Filtration can involve more than the filter media itself. Preparing the water before filtration and providing the appropriate removal or polishing stage can work together as part of the complete treatment pathway. Solari Water and Energy integrates these processes according to the incoming water and the quality required downstream.
Condition & Mix
Prepare Water for Filtration
The ZPM Static Mixer provides controlled in-line mixing where required within the treatment process. It can support coagulation and flocculation, improve the distribution of introduced treatment products and prepare water for downstream filtration or further treatment.
Filter & Polish
Remove Suspended Material
OV AFM provides a filtration and polishing stage where suspended material and other filterable constituents need to be addressed. It can form part of a wider treatment pathway where improved water condition is required before use or further treatment.
Explore Filtration Knowledge & Resources
Filtration requirements can vary considerably according to the source water, material being removed and the quality required downstream. Solari Water and Energy’s Knowledge Base brings together practical information covering filtration, water conditioning and related treatment applications.
Go Deeper Into Filtration
Explore case studies, technical information, product resources and project material across different water sources and treatment environments. The library provides further insight into how water preparation, mixing and filtration can work together within a wider treatment pathway.
Build the Right Filtration Pathway
Effective filtration starts with understanding the incoming water, what needs to be removed and the quality required downstream. Solari Water and Energy brings water preparation, mixing and filtration processes together around the specific treatment requirement.
From conditioning the water before filtration to removal and polishing, each stage is selected to prepare the water for what needs to happen next.