The Smith & Loveless FIBROTEX® IronManTM
System — a uniquely designed iron and manganese removal system that
combines the FIBROTEX® filter with an integrated oxidation system — is
particularly useful for municipalities and facilities that rely on well
water sources for potable water. It economically precipitates and
removes iron and manganese from well water and provides effective
filtration.
Whereas conventional depth filters have a high solids-holding capacity
and are usually backwashable, they suffer from the disadvantage of
having a relatively coarse nominal filter rating. Cartridge filters, on
the other hand, have a fine filtration rating, but have a low solids
capacity and are generally not self-cleaning. The FIBROTEX represents a
unique combination of the benefits of both types of filter in that it
is an automatic backwashable depth filter with a higher solids capacity
and a fine filtration rating.
FIBROTEX technology combines an expandable-bed fibrous filter element
and an integrated oxidation system with a PLC. This enables the fibrous
filter both to efficiently backwash itself automatically when fully
loaded with solids, and to achieve exceptionally fine levels of
filtration.
FIBROTEX offers a significantly better filtrate and backwash efficiency
and a much smaller footprint (75% less typically) when compared to sand
and other multimedia filters. Backwash water acts as a carrier to
remove the displaced particulates rather than as the primary cleaning
agent as in other backwashable depth filters. As a result, backwashing
is highly efficient and requires a low volume of backwash water.
Backwash rates are typically less than 2% of the filtrate and last only
for a few minutes. Employing multiple units allows for continual flow
and operation 24 hours a day with standby capacity available – even
during backwash cycles.
A single FIBROTEX filter unit can handle flow rates up to 100 gallons
per minute from well water sources. Multiple units can be configured in
parallel for rates up to millions of gallons per day.
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