YOUR WATER
PARTNERS
Sea Water Desalinization
Plant for Mining Industry
Quebrada Blanca II Project
Rodrigo Turra, March 2019
Who We Are
Established in 1965
Technology leaders in desalination, industrial water
treatment and waste water reuse
Large and growing patent portfolio
Worldwide offices in Israel, China, India, USA, Canada,
Chile and Australia
Unrivalled experience: more than 400 installed units in
over 40 countries
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A Full Range of Water Project Types
Operation &
EPC / EPS / Turnkey Water Sales
Maintenance Services
Engineering Build, Operate, Plant operation
Transfer (BOT)
Procurement Refurbishment and
Public Private retrofitting services
Partnership (PPP)
Construction
Spare parts services
Build, Operate,
Own (BOO)
Chemical services
Private Finance
Initiative (PFI)
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Successful Global Leadership
3M m3/day of high
quality water
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Culture of continual innovation
One of the largest and most experienced R&D teams in the industry, with more than
60 granted patents in the field.
Proven innovations which increased efficiency, economy and reliability, and
reduced CAPEX and OPEX costs as well as environmental impact:
Pressure Centre Design
Boron Removal System
Post Treatment Circulation
Chemical-Free Desalination
Direct Osmosis Cleaning (DOC)
16” Vertical Membranes
Spot Cleaner
Optimized Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO)
Batch PRO Process
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IDE – Your Water Partners
Agenda
Project Overview
Desalination Plant Process
Constructability– Modular Approach
Conclusions
Project Overview
Project: “Proyecto Minero Quebrada Blanca Fase 2” (QB2)
Mine Company: Compañía Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca S.A
Production: 140,000 KTPD
Mine Location: Tarapacá Region, elevation of 4,400 meters
Port Location: Punta Patache
Fuente: ESTUDIO DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL
PROYECTO MINERO QUEBRADA BLANCA FASE 2
Port Site – South view
Desalination
Plant
Fuente: ESTUDIO DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL
PROYECTO MINERO QUEBRADA BLANCA FASE 2
Seawater Intake and Brine Outfall
Desalination Plant
Product
Sludge Water Tank
Pretreatment
Treatment
Post
Treatment
Brine Tank
Feed to
Pretreatment
Reverse Electrical
Osmosis Room
Pretreatment Challenges
Measurements show high TSS that mostly consist of light matter (up to 60ppm)
Red tide events may occur
Possible Oil & Grease in feed water
Comparison Between
Pretreatment Methods
Gravity Multimedia Pressurized
Ultrafiltration
Filter Multimedia Filter
Footprint Highest Medium Lowest – most compact
Energy Consumption Low Low Highest
Chemical
Low to none Low to none High
Consumption
UF membranes are not
Pretreatment standardized and different
Standard design Standard design
Standardization brands are not compatible with
one another
Small scale - could be
Construction and delivered preassembled Could be delivered to Could be delivered to site
Installation Large scale - usually high site preassembled preassembled
concrete quantities
High maintenance:
Maintainability Minimal Medium replacement of elements,
valves, chemicals, etc.
OPEX Lowest Low to Medium Highest
DAF in Filter (DAFF)
To allow constant filter operation without clogging, a DAF •
system was selected to reduce TSS, algae and O&G levels
before they reach the filters.
The DAF system is incorporated within the MMF (DAF in •
Filter - DAFF) – allows saving space and concrete.
Agua Clara DAF in Filter
Agua de
Mar
MMF Gravitatorio Floculadores
Pretreatment Selection
Total Filtration area - ~1,000 m2
Filtration velocity <10m/h
RO Design Challenges
Operation flexibility - HP pump with VFD
High efficiency pumps and motors
Post treatment and Sludge system
Post Treatment System in
order to achieve positive
LSI.
Post Treatment type:
CO2 + Lime Water
Sludge system:
Centrifuge based in order
to comply with DS-90
Constructing Quickly, Safely
and Economically
Modular Approach
Extent of Prefabrication
Why Prefabricating?
Prefabrication is done under controlled
environment
Minimizing erection risks
Shorten erection time on-site
Facilitating easy project expansion
Target: Reduction in EPC Cost and Project Time
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June 2010
Santa Barbara Project –
Base Module – SWRO 5,000
On Site Erection – Santa Barbara
Montaje en Terreno– Santa Barbara
Extent of Prefabrication QBII – RO Area
Complete Prefabrication of:
RO Trains
HP Pump
Circulation Pump
ERI Skids
Piping Skids
Reverse Osmosis Modularity
RO Train
Piping
Spools
Circulation
Pump
ERS HPP
Confidencial Techint | Project description | 19 de Marzo de 2018
REVERSE OSMOSIS MODULARITY
RO System
ERS Module and Circulation Pump
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RO System
RO Modules – Back view
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RO Trains
assembly
Piping Headers
PVs Skid - 1st
Interconnecting
piping skid
PVs Skid – 2nd
2nd floor
3rd floor
All Trains
High Pressure
Pump
High Pressure
Pump
ERI Skid
ERI Skid
Piping spools
Complete RO
Building
Extent of Prefabrication QBII – Pretreatment Area
Main Piping Manifold
Pretreatment
Chemical system –
prefabricated dosing skids
Blower – mounted on a
base plate
Air compressor & Dryer –
mounted on a base plate
Conclusions
Pre treatment selected DAF In Filter for the project is
the most suitable for the seawater conditions.
Roubust design to comply higher availability
(redundancy in all process trains)
Modularity approach allow easy installation, reducing
risk, ensure project Schedule requirement
All processes were defined according to EIA
requirements (comply local regulation for discharge
DS-90)
Higher sinergy with owner designer AUSENCO who is
risponsable for the marine port design
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