Client: Saudi Aramco
9,000 CMD Nano Filtration Plant BOO Project at Khurais
About Khurais
Khurais is located around 250 km southwest of Dhahran, with an area of 2,890 km². The Khurais development was the largest of several Saudi Aramco projects intended to boost the production capacity of Saudi Arabia's oilfields.
Nano Filtration Plant — KhNFP
FK & Partner Co. with its partners (IE-Consult & H2O Tech) designed the plant as requested by the client to remove sulphate with a capacity of 9,000 CMD treated effluent. To ease mobilization, the plant is designed to be portable.
Scope of Work
IE-Consult provided the complete design for the plant and engineering solution.
FK & Partner Co. provided all civil and mechanical work, storage tanks, drying beds and safety equipment.
The entire plant is operated by PLC with online monitoring 24/7. Startup was in October 2016.
Plant Specifications
| Equipment / Parameter | Application / Value |
|---|---|
| Cartridge Filter | 10 & 5 Micron |
| Pump Control | PLC & VFD |
| Pumps | HP Pumps, HP Dosing Pumps |
| Pressure Vessels | 6" 7-Element |
| Package Plants | Nano Filtration, Portable |
| Treatment Type | Sulphate Removal |
| Field Instruments | Flow, Sulphate, SDi, Turbidity, Pressure |
| Control Panel | PLC — Complete Auto-Control |
| Power Supply | 480 V |
| Treated Effluent Capacity | 9,000 CMD |
Capabilities
Typical Applications for Nanofiltration
Desalination of food, dairy and beverage products or byproducts
Partial desalination of whey, UF permeate or retentate as required
Desalination of dyes and optical brighteners
Purification of spent clean-in-place (CIP) chemicals
Color reduction or manipulation of food products
Concentration of food, dairy and beverage products
