Toray Industries to deliver ultrafiltration membranes for water purification in Bangkok

Japan based Toray Industries has won an order to deliver its hollow fiber ultrafiltration (UF) membrane module TORAYFIL for a water treatment plant in Bangkok, Thailand.

Once developed, the plant will be the largest membrane water filtration facility in Southeast Asia.

Toray is expected to deliver the membrane solutions for the plant by next year, prior to its scheduled commissioning in 2017.

The facility is expected to have a daily processing capacity of 110,000m³ of water.

The plant will be developed and operated by TTW Public Company (TTW), which has has Mitsui & Co and CH. Karnchang Public Company as its shareholders.

The facility will be sourcing water from Tachin River, a Chao Phraya River tributary, for purification in order to deliver high-quality tap water to the citizens in the capital city.

The city has been suffering from water quality issues with gradual rise in the living standards resulting in increased demand for high-quality tap water.

Toray’s membrane technology is expected to offer safe and secure potable water supply for the city, as compared to the presently used sand-based rapid filtration method.

The project is also expected to work as a model and encourage other South-East Asian countries to deploy membrane filtration technology for water purification process.