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Executive Summary
R-TEN Water and Energy Innovative Solutions Limited and our partner Gáz-Coop Kft, Tec Group, SMB
Environmental Projects, & Batliwala Process engineering are pleased to present this technical proposals
for treatment and reuse of 5,000 m³/day of produced water at both Field 1 and Field 2 for a life cycle of 20
years.
We understand that PDO seeks Expressions of Interest (EOI) from companies capable and interested in
making economic use of highly saline water it produces as a byproduct from its oil production activities.
Two fields have been identified by PDO for study of beneficial reuse of highly saline produced water, in
the North i.e. Field 1 and Field 2.
This proposal broadly covers the following scope of work.
• Proposal for treatment and reuse
• Description of plant and equipment
• Description of process and outlet product(s) specifications
• Waste specifications and disposal method
• Material Balance Sheet
• Details of resources required
• Important milestones
With our familiarity with the high saline content of produced water, deep understanding of the
requirements of the Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)project and with a large pool of system support
engineers based locally in Oman , we in R-TEN Water And Energy Solutions Limited are fully confident of
contributing to the success of this project by working as the desalination systems.
Basis of Proposal
Document References
This proposal is based on the following specifications documents and references therein:
• Advertisement released in the newspapers on 3rd Feb, 2013
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• Report Number: WM-2013-001
Bidders organization
RTEN Water and Energy Innovative Solutions
Existence : 1 year
Location : UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Area : 1300 Sq. Ft.
Products : We are established in Abu Dhabi and are suppliers to almost all prestigious
contracting & Oil and Gas companies in Abu Dhabi. Primarily a trading organization, we would
like to introduce ourselves as suppliers of Building Hardware, Tools, Solar Energy and Water
Treatment Chemicals & Equipment. Small Wind, PV Solar, Hybrid Power System, Photo Voltaic
Solar Panels of Sunpower Inc Corporation,
Invertors and Charge Controllers from Schneider Electric for Photo Voltaic Power Plants,
Solar Powered Street Light, Unique solar powered electric vehicles, Mobile solar power units.
Infrastructure : Design and Engineering office equipped with Latest Software and Hardware.
Dedicated Meeting Room and Printing Facility. Computer Aided Design and Drawing Facility.
Tendering, Estimation, Sales, and Service facility.
BATLIWALA PROCESS ENGINEERING
Existence : 35 years
Location : India
Area : 35000 Sq. ft
Products : Process equipments, sterilizer trolleys, multipurpose trolleys / carts and
change room furniture for Pharmaceutical companies and other custom fabrication in Stainless
steel.
Infrastructure : A dedicated workshop for stainless steel fabrication using CNC laser cutting
machine, CNC punch press, CNC bending / folding, CNC machine shop, TIG welding facility,
finishing and polishing facility for stainless steel.
Tech Group of Companies
Existence : 5 years
Location :United States of America
Area : 7000 Sq. ft
Products :. Harness NATURAL Energy and Water via Innovative Optimized Technologies
to enhance the Quality of Residents and Environment of our World assuring Sustainable,
Affordable and Peaceful life of mankind through Natural Products and Holistic Education.
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1. TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS LTD., INDIA
2. CADILA PHARMACEUTICALS LTD., INDIA
3. CADILA HEALTHCARE LTD, INDIA
4. NIRMA LTD., INDIA
5. CLARIS LIFE SCIENCES LTD., INDIA
6. INTAS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD., INDIA
7. BIOTECH, INDIA
8. NEO PHARMA , UAE
9. GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICALS,
10. UMDASCH SHOP CONCEPT, UAE
11. SPEEDWELL DECOR, UAE
12. FAT TANK, UAE
13. TECH Group completed the feasibility of 20 MW Power from Solar thermal‐Wind‐Bio‐Fuel and 500K Gallons per
day of Potable Water for a coastal town in Baluchistan. TECH Group R&D team designed the Solar Powered
Shuttle Van for Aga Khan University Karachi Campus. The R&D also completed the project of SCADA – System
Control and Data Acquisition via GSM Network for Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA) project of KPK‐Pakistan
Provincial Government. Designed & Developed the Fully Automated/Computerized Community Point of Sale
(Water Vending Tower) capable of accepting payments via Coins, Prepaid Cards and Mobile Phone Payment
Systems. Al Madad Foundation (TECH Group CSR Wing) participated in “Madad Operation” of Pakistan Navy to
provide shelter to flood victims across Sindh & provided SAFE Drinking Water through Space Standard Water
Processing Equipment for more than 20,000 IDEs.
14. Teatro Marcello
Manager: Teatro Marcello Energy Srl.
Plant Location: Roma, EUR Quarter, on the road to Fiumicino
Plant Type: 1 x ZE‐50‐ULH LT‐ORC Module
Application: Waste heat recovery from wood‐pellet‐fueled Burkhardt gasifiers and from the cooling jacket and
flue gases of the MAN engines fueled by the syngas produced by said gasifiers.
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Proposal for treatment and reuse
The Water will be used to generate electricity by taking the brine water in to closed loop compact
equipment for generating electricity using organic rankine cycle. The brine solution is than spread on the
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land to generate salt and chlorine. The salt and chlorine is than packed in HDPE bags and transported for
export.
Designed using the most advanced technologies, the ZE-50-ULH power generation module from Zuccato
Energia is a compact solution for the exploitation of small, low-temperature heat sources. As such, it is
ideal to recover waste heat from engines and industrial processes as well as from geothermal or thermal
solar sources.
The ZE-50-ULH energy production module is an ORC system working on hot water (T≥93°C) and
capable of outputting up to 50 kWE of electricity into the grid with a thermal power input of 500-600 kWT.
Compact and efficient, it finds its ideal place in applications such as waste heat recovery from engines
and industrial processes, small-scale geothermal and solar thermal power generation.
The ZE-150-LT energy production module from Zuccato Energia is an ORC system working on
overheated water (T≥155°C) and capable of up to 150 kWE output with a 1100 kWT thermal input.
Compact and powerful, it represent the ideal solution for small scale or residential power plants (such
biogas-fueled or biomass-fueled plants).
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Waste specifications and disposal method
Brine disposal can be an environmental and economical issue in some areas where the fauna
and flora are sensitive to local groundwater salinity increase. Brine disposal should be studied
and engineered case by case.
We have designed a State – of – the Art Evaporator System for recovering costly chemicals as
well as precious water which is other-wise going to the waste stream. Our system is designed
keeping in view a ZERO - DISCHARGE EFFLUENT CONCEPT in view. Waste water stream, not
only causes environmental pollution to the ground water, river and field etc. but also carries with it
costly chemicals which could otherwise be recovered and re-processed for increasing the
revenues.
Basically, the system involves a precisely designed evaporator, completely made of Stainless
Steel, a set of condensers, body in SS and tubes in especial alloy. While receiving tank and
residue holding tanks are shown in the scheme, the same are optional. Also, a reactor is not
shown in this scheme, which may also be required in some cases, where there is a need to
neutralize the chemicals before sending for evaporation.
A detailed technical / encon / environmental audit for site and suggest a feasible solution to
implement the concept of ZERO DISCHARGE. We assure you that this measure shall go a long
way for effective pollution control measure while increasing the revenues for the management.
Material Balance Sheet
The energy and mass balance equations, the numerical simulation results for the production rate,
and the experimental laboratory water tests for a thermal desalination unit with a heat recovery
system. The system components are a solar collector and a desalination tower, although the
system can be operated with other energy sources. The desalination tower is made of six stages
and a water circulation system through the stages to avoid salt concentration. The numerical
results calculated using ambient data show that the production rate can reach 25 L/m2/d, which is
by a factor of five times greater than the rate of a basin-type solar desalination unit. The water
(polluted seawater and well water) laboratory tests results show that the desalination process
eliminated the Coliform group bacteria and reduced the salt concentration to very low levels.
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The solar desalination unit can reach very good thermal performance, as shown by the numerical
simulation, when well built. The results show that it can reach a water production rate of 25
L/m2/d for a value of 4.8k Wh/m2/d of solar radiation. This represents a rate of 5.2 L/kWh m2 and
a factor of five to six times greater than the tank-type distiller. The problem of salt concentration
has been taken into consideration through the continuous water flow through the unit. The
laboratory tests presented in Table 1 for very polluted seawater and for well water show
Subscripts c circ e hx in k l leak o out r w — — — — — — — — — — — — Convection
Circulation Evaporation Heat exchanger Inlet Conduction Loss Leakage Oil Outlet Radiation
Water
Sodium chloride < 450 mg/L
SAR optimization minimized
Calcium, Magnesium Hardness 6-10o
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Minimized pH 6.5-8.5
Has a slightly acidic pH after Pass-1, a TDS of 70 to 350 mg/L, 2 to 6 mg/L of Ca+ Mg and Boron
concentration between 0.5-1.2 mg/L based on the raw water salinity and temperature.
Drinking Water
Sodium chloride and Boron can be reduced by adding a second pass RO, with either Brackish
water membranes or Seawater membranes. When water passes trough a second pass, residual
calcium and magnesium concentration are close to zero.
Therefore 2nd-pass Ro permeate should be remineralized to achieve a residual typical hardness
of 8oD (100 mg/L CaCO3).
This solution matches well drinking water requirements in low sodium, high calcium values.
Irrigation water
Irrigation water is more complex, it relies on an equilibrium between sodium, calcium and
magnesium that ensure good infiltration in the soil. this equilibrium is measured by the Sodium
Adsoprtion ratio (SAR) and the Electrical conductivity (EC):
Boron should also be removed, as it represents a toxic poison for the plants.
In order to keep a minimum EC of 0.3 dS/cm (~200 mg/L TDS), a sufficient calcium and
magnesium concentration, the second-pass RO should be avoided or largely by-passed.
Therefore the ideal solution is to use a specific Boron removal ion exchange resin and then to
remineralize.
Process water
Process water is a very generic term that includes all type of water that doesn't need to comply
with the WHO guidelines for drinking water. Requirements are usually up to the water consuming
apparatus manufacturers guidelines, like a heat exchanger, a boiler, dilution water, etc.. In
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heating/cooling industries, process water should usually have a low mineralization to avoid scale
deposit in the pipes or chloride corrosion.
Details of resources required
Energy - Energy is one of the largest cost factors in
operating a SOLAR DESALINATION unit. The R-TEN DLX units
from R-TEN Systems are some of the most energy
efficient desalination systems available. Energy
consumption for these units will vary from 3.0 to 4.5
kWh per cubic meter of RO product depending upon
the system size.
Labor - Even though the R-TEN units are highly
automated, labor is still necessary for routine
operating and maintenance activities. Highly skilled
labor is not necessary since R-TEN Systems can train
any operator who meets basic qualifications. In
general, the SOLAR DESALINATION lead operator should be well
versed in the operation of mechanical and electrical
equipment. They should be capable of following
instructions to perform simple troubleshooting tasks,
routine test procedures, and periodic membrane
cleaning activities.
Membrane Replacement - Modern RO membrane
elements are designed for long life but they do need
to be replaced periodically. Replacement interval is
highly variable depending upon local operating
conditions. Typical membrane life is three to five
years although there are documented cases of
membranes lasting well over ten years.
Consumables - Operation of the SOLAR DESALINATION requires the
use of certain consumable items including filter aid
injected into the feed stream to improve prefilter
performance, scale inhibitor to prevent fouling of the
RO membrane, filter cartridges, and membrane
cleaning chemicals.
Spare Parts - While R-TEN uses high quality
components in constructing its R-TEN units,
various parts of the SOLAR DESALINATION are apt to wear or fail
over time and spare replacement will be necessary.
Capital Amortization - The final cost factor is the
amortization of the capital investment. R-TEN’s
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SOLAR DESALINATION systems have demonstrated lifetimes in
excess of ten years. Our first SOLAR DESALINATION is still operating
after sixteen years of service.
TYPICAL O&M ACTIVITIES
The tables on the following pages list the operation
and maintenance activities for some of our most
popular size plants.
System Monitoring - Any SOLAR DESALINATION system requires
the operator to check and record various critical
operating parameters on a daily basis. This data is
invaluable when it becomes necessary to troubleshoot
system performance. The R-TEN DLX units
have automatic data logging which minimizes this
task.
Housekeeping - This covers the day-to-day tasks
necessary to keep the system clean and orderly thus
prolonging the life of the system and facilitating
maintenance activities.
Filter Changes - The R-TEN systems have
several filtration steps utilizing disposable media
(cartridges and bags). These need to be changed
periodically.
Instrument Calibration - Successful operation
requires dependable data. Instruments on the
R-TEN systems should be calibrated on a
monthly basis.
Surface and Tank Cleaning - The surface of the tank
used in the R-TEN units will become fouled over
time with suspended solids, organic material, and
biofilm. The membrane is cleaned periodically with
a chemical cleaning process. Actual cleaning interval
is a function of the feed water quality.
Membrane Replacement - Typical membrane life is
three to five years.
Component Repair - Man hours should be budgeted
for the non-scheduled repair or replacement of worn
components.
Important milestones
STAGE Duration Remarks
FEED Study 4‐Weeks
Engineering and Design of
Plant
8‐Weeks
Detailed Engineering and
Design of Equipment
12‐Weeks Can be parallel with Plant