A partnership has been announced between Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France), Polymem S.A.S. and Tergys S.A.S. for innovative autonomous filtration systems to supply drinking water.
The innovation is the result of a three-way development between the companies to develop innovative autonomous filtration systems that bring drinking water to remote and disaster-stricken territories. Polymem is a French manufacturer of hollow- fiber membranes, including the Neophil range of ultrafiltration membranes. Tergys is a French startup firm that develops innovative autonomous containerized water treatment systems (photo) powered by renewable energy equipment. TERGYS has held a range of new plug & play systems for drinking water and electricity access 24/7, for decentralized desalination in coastal and island areas and for reuse of wastewater.
Source: Arkema
Access to drinking water remains one of the world’s biggest social problems with an estimated 1.8 billion humans affected globally by 2025. Arkema is proud to collaborate with its partners in tackling this major issue.
For many years, Arkema and French membrane producer Polymem, recently acquired by US life sciences company Repligen Corporation, have been partners in the development of Neophil advanced hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membranes based upon Arkema’s Kynar FSF PVDF. These fibers are well known for their tremendous durability in terms of physical strength and chemical resistance. They are tailored to offer extremely long-lasting permeability and long-term repeated cleanability.
Both companies collaborated with Tergys, a manufacturer of autonomous water treatment systems powered by solar panels and rechargeable batteries to develop containerized solutions that enable drinking water production from off graded water. These filtration systems are ideally suited for deployment in remote and disaster-stricken regions, where filtration capacity can range from just a few cubic meters to several hundred cubic meters. The Kynar FSF PVDF based membranes are compliant with demanding French Sanitary standards ACS and ensure effective and durable filtration of contaminants in the scale of tens of nanometers allowing the efficient in-situ production of safe drinking water.
“Arkema and Polymem have had a long and successful relationship on water ultrafiltration thanks to Neophyl membranes manufactured with Kynar PVDF. We are proud to collaborate with Tergys on this exciting innovation that enables safe access to drinking water in isolated territories.,” Said Guillaume de CREVOISIER,
Global General Manager – Fluoropolymers & Fluoromonomers at Arkema.