UF is extremely suitable as pre-treatment in the preparation of drinking water or process water. It has excellent properties for removing suspended matter and bacteria.

Low operating pressure required (higher than MF);

Lower energy consumption than nano-filtration or reverse osmosis;

Few manual actions required;

Relatively cheap;

Good permeate yield depending on the supply water and membrane choice;

Disinfection through removal of bacteria. To a certain extent, UF allows viruses, phage, colloids and macro molecules to be removed.

Effectiveness

UF can be implemented for removing the following parameters:

Suspended matter (>99%);

Harmful micro-organisms (e.g. bacteria, protozoa, algae, fungi) (>99%).

PAHs.

Further, UF can also be implemented to break down emulsions.