JP6860648B1 - Water treatment system and water treatment method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water treatment system and a water treatment method capable of obtaining treated water of a desired water quality while reducing an operating cost. SOLUTION: A reverse osmosis membrane system having a first reverse osmosis membrane device, a second reverse osmosis membrane device arranged on the permeation water side of the first reverse osmosis membrane device, and a second reverse osmosis membrane. Water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device according to the water quality measuring means arranged on the permeated water side of the device and the measured value of the water quality measuring means, and the permeated water of the first reverse osmosis membrane device is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device. At least one of the lines for obtaining permeated water by passing water through the reverse osmosis membrane device and the bypass line for passing water through at least one of the first reverse osmosis membrane device and the second reverse osmosis membrane device. A line for blocking water flow to the reverse osmosis membrane device, or a line for merging concentrated water and permeated water in at least one of the first reverse osmosis membrane device and the second reverse osmosis membrane device. A water treatment system that has a means of modification. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

Regarding water treatment system and water treatment method.

There is an increasing demand for high purification of treated water in pure water production systems. For example, as the line width of a semiconductor device becomes finer, it is required to use highly purified and highly purified water for cleaning the semiconductor device. In particular, it is required to increase the removal level of TOC (Total Organic Carbon: total organic carbon), silica, boron and the like. In addition, from the viewpoint of reducing the amount of water intake, the number of cases where system wastewater is collected and used for pure water production is increasing, and improvement of the quality of the collected water is also required.
In a pure water production system incorporating a reverse osmosis membrane device (hereinafter, also referred to as an RO membrane device), the RO membrane devices are arranged in a plurality of stages in order to improve the quality of the permeated water of the RO membrane device. For example, the permeated water of the first-stage RO membrane device is treated by the second-stage RO membrane device to improve the quality of the permeated water of the entire RO membrane device. In this case, the concentrated water of the second-stage RO membrane device is often sufficiently higher in purity than the water supplied by the first-stage RO membrane device. Therefore, the raw water can be diluted and the recovery rate can be increased by returning the concentrated water of the second-stage RO membrane device to the water to be treated (raw water) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Ultra-low pressure type to low pressure type reverse osmosis membranes are often used as RO membrane devices for pure water production, but in response to the recent increase in water quality demands, high pressure type such as those used for seawater desalination applications. Attempts have also been made to introduce reverse osmosis membrane devices into pure water production systems (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3).
On the other hand, a method of bypassing the second-stage RO membrane device in a water treatment system having a two-stage RO membrane device according to the fluctuation of the water quality of raw water is disclosed (see, for example, Patent Documents 4 and 5).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-167423 JP 2015-20131 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-11001 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-263542 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-52349

As described above, in a water treatment system such as a pure water production system, the device configuration is determined in consideration of the water quality of the water to be treated and the required water quality of the treated water. For example, the composition of the RO membrane device, recovery rate, additive chemicals, resin amount of the ion exchange device, resin composition, regeneration frequency, etc. so that the boron concentration required for the treated water can be tolerated from the presented boron concentration of the water to be treated. Is determined. However, the quality of the water to be treated, such as raw water, fluctuates, and with the existing equipment configuration, the performance for removing impurities may be insufficient or the specifications may be over-engineered. Further, since it is premised that the RO membrane devices arranged in a plurality of stages in the water treatment system are constantly operated, there is a limitation in reducing the operating cost.
Further, as described in Patent Documents 4 and 5, even if a method of bypassing the second-stage RO membrane device among the two-stage RO membrane devices is adopted according to the change in water quality of the water to be treated, the treatment is to be performed. As long as the water quality is used as an index, fluctuations in the quality of permeated water due to fouling of the RO membrane and deterioration of the membrane are not taken into consideration, and as a result, the water quality is likely to deteriorate.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a water treatment system and a water treatment method capable of obtaining treated water of a desired water quality while reducing operating costs.

The above-mentioned problems of the present invention have been solved by the following means.
[1]
A reverse osmosis membrane system having a first reverse osmosis membrane device and a second reverse osmosis membrane device arranged on the permeable water side of the first reverse osmosis membrane device.
A water quality measuring means arranged on the permeated water side of the second reverse osmosis membrane device ,
Possess a line change means,
The reverse osmosis membrane system has the following lines (I), (II), (III) and (IV):
(I) A line in which water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device and the permeated water of the first reverse osmosis membrane device is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device to obtain permeated water.
(II) By bypassing the water flow to the first reverse osmosis membrane device to the first bypass line, the water flow to the first reverse osmosis membrane device is blocked, and the water passing through the first bypass line is passed through the first bypass line. A line that obtains permeated water by passing water through the reverse osmosis membrane device of 2.
(III) A second by passing water through the first reverse osmosis membrane device and bypassing the permeation water of the first reverse osmosis membrane device to the second reverse osmosis membrane device to the second bypass line. A line that blocks water flow to the reverse osmosis membrane device and obtains permeated water from the first reverse osmosis membrane device that has passed through the second bypass line.
(IV) By bypassing the water flow to the first reverse osmosis membrane device to the first bypass line, the water flow to the first reverse osmosis membrane device is blocked, and the water passing through the first bypass line is the first. A line that blocks the flow of water to the second reverse osmosis membrane device by bypassing the water flow to the second reverse osmosis membrane device to the second bypass line, and obtains water that has passed through the second bypass line;
The line changing means changes from any one of the lines (I), (II), (III) and (IV) to another line according to the measured value of the water quality measuring means. Water treatment system to change.
[2]
A reverse osmosis membrane system having a first reverse osmosis membrane device and a second reverse osmosis membrane device arranged on the permeable water side of the first reverse osmosis membrane device.
A water quality measuring means arranged on the permeated water side of the second reverse osmosis membrane device,
Has a line changing means,
The reverse osmosis membrane system has the following lines (I), (V), (VI) and (VII):
(I) A line in which water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device and the permeated water of the first reverse osmosis membrane device is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device to obtain permeated water.
(V) Water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device, the concentrated water and the permeated water in the first reverse osmosis membrane device are merged, and this merged water is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device to permeate. Line to get water,
(VI) Water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device, water permeated by the first reverse osmosis membrane device is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device, and concentrated water and permeation in the second reverse osmosis membrane device. A line that obtains a confluence liquid that has merged with water,
(VII) Water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device, the concentrated water and the permeated water in the first reverse osmosis membrane device are merged, and this merged water is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device. A line for obtaining a confluent solution in which concentrated water and permeated water are combined in the reverse osmosis membrane device of No. 2;
The line changing means changes from any one of the lines (I), (V), (VI) and (VII) to another line according to the measured value of the water quality measuring means. Water treatment system to change.
[ 3 ]
About the first reverse osmosis membrane device in the line (V), the second reverse osmosis membrane device in the line (VI), the first reverse osmosis membrane device in the line (VII), and the second reverse osmosis membrane device . 50% of the normal operating pressure of the supply water pressure or less, and the recovery rate is 20% or less, water treatment system according to [2].
[ 4 ]
The water treatment system according to any one of [1] to [ 3 ], wherein the first reverse osmosis membrane device is a low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane device and the second reverse osmosis membrane device is a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane device. ..
[ 5 ]
It has a third reverse osmosis membrane device that treats at least one of the concentrated water of the first reverse osmosis membrane device and the concentrated water of the second reverse osmosis membrane device, and the permeated water of the third reverse osmosis membrane device is described above. The water treatment system according to any one of [1] to [4 ], which is supplied to the reverse osmosis membrane system.
[ 6 ]
The water treatment system according to any one of [1] to [5 ], wherein the component measured by the water quality measuring means contains boron.
[ 7 ]
The water treatment system according to any one of [1] to [6 ], comprising a first ion exchange device for treating the permeated water of the second reverse osmosis membrane device.
[ 8 ]
The water according to [7 ], which has a second ion exchange device for treating the treated water of the first ion exchange device, and the water quality measuring means is installed on the downstream side of the first ion exchange device. Processing system.
[ 9 ]
The water treatment system according to any one of [1] to [8 ], wherein any one or more of a cation exchange device and a degassing device is provided in front of the water quality measuring means.
[ 10 ]
A water treatment method using the water treatment system according to claim 1.
Upon supplying water to be treated to the reverse osmosis membrane system, in response to said quality of permeated water from the inverse osmosis system line (I), (II), of (III) and (IV), any one one line includes switching to another one line from the water treatment how.
[ 11 ]
A water treatment method using the water treatment system according to claim 2.
In supplying the water to be treated to the reverse osmosis membrane system, any one of the lines (I), (V), (VI) and (VII) is used depending on the quality of the permeated water of the reverse osmosis membrane system. A water treatment method that involves switching from one line to another.
[ 12 ]
The first reverse osmosis membrane device is a low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane device, and the second reverse osmosis membrane device is a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane device.
The water treatment method according to [10 ] or [11] , wherein the component measured by the water quality measuring means contains boron.

According to the water treatment system and the water treatment method of the present invention, it is possible to obtain treated water of the desired water quality while reducing the operating cost.

It is a schematic block diagram which showed one preferable embodiment (first embodiment) of the water treatment system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which showed one preferable embodiment (second embodiment) of the water treatment system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which showed one preferable embodiment (third embodiment) of the water treatment system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which showed one preferable embodiment (fourth embodiment) of the water treatment system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which showed one preferable embodiment (fifth embodiment and sixth embodiment) of the water treatment system which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which showed one preferable embodiment (seventh embodiment) of the water treatment system which concerns on this invention.

The water treatment system according to the present invention includes a reverse osmosis membrane system, a water quality measuring means, and a line changing means. The reverse osmosis membrane system has a second reverse osmosis membrane device 10 having a different blocking rate from the first reverse osmosis membrane device 10 arranged on the permeated water side of the first reverse osmosis membrane device 10. It has a reverse osmosis membrane device 20. The water quality measuring means 30 is arranged on the permeated water side Bt of the second reverse osmosis membrane device 20. The line changing means is at least said by bypassing the flow of water to at least one of the first reverse osmosis membrane device 10 and the second reverse osmosis membrane device 20 to the bypass line according to the measured value of the water quality measuring means 30. Blocks water flow to one reverse osmosis membrane device. Alternatively, the concentrated water and the permeated water in at least one of the first reverse osmosis membrane device 10 and the second reverse osmosis membrane device 20 are merged.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment (first embodiment) of the water treatment system according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the water treatment system 1 (1A) is arranged on the first reverse osmosis membrane device 10 for treating the water to be treated and the permeated water side At of the first reverse osmosis membrane device 10. A reverse osmosis membrane system including a second reverse osmosis membrane device 20 having a different blocking rate from the first reverse osmosis membrane device 10 is provided. Hereinafter, the reverse osmosis membrane will also be referred to as an RO membrane. For example, the first RO membrane device 10 is an RO membrane device having a high blocking rate, and the second RO membrane device 20 is an RO membrane device having a low blocking rate. Here, high and low blocking rates mean high relative blocking rates.
A water quality measuring means 30 is provided on the permeated water side Bt of the second RO membrane device 20. The measurement items of the water quality measuring means 30 include silica, TOC, boron, urea, and the like, and it is preferable that one or more of them is used. Hereinafter, as an example, the water quality measurement item will be described as boron. Therefore, the blocking rate will also be described as the boron blocking rate.
The water treatment system 1A has a line changing means for changing at least one line of the first RO film device 10 and the second RO film device 20 according to the measured value of the water quality measuring means 30. The "line" in the present invention means a flow path through which water passes.

The line changing means preferably has a first bypass line 15 that connects the supply side As and the permeated water side At of the first RO membrane device 10. Further, it is preferable to have a second bypass line 25 connecting the supply side Bs and the permeated water side Bt of the second RO membrane device 20. It is preferable that at least one of the first and second bypass lines 15 and 25 is arranged.
Therefore, water flow to at least one of the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 can be bypassed. The bypass line here means a line in which the supply water supplied to the supply side of the RO membrane device flows to the permeated water side without passing through the inside of the RO membrane device.
In this way, depending on the measured value of the water quality measuring means 30, water is passed through either the first RO membrane device 10 or the second RO membrane device 20 through the first bypass line 15 or the second bypass line. Bypass to 25. Alternatively, the water flow to the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 is bypassed to the first bypass line 15 and the second bypass line 25. By bypassing in this way, it is possible to block the passage of water to one of the RO membrane devices while continuing the water treatment. Therefore, the water treatment is performed by an RO membrane device that does not block water flow.
In the present invention, the term "line changing means" means to include all the flow paths, valves, and pumps related to the change of the water flow line. This line changing means usually has a control unit that automatically or manually controls a valve or a pump. Specifically, in the case of the water treatment system 1A, it means that the supply line 41, the connection line 42, the treated water line 43, the first bypass line 15, the second bypass line 25, the sluice valves V1 to V5, and the like are included. It has a control unit that controls valves V1 to V5.

A supply line 41 for supplying water to be treated is connected to the supply side As of the first RO membrane device 10. The permeated water side At of the first RO membrane device 10 and the supply side Bs of the second RO membrane device 20 are connected by a connection line 42, and the permeated water side Bt of the second RO membrane device 20 is a treated water line 43. Is connected. It is preferable that the concentrated water line 44 is connected to the concentrated water side Ac of the first RO membrane device 10 and the concentrated water line 45 is connected to the concentrated water side Bc of the second RO membrane device 20.

The first bypass line 15 branches from the supply line 41 and is connected to the connection line 42, and the second bypass line 25 branches from the connection line 42 and is connected to the treated water line 43. As shown in the figure, the first bypass line 15 and the second bypass line 25 may share a portion connected to the connection line 42, or may be independently connected to the connection line 42. When connected independently, it is preferable that the first bypass line 15 is connected to the first RO membrane device 10 side and the second bypass line 25 is connected to the second RO membrane device 20 side.

A sluice valve V1 is arranged in the supply line 41 installed between the branch point B1 between the supply line 41 and the first bypass line 15 and the first RO membrane device 10, and the first bypass line on the branch point B1 side. It is preferable that the sluice valve V2 is arranged at 15. Further, it is preferable that the sluice valve V3 is arranged on the connection line 42 and the sluice valve V4 is arranged on the connection line 42 side of the first bypass line 15. In FIG. 1, the sluice valve V4 is shared with the sluice valve arranged on the connection line 42 side of the second bypass line 25. When the second bypass line 25 is independently connected to the connection line 42, it is preferable to arrange a sluice valve (not shown) on the connection line 42 side of the second bypass line 25. It is preferable that the sluice valve V5 is arranged on the treated water line 43 side of the second bypass line 25.

It is preferable that the treated water line 43 is provided with a measurement line 31 branched from the downstream side of the confluence portion C1 of the second bypass line 25, and the water quality measuring means 30 is connected to the measurement line 31. For the water quality measuring means 30, for example, a boron monitor can be used. In the present invention, the "downstream side" means the side through which water flows, and the "upstream side" means the side through which water flows.

The water treatment system 1 preferably includes a water to be treated tank (not shown) in which the water to be treated is stored. A supply line 41 to which the water to be treated is supplied is connected to the water tank to be treated. Therefore, the water tank to be treated is connected to the supply side As of the first RO membrane device 10 via the supply line 41. It is preferable that a pressurizing pump (not shown) is arranged in the supply line 41. Therefore, it is preferable that the water to be treated stored in the water tank to be treated is supplied by applying pressure to each supply side As of the first RO membrane device 10 by a pressure pump. Further, it is preferable to dispose a pressure pump (not shown) also on the connection line 42 between the supply side Bs of the second RO membrane device 20 and the sluice valve V3.

When water is treated by the water treatment system 1A, the sluice valves V1 and V3 are first opened, the sluice valves V2, V4 and V5 are closed, and the water to be treated is supplied from the supply line 41 to the first RO membrane device 10. Further, the permeated water of the first RO membrane device 10 is supplied to the second RO membrane device 20 via the connection line 42. At this time, the water supplied to the second RO membrane device 20 is only the permeated water of the first RO membrane device 10. Then, for example, the boron concentration is measured by the water quality measuring means 30. When the measured boron concentration is lower than the reference lower limit value (for example, 0.02 ppb), the sluice valve V1 is closed and the sluice valves V2 and V4 are opened. That is, the sluice valves V1 and V5 are closed, and the sluice valves V2, V3 and V4 are opened. Then, the water to be treated is allowed to flow through the first bypass line 15, and the water to be treated is treated by the second RO membrane device 20. At this time, when the sluice valve V1 is closed, the supply of water to be treated to the first RO membrane device 10 is cut off, and the operation of the first RO membrane device 10 is stopped. When the boron concentration rises to a value higher than the reference upper limit value (for example, 0.05 ppb), the sluice valve V1 is opened again and the sluice valves V2 and V4 are closed. That is, the sluice valves V2, V4 and V5 are closed, and the sluice valves V1 and V3 are opened. Then, the water to be treated is treated by both the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20. At this time, the water supplied to the second RO membrane device 20 is only the permeated water of the first RO membrane device 10.
The reference upper limit value and lower limit value of the boron concentration are not limited to the above values, and can be appropriately set according to the desired water quality.

Alternatively, the second bypass line 25 may be used in the above operation method. In this case, the water to be treated is treated by the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 in the same manner as described above, and the boron concentration is measured by the water quality measuring means 30. When the measured boron concentration becomes lower than the reference lower limit value, the sluice valve V3 is closed and the sluice valves V4 and V5 are opened. That is, the sluice valves V2 and V3 are closed, and the sluice valves V1, V4 and V5 are opened. Then, the water to be treated is treated by the first RO membrane device 10, and the permeated water of the first RO membrane device is allowed to flow through the second bypass line 25. At this time, the operation of the second RO membrane device 20 is stopped. When the boron concentration rises and becomes higher than the reference upper limit value, the sluice valve V3 is opened again and the sluice valves V4 and V5 are closed. That is, V2, V4, and V5 are closed, and V1 and V3 are opened. Then, the water to be treated is treated by both the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20. That is, water is passed through the first RO membrane device 10, and the permeated water of the first RO membrane device 10 is passed through the second RO membrane device 20 to obtain permeated water. As a result, the boron concentration of the treated water can be reduced, the water quality can be improved, and the water quality can be kept within the standard.

The bypass operation can be performed by a method of bypassing the first RO membrane device 10 by using the first bypass line 15 and a method of bypassing the second RO membrane device 20 by using the second bypass line 25. .. Depending on the boron concentration, it is possible to select whether to bypass the first-stage first RO membrane device 10 or the second-stage second RO membrane device 20.
For example, when the boron concentration falls below the reference lower limit value of 0.02 ppb, the second RO membrane device 20 having a lower boron blocking rate than the first RO membrane device 10 is first bypass-operated. That is, the operation of the second RO membrane device 20 is stopped. If the boron concentration is still lower than 0.02 ppb, the second RO membrane device 20 is restarted, and then the first RO membrane device 10 is bypass-operated. That is, the operation of the first RO membrane device 10 which requires a large operating power to have a high boron blocking rate is switched to the operation of the second RO membrane device 20 having a low boron blocking rate. At this time, the operation of the first RO membrane device 10 is stopped.
In this way, the operating cost of the water treatment system 1 can be reduced while continuing the target water treatment.

As described above, regardless of the method, the water to be treated or the treated water can be flowed through the bypass line of the stopped RO membrane device while at least one RO membrane device is stopped. In the meantime, the water to be treated can be treated by the other RO membrane device. Therefore, at least one RO membrane device can be stopped without stopping the treatment of the water to be treated, and the operating cost can be reduced. Further, in the water treatment system 1A, the boron concentration can be constantly monitored by the water quality measuring means 30, and the result can be fed back. Therefore, the treated water passing through the treated water line 43 does not contain a high concentration of boron, and the boron concentration within the reference value can be maintained at all times. In this way, the quality of the treated water is maintained.

Further, when the first RO membrane device 10 of the first stage and the second RO membrane device 20 of the second stage are both operated, the concentrated water of the second RO membrane device 20 is mixed with the water to be treated. It is preferable to be done. This improves the recovery rate. Further, when the first RO membrane device 10 is bypass-operated using the first bypass line 15, the concentrated water of the second RO membrane device 20 is normally discharged to the outside of the system.
The first RO film device 10 and the second RO film device 20 do not necessarily have different blocking rates, and may have the same blocking rate. In this case, when the first RO membrane device 10 of the first stage and the second RO membrane device 20 of the second stage are both operated, the first RO membrane device 10 and the second stage of the first stage are operated together. Any one of the second RO membrane devices 20 can be appropriately selected for bypass operation.
Further, not only when either one of the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 is bypassed, but also depending on the water quality of the water to be treated, the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane Both of the devices 20 may be bypassed. For example, when the water quality of the water to be treated does not require RO membrane treatment and the boron concentration is equal to or less than the reference value, both the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20 can be bypassed.

Next, as another preferred embodiment (second embodiment) of the water treatment system according to the present invention, the water treatment system 1 (1B) provided with another line changing means will be described below with reference to FIG. To do. In the case of the water treatment system 1B, specifically, the line changing means includes the supply line 41, the connection line 42, the treated water line 43, the concentrated water lines 44 and 45, the first merging line 46, the second merging line 47, and the partition. It is meant to include valves V6 to V7, back pressure valves Vb1 to Vb2, etc., and has a control unit for controlling sluice valves V6 to V7 and back pressure valves Vb1 to Vb2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the water treatment system 1 (1B) has an RO membrane having a first RO membrane apparatus 10 and a second RO membrane apparatus 20 similar to the water treatment system 1A described in the first embodiment. It has a system and a water quality measuring means 30.
The water treatment system 1B has a line changing means for merging concentrated water and permeated water in at least one of the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 according to the measured value of the water quality measuring means 30. ..

Further, similarly to the water treatment system 1A of the first embodiment, the supply line 41, the connection line 42, and the treated water line 43 are arranged.

The concentrated water line 44 is connected to the concentrated side Ac of the first RO membrane device 10. A back pressure valve Vb1 is arranged in the concentrated water line 44. Further, the concentrated water line 45 is connected to the concentrated side Bc of the second RO membrane device 20. A back pressure valve Vb2 is arranged in the concentrated water line 45. The back pressure valves Vb1 and Vb2 can keep the pressure in the concentrated water lines 44 and 45 of the concentrated water side Ac and Bc within a constant pressure range.

The line changing means includes a first line changing means and a second line changing means.
The first line changing means includes a supply line 41, a first pump P1 arranged on the supply line 41, and a first pump inverter INV1 for controlling the rotation speed of the first pump P1. Further, it is preferable that the concentrated water line 44 is provided, and the first merging line 46 that branches from the concentrated water line 44 and connects to the permeated water side At of the first RO membrane device 10 is arranged. As shown in the figure, the first merging line 46 may be branched from the concentrated water line 44 or may be directly connected (not shown) to the concentrated water side Ac. Further, it is preferable that the sluice valve V6 is arranged on the first merging line 46.
Further, the first line changing means usually has a control unit that automatically or manually controls a valve or a pump. Specifically, the first line changing means includes a supply line 41, a connection line 42, a concentrated water line 44, a first merging line 46, a first pump P1, a first pump inverter INV1, a sluice valve V6, and the like. Yes, it has a control unit that controls the first pump inverter INV1, the first pump P1, the sluice valve V6, and the like. This control unit performs the above control based on the measured value of the water quality measuring means 30.

The second line changing means includes a connection line 42, a second pump P2 arranged on the connection line 42, and a second pump inverter INV2 for controlling the rotation speed of the second pump P2. Further, it is preferable that a second merging line 47 having a concentrated water line 45 and branching from the concentrated water line 45 and connecting to the permeated water side Bt of the second RO membrane device 20 is arranged. As shown in the figure, the second merging line 47 may be branched from the concentrated water line 45 or may be directly connected (not shown) to the concentrated water side Bc. Further, it is preferable that the sluice valve V7 is arranged on the second merging line 47.
In addition, the second line changing means usually has a control unit that automatically or manually controls a valve or a pump. Specifically, the second line changing means includes a connection line 42, a concentrated water line 45, a second merging line 47, a treated water line 43, a second pump P2, a second pump inverter INV2, a sluice valve V7, and the like. It has a control unit that controls the second pump inverter INV2, the second pump P2, the sluice valve V7, and the like. This control unit performs the above control based on the measured value of the water quality measuring means 30.
In this way, it is possible to form a line for merging the concentrated water of the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 to the permeated water side.

By the line changing means having the above configuration, at least one of the first RO film device 10 and the second RO film device 20 is flushed by at least one of the first line changing means and the second line changing means (low pressure flushing operation). Will be possible. In this low-pressure flushing operation, for example, the supply water pressure of at least one of the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20 is set to 50% or less of the normal operating pressure, and the recovery rate is set to 20% or less. Then, water is passed through the first merging line 46 or the second merging line 47 corresponding to the at least one RO membrane device. The normal operating pressure is defined as the pressure required to obtain a desired amount of permeated water from the second RO membrane device 20 when the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 are operated. For example, when 20 m ³ / h is required as the permeated water amount of the second RO membrane device 20, the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 can obtain the permeated water amount of ^{20 m 3 / h, respectively.} Put pressure on. The pressure of the first RO membrane device 10 at that time is the normal operating pressure of the first RO membrane device 10, and the pressure of the second RO membrane device 20 at that time is the normal operating pressure of the second RO membrane device 20. is there. If a low-pressure RO membrane is used, the normal operating pressure is about 0.75 to 1.5 MPa, and if it is a high-pressure RO membrane, it is about 1 to 4 MPa.
The recovery rate is the recovery rate of the supplied water of the RO membrane device for flushing operation to the permeated water side, and the recovery rate (flow rate%) = [permeated water amount (flow rate) / supply water amount (flow rate) of the RO membrane device] × 100 ( %). Hereinafter, "%" of the recovery rate indicates "flow rate%". By increasing the recovery rate of the water to be treated, more efficient operation becomes possible.
The recovery rate can be adjusted by adjusting the output of the pump inverter. For example, by controlling the output of the pump with a pump inverter, the flow rates of RO permeated water and RO concentrated water can be controlled to adjust the recovery rate.

The operating pressure of the pump is controlled by adjusting the inverter values of the first and second pump inverters INV1 and INV2 to adjust the rotation speed (rotation speed per unit time) of the pump. If the inverter value is lowered to the low frequency side, the rotation speed of the pump is lowered and the operating pressure is lowered. On the contrary, if the inverter value is raised to the high frequency side, the rotation speed of the pump is increased and the operating pressure is increased.
From the viewpoint of energy cost reduction, the upper limit of the operating pressure is 50% or less of the normal operating pressure, preferably 20% or less, and more preferably 10% or less. From the viewpoint of reliably supplying the liquid to the subsequent device, the lower limit of the operating pressure is 2% or more, preferably 5% or more, and more preferably 7% or more of the normal operating pressure.
Further, the recovery rate of the supply water of the RO membrane device for low-pressure flushing operation to the permeated water side has an upper limit of 20% or less, preferably 10% or less, and more preferably 5 from the viewpoint of energy cost reduction. % Or less. The lower limit of the recovery rate is 0.05% or more, preferably 0.1% or more, from the viewpoint of preventing the growth of bacteria and the like.
Then, the first RO membrane device 10 or the second RO membrane device 20 in the low-pressure flushing operation merges the permeated water and the concentrated water by the first merging line 46 or the second merging line 47, and then is in the subsequent stage. Liquid is sent to the device of.

It is preferable that the sluice valve V6 is arranged on the first merging line 46. It is preferable that the sluice valve V7 is arranged on the second merging line 47.

A measurement line 31 branched from the downstream side of the merging portion C1 of the second merging line 47 is arranged in the treated water line 43, and the same water quality measuring means 30 as in the first embodiment is connected to the measuring line 31. It is preferable to be done.

Similar to the first embodiment, the water treatment system 1B preferably includes a water tank to be treated (not shown) to which the water to be treated is stored and the supply line 41 is connected. As a result, the water to be treated is supplied from the water to be treated tank to the supply side As of the first RO membrane device 10 via the supply line 41. Further, it is preferable that the first pump P1 is arranged on the supply line 41. The water to be treated is supplied by the first pump P1 by applying a predetermined operating pressure to the supply side As of the first RO membrane device 10.

When water treatment is performed using the first line changing means of the water treatment system 1B, the sluice valves V6 and V7 are closed to supply the water to be treated from the supply line 41 to the first RO membrane device 10. At this time, the first and second pump inverters INV1 and INV2 are set to frequencies at which normal operating pressure is obtained. Further, the permeated water treated by the first RO membrane device 10 is supplied to the second RO membrane device 20 via the connection line 42. Then, the boron concentration of the permeated water treated by the second RO membrane device 20 is measured by the water quality measuring means 30.

When the boron concentration measured by the water quality measuring means 30 becomes lower than the reference lower limit value, the back pressure valve Vb1 is closed, the sluice valve V6 is opened, and the water to be treated flows to the first merging line 46. Then, the concentrated water of the first RO membrane device 10 and the permeated water are merged, and the concentrated water and the permeated water are supplied to the second RO membrane device 20 for processing. At this time, the inverter value of the first pump inverter INV1 is set to a low frequency to reduce the operation of the first pump P1, and the operating pressure of the first RO membrane device 10 is 50% or less of the normal operating pressure and recovered. Reduce the rate to 20% or less. As a result, the operating power of the first RO membrane device 10 is reduced, and the operating cost is suppressed.

When the boron concentration measured by the water quality measuring means 30 rises and becomes higher than the reference upper limit value, the back pressure valve Vb1 is opened again, the sluice valve V6 is closed, and the water to be treated is first and second. It is processed by both RO membrane devices 10 and 20 of the above. At this time, only the permeated water of the first RO membrane device 10 is supplied to the supply side Bs of the second RO membrane device 20. Further, the first and second pump inverters INV1 and INV2 are set to frequencies that are normal operating pressures. In this way, the boron concentration of the treated water is set to be between the reference lower limit value and the reference upper limit value (within the reference value).

Alternatively, in the above operation method, a second line changing means using the second merging line 47 may be used. In this case, the sluice valves V6 and V7 are initially closed in the same manner as described above, and the water to be treated is treated by the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20. Then, the boron concentration is measured by the water quality measuring means 30. When the measured boron concentration value becomes lower than the reference lower limit value, the back pressure valve Vb2 is closed and the sluice valve V7 is opened. Then, the water to be treated is treated by the first RO membrane device 10, and the permeated water of the first RO membrane device is flowed to the second RO membrane device 20. At this time, the second RO membrane device 20 adjusts the second pump inverter INV2 to the low frequency side so that the normal operating pressure is 50% or less and the recovery rate is 20% or less. Therefore, most of the supplied water flows from the concentrated water side Bc through the concentrated water line 45 and the second merging line 47 into the treated water line 43 and merges with the permeated water of the second RO membrane device 20.
When the boron concentration rises and becomes higher than the reference upper limit value, the back pressure valve Vb2 is opened again, the sluice valve V7 is closed, and the water to be treated is discharged into the first and second RO membrane devices 10, 20. Process by both. By operating the second RO membrane device 20 in this way, the boron concentration of the treated water can be reduced, the water quality can be improved, and the water quality can be kept within the reference value.

In the operation method of the water treatment system 1B, at least one of the first line changing means and the second line changing means can be used. Whichever line changing means is used, the concentrated water can be flowed to the subsequent stage through the merging line while the operating pressure of the corresponding RO membrane device is lowered and the recovery rate is lowered. During that time, the water to be treated is purified to the desired water quality by the other RO membrane device. Therefore, when the measured value of the water quality of the treated water sufficiently satisfies the standard, the operation of any RO membrane device can be suppressed, and the operating cost of the suppressed RO membrane device can be reduced. Specifically, by lowering the inverter value, the pump output can be suppressed and the operating cost can be reduced.

For example, when the water quality is sufficiently clean (for example, when the boron concentration is 0.02 ppb or less), the inverter value of the first pump inverter INV1 is lowered to lower the operating capacity of the first pump P1, and the back pressure valve Vb1 is used. It shall be in the closed state. As a result, the water to be treated supplied to the first RO membrane device 10 slightly passes through the first RO membrane device 10 (recovery rate is 20% or less), but most of them are the first RO membrane device 10. It is discharged from the concentrated water side of. The water to be treated slightly permeates the first RO membrane device 10 without completely blocking the flow of water to the first RO membrane device 10. This makes it possible to prevent the growth of bacteria and the like in the first RO membrane device 10.
Then, the concentrated water and the permeated water of the first RO membrane device 10 are merged by the merging line 46 and supplied to the second RO membrane device 20 in the subsequent stage to perform the RO membrane treatment. As a result, the operation of the first pump P1 is suppressed, and the cost is reduced.

When the water quality deteriorates a little (for example, when the boron concentration becomes 0.05 ppb or more) while the second RO membrane device 20 is mainly operated, the second RO membrane device 20 The movement of the second pump P2 is suppressed by the second pump inverter INV2, the back pressure valve Vb2 is closed, and the sluice valve V7 is opened. At the same time, the back pressure valve Vb1 is opened, the sluice valve V6 is closed, and the inverter value of the first pump inverter INV1 of the first RO membrane device 10 is increased to increase the operating pressure of the first pump P1 and the first RO. The membrane device 10 is returned to normal operation. In this way, the first RO membrane device 10 switches to the main operation. At this point, the first RO membrane device 10 has a higher boron blocking rate, so that the first RO membrane device 10 keeps the boron concentration below 0.05 ppb in the main operation. In this way, the water quality can be adjusted to the desired purity. At this time, the operation of the second pump P2 is suppressed, and the cost can be reduced. If the water quality still deteriorates (when the boron concentration exceeds, for example, 0.05 ppb), the back pressure valve Vb2 is opened, the sluice valve V7 is closed, and the inverter value of the second pump inverter INV2 is increased to increase the inverter value of the second pump P2. To return to normal operation. In this way, both the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20 can be normally operated so that the boron concentration becomes 0.05 ppb or less, and the water quality can be further improved.
Further, not only when water is passed through either the first line changing means or the second line changing means, but also depending on the quality of the water to be treated, water is passed through both the first line changing means and the second line changing means. You may try to do it. For example, when the water quality of the water to be treated does not require RO membrane treatment and the boron concentration is equal to or less than the reference value, water can be passed through both the first and second line changing means.

Further, in the water treatment systems 1A and 1B, the water quality measuring means 30 can constantly monitor the concentration of boron, for example, as the water quality, and feed back the result to control the operation of the RO membrane device. Therefore, the treated water does not contain a high concentration of boron, and the boron concentration within the reference value can be maintained at all times.
Further, in the water treatment system 1B, since the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20 are constantly operated, the start-up is improved when the pump output is increased. Further, even while the concentrated water is flowing through any of the first and second merging lines 46 and 47, the concentrated water is passed through the RO membranes of the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20 to the permeated water side. Water flows though it is small. Therefore, since water does not stay in each RO membrane device, it is possible to suppress the growth of bacteria and the like in each RO membrane device.

Next, as another preferable embodiment (third embodiment) of the water treatment system according to the present invention, the water treatment system 1 (1C) will be described below with reference to FIG.

The water treatment system 1C has the same configuration as the water treatment system 1A except that the first ion exchange device (IER) 51 is arranged in the treated water line 43 in the subsequent stage of the water treatment system 1A. It is a thing. The first ion exchange device 51 is preferably arranged on the downstream side of the branch point B2 of the measurement line 31 connecting the water quality measuring means 30. In other words, the water quality can be measured on the upstream side (previous stage) of the first ion exchange device 51. Thereby, for example, even if the boron concentration of the permeated water of the second RO membrane device 20 is slightly increased or decreased, the boron can be removed by the first ion exchange device 51. Therefore, finally, the boron concentration of the treated water can be more reliably suppressed to the reference value or less. For the purpose of removing boron, the first ion exchange device 51 has at least an anion exchange resin or a chelate resin having boron selectivity. The ion exchange apparatus includes (1) a two-bed, two-tower regenerative ion exchange tower in which a cation exchange tower filled with a strongly acidic cation exchange resin and an anion exchange tower filled with a strongly basic anion exchange resin are connected in series. Equipment, (2) Two-bed, one-tower regenerative ion exchange unit in which a strongly acidic cation exchange resin and a strongly basic anion exchange resin are packed in one tower so as to form separate and different layers, (3) Strongly acidic A mixed bed type regenerative ion exchange apparatus in which a cation exchange resin and a strongly basic anion exchange resin are uniformly mixed and filled in one tower, and (4) an electroregenerative deionizer (EDI) can be preferably used. ..
For convenience of explanation, the expression "first ion exchange device" is used in FIG. 3, but in the embodiment of FIG. 3, only one "first ion exchange device" is provided. But it may be. That is, in the present invention, the term "first ion exchange device" may or may not have another ion exchange device (for example, a second ion exchange device).
Further, it is not always necessary for the permeated water of the second RO membrane device 20 to flow through the first ion exchange device 51. For example, a bypass line for bypassing the first ion exchange device 51 may be provided to bypass the first ion exchange device 51 according to the measured value of the water quality measuring means 30.

Next, as another preferred embodiment (fourth embodiment) of the water treatment system according to the present invention, the water treatment system 1 (1D) will be described below with reference to FIG.

The water treatment system 1D has a cation exchange device 52 containing a cation exchange resin and / or a decarbonization device 53 including a decarbonization film arranged on the measurement line 31 of the water treatment system 1C described above, and other than that. It has the same configuration as the water treatment system 1C. The cation exchange device 52 removes sodium ions and the like from the water supplied to the water quality measuring means 30. The decarbonizing device 53 removes oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc. dissolved in the water supplied to the water quality measuring means 30. It is more preferable that both the cation exchange device 52 and the decarbonization device 53 are arranged. With such a configuration, the specific resistance of the water supplied to the water quality measuring means 30 can be increased, so that, for example, the boron concentration can be measured accurately. The cation exchange resin is preferably an electroregeneration type from the viewpoint of enabling constant ion exchange.
The cation exchange device 52 and the decarbonization device 53 can be applied to the water treatment system 1B in the same manner as described above.

Next, as another preferred embodiment (fifth embodiment) of the water treatment system according to the present invention, the water treatment system 1 (1E) will be described below with reference to FIG.

In the water treatment system 1E, the second ion exchange device 54 is arranged in the treated water line 43 in the front stage of the first ion exchange device 51 of the water treatment system 1C (the stage before the branch point of the water quality measuring means 30). The measurement line 31 is branched from the treated water line 43 between the first and second ion exchange devices 51 and 54. Therefore, it has the same configuration as the water treatment system 1C except for the first and second ion exchange devices 51 and 54 and the measurement line 31.
In the water treatment system 1E, the boron concentration of water flowing through the treated water line 43 between the first and second ion exchange devices 51 and 54 can be measured by the water quality measuring means 30. Since ions and the like can be removed from the water supplied to the water quality measuring means 30 by the second ion exchange device 54, the specific resistance of the water supplied to the water quality measuring means 30 can be increased, and the boron concentration can be made accurate. It becomes possible to measure well. Further, even if the measured value of the boron concentration is high, the treatment of removing boron contained in the treated water of the second ion exchange device 54 can be performed by the first ion exchange device 51 in the subsequent stage. As a result, the boron concentration of the treated water discharged from the first ion exchange device 51 can be sufficiently reduced. Therefore, even if the boron concentration of the treated water of the second ion exchange device 54 is slightly increased or decreased, the boron concentration of the treated water discharged from the first ion exchange device 51 can be suppressed to a reference value or less.
The first and second ion exchange devices 51 and 54 can be applied to the water treatment system 1B in the same manner as described above.

Next, as another preferred embodiment (sixth embodiment) of the water treatment system according to the present invention, the water treatment system 1 (1F) will be described below with reference to FIG. 5 described above.

The water treatment system 1F is the same as the water treatment system 1E except that the RO film of the first RO film device 10 of the water treatment system 1E is BWRO and the RO film of the second RO film device 20 is SWRO. It has a structure. BWRO is an abbreviation for Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Membrane, which is a reverse osmosis membrane for brackish water. SWRO is an abbreviation for Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Membrane, which is a reverse osmosis membrane for seawater. BWRO is usually a low pressure RO membrane and SWRO is usually a high pressure RO membrane.
The water treatment system 1F causes membrane occlusion by using a low-pressure RO membrane for the first-stage first RO membrane device 10 and a high-pressure RO membrane for the second-stage second RO membrane device 20. It is possible to increase the flux (unit membrane area / amount of membrane filtered water per unit time). Therefore, the boron blocking rate can be improved.
As described above, the RO membrane of the first RO membrane device 10 being BWRO and the RO membrane of the second RO membrane device 20 being SWRO can be applied to the water treatment system 1B in the same manner as described above. it can.

As the RO membrane used in the low-pressure RO membrane apparatus used in the present invention, a low-pressure membrane and an ultra-low-pressure membrane that can be operated at a relatively low pressure are preferably used. The low-pressure membrane and ultra-low-pressure membrane have a permeation flux of pure water at an effective pressure of 1 MPa and a water temperature of 25 ° C. of 0.027 to 0.075 m / h (hours), preferably 0.027 to 0.042 m / h. Can be used.

Here, the permeated flux is the amount of permeated water divided by the RO membrane area. “Effective pressure” is the effective pressure acting on the membrane, which is described in JIS K3802: 2015 “Membrane terminology”, which is obtained by subtracting the osmotic pressure difference and the secondary lateral pressure from the average operating pressure. The average operating pressure is an average value of the pressure of the membrane supply water (operating pressure) and the pressure of the concentrated water (concentrated water outlet pressure) on the primary side of the reverse osmosis membrane, and is expressed by the following formula.

Average operating pressure = (operating pressure + concentrated water outlet pressure) / 2

The permeation flux per 1 MPa of effective pressure can be calculated from the information described in the catalog of the membrane manufacturer, for example, the amount of permeated water, the membrane area, the recovery rate at the time of evaluation, the NaCl concentration and the like. When a plurality of RO membranes having the same permeated flow flux are loaded in one or more pressure vessels, the average operating pressure / secondary pressure of the pressure vessels, the quality of water to be treated, the amount of permeated water, and the number of membranes. From the information such as, the permeation flux of the loaded membrane can be calculated.

In the present invention, the second RO membrane device 20 is of a high pressure type. The high-pressure RO membrane device was conventionally developed for desalination of seawater, but it is possible to efficiently remove ions, TOC, etc. from water to be treated with a low salt concentration by lower operating pressure. It becomes. For example, it is possible to realize the processing capacity of two stages of ultra-low pressure to low pressure type RO membrane equipment in one stage if it is a high pressure type RO membrane device. By using such an RO membrane device, it is possible to dramatically increase the removal rate of non-dissociable substances such as silica, boron, urea, ethanol, and isopropyl alcohol, which could not be sufficiently removed by ultra-low pressure to low pressure membranes. is there.

In the present invention, the definition of "high pressure type" used in the second RO membrane device 20 may include those exhibiting the following properties. That is, the permeation flux of pure water at an effective pressure of 1 MPa and a water temperature of 25 ° C. is 0.0083 to 0.027 m / h. The effective pressure of the high-pressure RO membrane is preferably 1.5 to 2.0 MPa. By setting the effective pressure to 1.5 MPa or more, the boron blocking rate of the high-pressure RO membrane can be sufficiently increased. Further, by setting the effective pressure to 2.0 MPa or more, the effect of further improving the boron blocking rate can be expected, but since it is necessary to increase the durable pressure of the apparatus, the equipment cost may increase. The relative inhibition rate of the RO membrane in the present invention is the inhibition rate evaluated under the same conditions such as neutral pH and other conditions (temperature, pressure, etc.).

In the water treatment system of the present invention, the supply water may be pretreated before the RO membrane device. Further, the post-treatment of the treated water may be performed in the subsequent stage. Further, chemicals can be appropriately added to the supplied water in the pre-stage or the middle of the RO membrane device.

Pretreatment includes coagulation treatment, sand filtration, membrane filtration, decarboxylation, and softening.
In the coagulation treatment, the charge of fine particles in water that are negatively charged by a positively charged flocculant is neutralized and aggregated to generate basal flocs, and the basal flocs are adsorbed by a coagulation aid such as a polymer to be coarse. This is a process that produces flocs and facilitates precipitation. Examples of the flocculant include aluminum sulfate, polyaluminum chloride, ferric chloride, ferrous sulfate, and the like.
Sand filtration is a process of filtering by using the accumulated sand as a filter medium and passing water through the accumulated sand.
Membrane filtration is a process of filtering water by passing it through a filtration membrane. Examples of the filtration membrane include a microfiltration (MF) membrane, an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane, an ion exchange membrane, an RO membrane, and the like, depending on the size of the substance to be filtered and the driving force of the filtration.
Decarboxylation is a process of adjusting the pH by reducing carbonation in water by aeration using a decarboxylation tower.
Softening is a process of softening calcium ions, magnesium ions, etc. contained in water by exchanging them with sodium ions by a cation exchange resin.

Examples of the post-treatment include ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, deaeration, and the like.
Ultraviolet irradiation is a process of irradiating water with ultraviolet rays to sterilize and inactivate microorganisms in the water by the ultraviolet rays. It is also a process of decomposing organic matter in water.
Degassing is the process of removing dissolved gases (eg, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc.) in water.

Examples of chemicals used for adding chemicals include acids that adjust pH, alkalis, scale dispersants that suppress or prevent the generation of scale, slime control agents that have bactericidal and antibacterial effects, oxidizing agents, reducing agents, and the like.
Examples of the acid for adjusting the pH of water include hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and the like, and examples of the alkali include sodium hydroxide and the like.
Examples of the scale dispersant include sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), and the like.
Examples of the slime control agent include sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, and the like.
Examples of the oxidizing agent include ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and the like, and examples of the reducing agent include persulfate, hypochlorite, and the like.

Next, as another preferable embodiment (seventh embodiment) of the water treatment system according to the present invention, the water treatment system 1 (1G) will be described below with reference to FIG.

The water treatment system 1G is a system in which a third reverse osmosis membrane device (also referred to as a third RO membrane device) 60 is arranged on the above-mentioned water treatment system 1F. Specifically, it is preferable to connect the concentrated water side Ac of the first RO membrane device 10 and the supply side Cs of the third RO membrane device 60 via the concentrated water line 44. Further, it is preferable to connect the concentrated water side Bc of the second RO membrane device 20 and the supply side Cs of the third RO membrane device 60 via the concentrated water line 45. The concentrated water lines 44 and 45 connected to the supply side Cs of the third RO membrane device 60 may be connected to the supply side Cs in common with the supply side Cs, or may be independently connected to the supply side Cs. .. It is preferable that the concentrated water line 48 is connected to the concentrated water side Cc of the third RO membrane device 60, and the permeated water line 49 is connected to the permeated water side Ct. The permeated water line 49 is preferably connected to the upstream side of the branch point B1 of the supply line 41.
The third RO membrane device 60 can be applied to the water treatment system 1B in the same manner as described above.

The water treatment system 1G supplies the concentrated water of the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20 to the third RO membrane device 60, and supplies the treated water (permeated water) of the third RO membrane device 60 to the RO membrane. The recovery rate can be increased by merging with the water to be treated in the system. Further, if the concentrated water of the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20 is directly returned to the water to be treated in order to increase the recovery rate, the boron concentration in the system becomes high. Therefore, the concentrated water of the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20 is treated by the third RO membrane device 60, and the permeated water is returned to the water to be treated to increase the boron concentration in the system. It becomes possible to improve the recovery rate.
The third RO membrane device 60 may be either a low-pressure type or a high-pressure type, but a high-pressure type is preferable. By making the third RO membrane device 60 a high-pressure RO membrane device, the water quality of the permeated water 23 from the third RO membrane device 60 can be improved, and the diluting effect of the water to be treated can be enhanced. As a result, it leads to improvement of EDI treated water.

Each of the water treatment systems 1 (1A to 1G) is a control unit (1A to 1G) that instructs the opening / closing operation of the sluice valves V1 to V7 and the back pressure valves Vb1 and Vb2 based on the measured values of the water quality measured by the water quality measuring means 30. (Not shown) is preferably provided. In order for the control unit to open and close the sluice valves V1 to V7 and the back pressure valves Vb1 and Vb2, it is preferable to use, for example, a solenoid valve that can electrically open and close the sluice valves V1 to V7. As a result, valve operation can be automated. Further, this control unit can appropriately change the inverter values of the first and second pump inverters INV1 and INV2 based on the measured values of the water quality. This control unit is included in the line changing means in the present invention.

The first, second, and third RO membrane devices 10, 20, and 60 may have a bank configuration of one stage or a plurality of stages. Further, it is preferable that the bank is provided with a plurality of vessels. Further, it is preferable that the vessel is provided with a plurality of elements.

<Supply pressure of supply water applied to RO membrane>
When increasing the supply pressure when supplying water to be treated to the first and second RO membrane devices 10 and 20, the first pump inverter INV1 that functions as a flow rate control device is used to avoid a sudden increase in pressure. It is preferable to operate the first pump P1 through the system. At that time, the output (for example, the number of revolutions) of the electric motor (not shown) for driving the first pump P1 is controlled by the first pump inverter INV1 so that a sudden pressure change does not occur, and the flow rate of the water to be treated To adjust. By adjusting the flow rate, fluctuations in water pressure can be suppressed. It is preferable that the second pump P2 is also controlled by the second pump inverter INV2 in order to avoid sudden pressure fluctuations as in the first pump P1.

<RO membrane device>
The first, second, and third RO membrane devices 10, 20, and 60 may have a one-stage configuration or a multi-stage configuration. In the case of a multi-stage configuration, it is preferable to arrange the RO films in series in multiple stages.
The RO membranes used in the first, second, and third RO membrane devices 10, 20, and 60 are not limited to the same brand, but are optimal depending on the intended use, water quality to be treated, required permeated water quality, and recovery rate. The membrane can be selected. For example, a low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane is used for the first RO membrane device 10, and a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane used at a higher pressure than the RO membrane of the first RO membrane device 10 is used for the second RO membrane device 20. It is also preferable to do so.

<RO membrane>
The above RO membrane device is not particularly limited, and may be any RO membrane device of ultra-ultra-low pressure type, ultra-low pressure type, low pressure type, medium pressure type, and high pressure type.
As low-pressure to ultra-low-pressure RO membranes, for example, Nitto Denko ES series (ES15-D8, ES20-U8) (trade name), HYDRANAUTICS ESPA series (ESPAB, ESPA2, ESPA2-LD-MAX) (trade name). ), CPA series (CPA5-MAX, CPA7-LD) (trade name), Toray TMG series (TMG20-400, TMG20D-440) (trade name), TM700 series (TM720-440, TM720D-440) (product) Name), BW series (BW30HR, BW30XFR-400 / 34i) manufactured by Dow Chemical Co., Ltd., SG series (SG30LE-440, SG30-400), FORTILIFE (registered trademark) CR100 and the like.
Examples of the high-pressure RO membrane include HYDRANAUTICS SWC series (SWC4, SWC5, SWC6) (trade name), Toray TM800 series (TM820V, TM820M) (trade name), Dow Chemical SW series (SW30HRLE, etc.). SW30ULE) (trade name) and the like can be mentioned.

The water treatment systems 1A to 1G according to the first to seventh embodiments can be suitably used as a pure water production system for producing pure water. In particular, it can be suitably used for producing ultrapure water used in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device or the like.

Subsequently, the water treatment method of the present invention will be described.
In the water treatment method of the present invention, the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 10 arranged on the permeated water side At of the first RO membrane device 10 have different blocking rates. The water to be treated is supplied to the reverse osmosis membrane system having the RO membrane device 20. The water treatment method of the present invention includes switching the following water flow lines (a) and (b) according to the water quality of the permeated water of the reverse osmosis membrane system in supplying the water to be treated.
(A) A water flow line that supplies water to be treated to the first RO membrane device 10 and supplies permeated water from the first RO membrane device 10 to the second RO membrane device 20 to obtain permeated water.
(B) By bypassing the flow of water to either the first RO membrane device 10 or the second RO membrane device 20 by the first bypass line 15 or the second bypass line 25, the RO membrane of either one is bypassed. A first that merges concentrated water and permeated water in either the water flow line (b-1) that blocks water flow to the device or either the first RO membrane device 10 or the second RO membrane device 20. A water flow line (b-2) that allows water to flow through the merging line 46 or the second merging line 47.
The water treatment method of the present invention is not particularly limited except as specified in the present invention, and can be carried out using, for example, the above-mentioned water treatment system of the present invention. The water treatment method of the present invention can be preferably carried out using the water treatment system according to the first to seventh embodiments described above.

[Example 1]
In Example 1, the water treatment system 1G described with reference to FIG. 6 described above was used. As the water to be treated, water having a sodium concentration of 8 ppm, a calcium concentration of 10 ppm, a hydrogen carbonate ion concentration of 1 ppm, an ionic silica of 10 ppm, and a boron concentration of 10 to 100 ppb was used. The hydrogen carbonate ion concentration was converted to _{calcium carbonate (CaCO 3).} BWRO (manufactured by Nitto Denko KK, product name: CPA5-LD) was used as the reverse osmosis membrane of the first RO membrane apparatus 10, and the recovery rate of the first RO membrane apparatus 10 was 80%. SWRO (manufactured by Nitto Denko KK, product name: SWC5-MAX) was used as the reverse osmosis membrane of the second RO membrane apparatus, and the recovery rate of the reverse osmosis membrane of the second RO membrane apparatus was 90%. SWRO (manufactured by Nitto Denko Corporation, product name: SWC5-MAX) was used for the reverse osmosis membrane of the third (brine) RO membrane device 60, and the recovery rate of the third RO membrane device 60 was set to 50%. ..
The permeated water (treated water) line 49 of the third RO membrane device 60 was merged with the supply line 41 for supplying the water to be treated on the upstream side of the confluence point B1 (independent operation of the first-stage RO membrane device). Organo Corporation's product name: EDI-XP was used for the first and second ion exchange devices (EDI: electric regenerative pure water device) 51 and 54, and the recovery rate was 90%.
The treated water of the first ion exchange device 51 was branched from the treated water line 43 by the measuring line 31, and the boron concentration was measured and monitored by the water quality measuring means 30. An online boron monitor (manufactured by SUEZ, product name: Sievers online boron meter) was used as the water quality measuring means 30.
Further, as a pressurizing pump (not shown) on the supply side of the first-stage first RO membrane device 10 and the supply side of the second-stage second RO membrane device 20, a multi-stage centrifugal pump (manufactured by Grundfos). Product name: CR10) was used. The operating pressure of the pressurizing pump was set to 0.8 MPa on the supply side of the first RO membrane device 10 in the first stage and 1.4 MPa on the supply side of the second RO membrane device 20 in the second stage.
The sluice valves V1, V4 and V5 were opened, the sluice valves V2 and V3 were closed, and the water to be treated was treated with the first RO membrane device 10 and the first and second ion exchange devices 51 and 54.
The reference upper limit of the treated water of the first ion exchange device 51 is set to a boron concentration of 0.05 ppb, and when the measured boron concentration value exceeds 0.05 ppb, the sluice valve V3 is opened and the sluice valves V4 and V5 are closed. It was. Then, the second RO membrane device 20 using the permeated water of the first RO membrane device 10 as the supply water was started. The permeated water of the second RO membrane device 20 was used as the treated water of the first ion exchange device 51. The concentrated water of the second RO membrane device 20 merged with the concentrated water of the first RO membrane device 10 to serve as the supply water of the third RO membrane device 60 (two-stage operation of the RO membrane device). The above operation was carried out for about 2400 hours (hours). The boron concentration of the EDI-treated water after 2400 hours and the energy cost ratio required for operation were determined. As for the energy cost ratio, the power consumption consumed in the operation of 2400 hours in Example 1 was set to 1.
The boron concentration of the water to be treated after 2400 hours was 85 ppb.

[Example 2]
In Example 2, the water treatment system 1G described with reference to FIG. 6 described above was used. The reference upper limit of the boron concentration was 0.05 ppb, and the reference lower limit was 0.02 ppb. The operating pressure of the pressurizing pump was set in the same manner as in Example 1.
The sluice valves V1, V4, and V5 were opened, the sluice valves V2 and V3 were closed, and the first RO membrane device 10 was operated independently.
When the boron concentration of the treated water (hereinafter referred to as EDI treated water) of the first ion exchange device 51 exceeds 0.05 ppb during this independent operation, the sluice valves V1 and V5 are closed, and the sluice valves V2 and V3 are opened. I opened it. As a result, the sluice valves V2, V3, and V4 were opened, and the sluice valves V1 and V5 were closed. In this way, the operation of the first RO membrane device 10 is stopped, and at the same time, the water to be treated bypassed by the first bypass line 15 is supplied to the second RO membrane device 20, and the second RO membrane device is used alone. I switched to driving. By this switching, the boron concentration of the EDI-treated water was less than 0.05 ppb.
After switching the RO membrane device, when the boron concentration of the EDI-treated water exceeded 0.05 ppb again, the sluice valve V1 was opened and the sluice valves V2 and V4 were closed. As a result, the sluice valves V1 and V3 were opened, and the sluice valves V2, V4 and V5 were closed. In this way, the operation of the two-stage RO membrane device for operating the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 was switched.
By this switching, the boron concentration of the EDI-treated water decreased, and when the boron concentration of the EDI-treated water was below the reference lower limit of 0.02 ppb, the sluice valve V1 was closed and the sluice valves V2 and V4 were opened. As a result, the sluice valves V2, V3, and V4 were opened, and the sluice valves V1 and V5 were closed. In this way, the operation of the first RO membrane device 10 was stopped, and the water to be treated was directly supplied to the supply side Bs of the second RO membrane device 20 using the first bypass line 15. In this way, the operation of the second RO membrane device 20 was switched to independent operation.
After that, since the boron concentration of the EDI-treated water was lower than 0.02 ppb, the sluice valves V1 and V5 were opened, and the sluice valves V2 and V3 were closed. As a result, the sluice valves V1, V4, and V5 were opened, and the sluice valves V2 and V3 were closed. In this way, the water to be treated was supplied to the first RO membrane device 10 to switch to the independent operation of the first RO membrane device 10. By this switching, the operation of the second RO membrane device 20 was stopped, and the permeated water of the first RO membrane device 10 was supplied to the treated water line 43 through the second bypass line 25. In this way, the water treatment was performed by controlling the boron concentration of the EDI-treated water to be within the range of the reference upper limit value and the reference lower limit value.
The above operation was carried out for about 2400 hours. The boron concentration of the EDI-treated water after 2400 hours and the energy cost ratio required for operation were determined. Hereinafter, the energy cost ratio is the ratio when the power consumption consumed in the operation of 2400 hours in Example 1 is 1.0.

[Comparative Example 1]
In Comparative Example 1, the water treatment system 1 described with reference to FIG. 6 described above was used except that the boron concentration was measured in the water to be treated. The operating pressure of the pressurizing pump was set in the same manner as in Example 1.
First, the sluice valves V1 and V3 were opened, the sluice valves V2, V4 and V5 were closed, and the water to be treated was treated using both the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20. (Two-stage operation of RO membrane device). Then, the reference value of the boron concentration of the water to be treated was set to 50 ppb, and when the boron concentration of the water to be treated was less than 50 ppb, the sluice valve V3 was closed and the sluice valves V4 and V5 were opened. In this way, the second RO membrane device 20 was stopped, and the permeated water of the first RO membrane device 10 was bypassed to the treated water line 43 by using the second bypass line 25. That is, the first RO membrane device 10 was operated independently. After that, when the boron concentration of the water to be treated exceeded 50 ppb, the sluice valve V3 was opened again and the sluice valves V4 and V5 were closed. Then, the second RO membrane device 20 was switched to operation, and both the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 were operated. In this way, by switching between the independent operation of the first RO membrane device 10 and the two-stage operation of the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 with reference to the reference value, the subject is covered. Corresponds to changes in the boron concentration of treated water.
The above operation was carried out for about 2400 hours. The boron concentration of the EDI-treated water after 2400 hours and the energy cost ratio required for operation were determined.

[Comparative Example 2]
In Comparative Example 2, the water treatment system 1G described with reference to FIG. 6 described above was used. The operating pressure of the pressurizing pump was set in the same manner as in Example 1.
Regardless of the boron concentration of the treated water, the sluice valves V1 and V3 are opened, the sluice valves V2, V4 and V5 are closed, and the first RO membrane device 10 and the second RO membrane device 20 are constantly operated (RO membrane device). (Two-stage operation).
The above operation was carried out for about 2400 hours. The boron concentration of the EDI-treated water after 2400 hours and the energy cost ratio required for operation were determined.

Table 1 shows the measurement results of the boron concentration and the energy cost ratio of the EDI-treated water after the operation time of 2400 hours of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2. The energy cost ratio was calculated as follows.
The energy cost ratio was determined as the ratio of the power consumption when the power consumption consumed in the operation of 2400 hours in Example 1 was 1. That is, it was obtained by the energy cost ratio = [electricity consumption in 2400h operation] / [electricity consumption in Example 1 in 2400h operation]. The above power consumption is the power consumption of the pump.

As a result, in the present invention, the boron concentration of the EDI-treated water is sufficiently low, and the energy cost ratio is also low. Therefore, the water quality can be maintained and the cost can be reduced.

1, 1A-1G water treatment system 10 1st reverse osmosis membrane device (1st RO membrane device)
15 1st bypass line 20 2nd reverse osmosis membrane device (2nd RO membrane device)
25 Second bypass line 30 Water quality measuring means 31 Measuring line 41 Supply line 42 Connection line 43 Treated water line 44, 45 Concentrated water line 46 First merging line 47 Second merging line 48 Concentrated line 49 Permeated water line 51 First Ion Exchanger (IER)
52 Cation exchange device 53 Decarbonization device 54 Second ion exchange device 60 Third reverse osmosis membrane device (third RO membrane device)
As, Bs, Cs Supply side Ac, Bc, Cc Concentrated water side At, Bt, Ct Permeated water side B1 to B2 Branch point C1 Confluence point INV1 1st pump inverter INV2 2nd pump inverter P1 1st pump P2 2nd pump V1 ~ V7 sluice valve Vb1, Vb2 back pressure valve

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A reverse osmosis membrane system having a first reverse osmosis membrane device and a second reverse osmosis membrane device arranged on the permeable water side of the first reverse osmosis membrane device.
A water quality measuring means arranged on the permeated water side of the second reverse osmosis membrane device ,
Possess a line change means,
The reverse osmosis membrane system has the following lines (I), (II), (III) and (IV):
(I) A line in which water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device and the permeated water of the first reverse osmosis membrane device is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device to obtain permeated water.
(II) By bypassing the water flow to the first reverse osmosis membrane device to the first bypass line, the water flow to the first reverse osmosis membrane device is blocked, and the water passing through the first bypass line is passed through the first bypass line. A line that obtains permeated water by passing water through the reverse osmosis membrane device of 2.
(III) A second by passing water through the first reverse osmosis membrane device and bypassing the permeation water of the first reverse osmosis membrane device to the second reverse osmosis membrane device to the second bypass line. A line that blocks water flow to the reverse osmosis membrane device and obtains permeated water from the first reverse osmosis membrane device that has passed through the second bypass line.
(IV) By bypassing the water flow to the first reverse osmosis membrane device to the first bypass line, the water flow to the first reverse osmosis membrane device is blocked, and the water passing through the first bypass line is the first. A line that blocks the flow of water to the second reverse osmosis membrane device by bypassing the water flow to the second reverse osmosis membrane device to the second bypass line, and obtains water that has passed through the second bypass line;
The line changing means changes from any one of the lines (I), (II), (III) and (IV) to another line according to the measured value of the water quality measuring means. Water treatment system to change. A reverse osmosis membrane system having a first reverse osmosis membrane device and a second reverse osmosis membrane device arranged on the permeable water side of the first reverse osmosis membrane device.
A water quality measuring means arranged on the permeated water side of the second reverse osmosis membrane device,
Has a line changing means,
The reverse osmosis membrane system has the following lines (I), (V), (VI) and (VII):
(I) A line in which water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device and the permeated water of the first reverse osmosis membrane device is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device to obtain permeated water.
(V) Water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device, the concentrated water and the permeated water in the first reverse osmosis membrane device are merged, and this merged water is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device to permeate. Line to get water,
(VI) Water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device, water permeated by the first reverse osmosis membrane device is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device, and concentrated water and permeation in the second reverse osmosis membrane device. A line that obtains a confluence liquid that has merged with water,
(VII) Water is passed through the first reverse osmosis membrane device, the concentrated water and the permeated water in the first reverse osmosis membrane device are merged, and this merged water is passed through the second reverse osmosis membrane device. A line for obtaining a confluent solution in which concentrated water and permeated water are combined in the reverse osmosis membrane device of No. 2;
The line changing means changes from any one of the lines (I), (V), (VI) and (VII) to another line according to the measured value of the water quality measuring means. Water treatment system to change. About the first reverse osmosis membrane device in the line (V), the second reverse osmosis membrane device in the line (VI), the first reverse osmosis membrane device in the line (VII), and the second reverse osmosis membrane device . 50% of the normal operating pressure of the supply water pressure or less, and the recovery rate is 20% or less, the water treatment system of claim 2. The water treatment system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first reverse osmosis membrane device is a low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane device, and the second reverse osmosis membrane device is a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane device. .. It has a third reverse osmosis membrane device that treats at least one of the concentrated water of the first reverse osmosis membrane device and the concentrated water of the second reverse osmosis membrane device, and the permeated water of the third reverse osmosis membrane device is used as described above. The water treatment system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , which is supplied to the reverse osmosis membrane system. The water treatment system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the component measured by the water quality measuring means contains boron. The water treatment system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , further comprising a first ion exchange device for treating the permeated water of the second reverse osmosis membrane device. The water according to claim 7 , further comprising a second ion exchange device for treating the treated water of the first ion exchange device, wherein the water quality measuring means is installed on the downstream side of the first ion exchange device. Processing system. The water treatment system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , further comprising any one or more of a cation exchange device and a degassing device in front of the water quality measuring means. A water treatment method using the water treatment system according to claim 1.
Upon supplying water to be treated to the reverse osmosis membrane system, in response to said quality of permeated water from the inverse osmosis system line (I), (II), of (III) and (IV), any one one line includes switching to another one line from the water treatment how. A water treatment method using the water treatment system according to claim 2.
In supplying the water to be treated to the reverse osmosis membrane system, any one of the lines (I), (V), (VI) and (VII) is used depending on the quality of the permeated water of the reverse osmosis membrane system. A water treatment method that involves switching from one line to another. The first reverse osmosis membrane device is a low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane device, and the second reverse osmosis membrane device is a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane device.
The water treatment method according to claim 10 or 11 , wherein the component measured by the water quality measuring means contains boron.

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