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conditions.
Jansen van Rensburg highlights that I-CAT
ensures that no less than 2 000 litres of
ambient air is discharged at a high velocity
with every litre of water atomised with the
system. “It is a critical ratio to achieve
maximum percentage evaporation of water
pumped into the air. is ensures the column
of air does not become dense to the point
which it resembles a sprinkler and guarantees
the particles do not cluster together, forming a
column of water which impacts aerial
evaporation.”
e I-VAP500, which is delivered within eight
to 12 weeks, is offered in different scopes and
options, depending on the site size. It boasts a
high velocity air stream and has a large 3.2
mm ori ce water fracturing nozzle d esign to
ensure minimal downtime from nozzle
blockage, while achieving the nest possible
droplet size.
I-CAT aims to introduce more of its
evaporation solutions to the international
market. “Our aim is to become the market
leader in any services related to the
environment and to be the 'port-o-call' for any
such services to our clients. We will start with
introducing mobile, compact and autonomous
drinking water plants from AZUD in Angola.
I-CAT Director of Business Development and Marketing Lourens Jansen van Rensburg
products, including the HELIX automatic disc
We will also give maintenance and training on
power efficiency. e I-VAP 500 is capable of
3
existing drinking water plants from AZUD in
and screen ltration, are used for pre- ltration handling 500 m per 12-hour day. e Tanzania on a gold mine, as well as scope for a
(micro- ltration) and designed to achieve the evaporation rate is measured between 60 to new drinking water plant to increase capacity,”
most efficient and economic water ltration in 65 percent, depending on ambient weather Jansen van Rensburg concludes.
various applications.
Hy ux Kristal hollow bre ultra ltration (UF)
membranes are manufactured from reinforced
PES (PolyEtherSulfone) material with a high
tensile strength for improved hydrophilicity,
low fouling and an asymmetric membrane
structure with a high ux rate. It features a
consistent high quality permeate, sharp
rejection pro le, a long membrane lifespan
and has a small carbon footprint.
I-CAT Environmental Solutions also
developed and released the I-VAP500 in June
2015. It is an evaporation system, which is
used for controlled mechanical evaporation of
excess waste water in the mining industries
and designed to perform optimally in harsh
environments. It produces the nest water
droplet particles to maximise evaporation and
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