Silt Separator — Salts/Brines
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LibertyCES has documented Silt Separator in Salts/Brines service, including Calcium Carbonate. Documented models include Epiphene CPH-16. Compatibility depends on exact concentration, temperature and duty cycle, so confirm with a free spec review.
Notes from the vendor documentation
Chemical-free nucleation-seed removal technology targets calcium carbonate scale precursors as an alternative to chemical antiscalant dosing.
Materials documented for this service
- Not disclosed (thin marketing site)
Products cited for this service
Real Specifications
| Spec | Value | Source document |
|---|---|---|
| CPH-16 flow-rate tiers | Four tiers: 30-100 GPM, 100-250 GPM, 200-500 GPM, 500-1,000 GPM, each with tow-booster options at 50 ft or 100 ft head | Epiphene Incorporated — Chemical-Free Silt Separation & CPH-16 Skids |
| Filtration rating | 1/2 micron chemical-free filtration across the CPH-16 line; Single Media Filters rated down to 5 microns | Epiphene Incorporated — Chemical-Free Silt Separation & CPH-16 Skids |
| Particle capture efficiency | 66% removal at 5 microns, 94% removal at 15 microns, 30% removal at 1 micron in a single pass, at specific gravity 2.6 | Epiphene Incorporated — Chemical-Free Sub-Micron Silt Separation & Scale Prevention |
| Nucleation mechanism | Heterogeneous nucleation on 0.1-10 micron foreign particles is the primary mechanism for hard scale (e.g. calcium carbonate) on heat-transfer surfaces; removing those particles removes the nucleation site | Epiphene Incorporated — Chemical-Free Sub-Micron Silt Separation & Scale Prevention |
Real, named case (Pereira Farms): an existing multi-stage filtration train — screen filters, sand media filters, gravity filters — still let organic matter and fine algae through, plugging sand media and causing recurring downtime, until a high-efficiency separator was added ahead of the train as pre-filtration.
Chemical antiscalant dosing and physical nucleation-seed removal both target the same scale-formation physics from opposite ends — one keeps dissolved minerals in solution chemically, the other removes the 0.1-10 micron particles those minerals need to precipitate onto in the first place. The Pereira Farms case shows what conventional media filtration alone missed: fine silt kept bypassing screen, sand, and gravity stages until a dedicated separator stage went in ahead of them.
Every material and product claim on this page traces to real, vendor-published documentation on file with LibertyCES. Chemical compatibility depends on exact concentration, temperature, and duty cycle — confirm current specifications with the manufacturer and request a spec review before final specification.
FAQ
Can Silt Separator handle Salts/Brines?
Chemical-free nucleation-seed removal technology targets calcium carbonate scale precursors as an alternative to chemical antiscalant dosing.
What wetted materials should Silt Separator use in Salts/Brines service?
Materials documented for this service: Not disclosed (thin marketing site). Compatibility depends on exact concentration, temperature and duty cycle, so confirm with a spec review before final specification.
Which Salts/Brines chemicals does this cover?
Named chemicals in this documentation: Calcium Carbonate (scale).
Which Silt Separator models are documented for Salts/Brines?
Documented examples include Epiphene CPH-16.
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