Water Treatment & Storage

Tocopilla Desalination Plant

Tocopilla, Chile

Description

The new, US$26 million desalination plant in Tocopilla uses reverse osmosis technology, a water purification method based on a semipermeable membrane to remove ions, molecules and larger particles from drinking water. The initial production capacity of the plant will be 75 liters (almost 20 gallons) per second, or about 6,480 m3 (1,712,000 gallons) of water every day. The plant design has a capacity of 100 liters per second (about 26 gallons) or 8,640 m3 (2,283,000 gallons) per day. Once the desalination process is fully ramped up this year, the plant will provide 100% of the drinking water needed by the community.


Products Used

PENETRON ADMIX was mixed into the concrete for the walls and foundation slabs of the desalination plant’s massive water storage tanks. Because Penetron crystalline products are non-toxic and contain no VOCs, PENETRON ADMIX is NSF 61-certified for potable water applications like the Tocopilla project. Penetron also meets all main manufacturing and environmental compliance certifications, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, DWI, Singapore Green Label, CE mark and GB-18445.


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Products Used

PENETRON ADMIX

PENETRON ADMIX

Crystalline Waterproofing


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