Ultra high-pressure PX

The Ultra High Pressure PX enables efficient energy recovery in ultra-high-pressure RO trains operating up to 120 bar, helping plants concentrate high-salinity brines for MLD/ZLD at much lower specific energy consumption. By transferring pressure energy directly from the concentrate stream to the incoming feed, it reduces high-pressure pump load and overall power demand. Plants typically see double-digit energy savings versus UHPRO systems without isobaric energy recovery, along with more stable operation under variable feed conditions.

The Ultra High Pressure PX uses Energy Recovery’s proven ceramic rotor technology and a simple single-moving-part design to minimize mechanical wear, even in ultra-high-pressure service. High-purity alumina ceramics withstand erosion and corrosion from aggressive concentrates. This robust materials-plus-simplicity approach supports industry-leading uptime, long operating cycles, and predictable lifecycle cost in UHPRO ZLD/MLD environments.

Yes. The Ultra High Pressure PX integrates into new or retrofit UHPRO designs with minimal layout changes, using the same isobaric installation approach as other PX devices. By recovering significant pressure from the concentrate stream, it can reduce required high-pressure pump size or unload multistage pumping in ZLD trains. This lowers CAPEX, simplifies the energy-recovery loop, and supports efficient operation across wide pressure and flow ranges typical of high-salinity concentration systems.