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E-Cell Worldwide ®
g E-Cell ®

I t started out as a revolution, and

became the world standard. With
over 70,000 gpm (13,900 m3/h) installed,
more than 350 systems operating day-in,
day-out in industries from pharmaceuticals
to semiconductors, from power generation
to light industrial applications – E-Cell ® is
Take the next step
world-leading technology for cost-effective, To learn more about E-Cell ® products and technology, call, fax
chemical-free production of pure water or e-mail us and we will send you the E-Cell ® technology
for industry. information kit. The kit includes an explanatory product video,
Applying GE’s "Six Sigma" quality brochures and everything you need
methodology, we make a substantial to make an informed
investment in research & development
each year. The result is cutting edge
decision about
whether to include
The industry standard
technology that continues to drive the
adoption of EDI worldwide. In fact,
E-Cell ® technology in
your next installation.
in chemical-free
it is predicted that in the next three to
water treatment

© 2001, E-Cell Corporation • Printed in Canada 11/01 • Produced by KUHN Technology Marketing
five years, 85% of all industrial water
treatment systems in the world will
be RO/EDI.
E-Cell ® systems are available
worldwide through our global network
Contact your Water Treatment Company:
of water treatment solutions providers.
As part of the world’s largest diversified
services and technology company,
E-Cell ® assures expert local applications
assistance and technical support, no
matter where in the world you are located.

g ®
E-Cell Corporation
52 Royal Road, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 1G3 Tel: +1 (519) 836-2260 x4585 Fax: +1 (519) 836-0982
Toll Free: 1 (888) 386-5132 (USA and Canada) E-mail: ecell@ecell.com Website: www.ecell.com
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Global track record. Proven perfo rmance.

Chemical Industry

Over 70,000 gpm Chemical-free E-Cell ® removes silica and

minerals down to <1 ppb for
process water used in chemical

(13,900 m3/h) water processing manufacturing and steam

applications. Water purified by
E-Cell ® reduces maintenance
costs and extends the life cycle

installed of manufacturing equipment.

E-Cell ® is the water
industry’s leading
A proven environmental
solution that makes good Semiconductor &
Electronics Industry
economic sense Sensitive microcircuitry demands
ultra-pure water to maintain

electrodeionization product quality through the

rinsing stages of manufacturing.

A
s tougher environmental regulations, higher quality standards
E-Cell ® systems polish water
technology and water scarcity become a fact of life, companies worldwide to the most exacting standards,
including the removal of boron
are re-evaluating their water treatment requirements and examining down to 0.085 ppb.

chemical-free alternatives such as EDI.

F or some time now, companies looking for a lower cost, chemical-free

alternative to mixed-bed ion exchange have been turning to EDI. In the past
Two technologies – reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodeionization
(EDI) – enable the purification of water to the highest quality, using
Power Industry
E-Cell ® ’s guaranteed silica removal
few years alone, EDI systems producing an estimated 130,000 gpm (29,500 m3/h)
95% fewer chemicals than conventional ion-exchange technology. at constant flow rates up to 2000
have been sold around the world. More than half those EDI systems are E-Cell ®. gpm (450 m3/h) protects turbines
Conventional ion exchange technology required the use of great from the mineral scaling that can
The results are in. E-Cell ® technology has been evaluated in hundreds of damage equipment and shorten
amounts of caustic and acid chemicals to regenerate the resin bed. life cycles. And E-Cell ® reduces
installations across a broad range of industries. Leading manufacturers and water costs by eliminating conventional
Though effective, this was a costly approach. It required neutralization chemical-handling infrastructure.
treatment specialists have found undeniable proof of this remarkable technology’s
tanks and bulk chemical storage tanks, safe chemical handling and waste
performance.
disposal, as well as the manpower to manage
Recognized as an industry EDI standard, E-Cell ® ’s robust modular
and check the resin regeneration process. Pharmaceutical Industry
technology has been proven reliable and cost-effective at all flow rates,
EDI eliminates the hazardous To meet the unique needs of The E-Cell ® "Pharma" stack
consistently yielding high-purity water for applications from power generation pharmaceutical applications, provides customers with
chemicals and downtime associated with E-Cell ® developed an EDI stack industry-standard technology
and chemical processing to the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and electronics. that minimizes bacterial con- for the chemical-free produc-
the batch regeneration cycle by using tamination and operates under tion of USP-24 water that is
Marketed through a global network of pure water solutions providers, the high temperatures required essential as an ingredient in
electricity to continuously regenerate the for sterile processes. health-care consumables and
and backed by the resources of GE worldwide, E-Cell ®
resin bed. as a rinse for packaging.
technology continues to drive the global adoption of EDI
A proven industry standard in EDI, E-Cell ®
as the most practical, effective way of meeting industry’s
has shown customers in markets around the world how
need for purifying process water without chemicals.
to lower costs and improve performance, while reducing waste Service DI
Enterprising water treatment
and minimizing workplace hazards. companies are "mobilizing"
With more than 350 installations worldwide, E-Cell ® to serve the growing
E-Cell ® is the market leader in EDI technology. service deionization market for all
industry segments. Mobile E-Cell ®
systems enable Service DI providers
to reduce delivery costs while maxi-
mizing their customers’ uptime.
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®
The RO/E-Cell Difference Cl -
Product Out
Electrolyte to
Waste
Na+
6 Cl -
4
Cl - Cl -
Na+
Na+
Na+ 3 Na+ Cl -
2 2

Concentrate "C" Chamber

®
How E-Cell
I

Dilute "D" Chamber

n early water treatment systems, a typical process train began with a

Cation Membrane

Anion Membrane
pretreatment stage, was followed by separate cation and anion exchange works 2 2 Concentrate
5

Resin Bed
Bleed

Cathode
stages, and finished with a mixed-bed deionization stage. As applications

Anode
W
became more sophisticated, industry demanded water treatment systems that hile electrodeionization

deliver higher purity water, are lower in cost, need less regular maintenance (EDI) technology is not new,

and use fewer chemicals. the ability to use EDI in large flow
1 Feed from RO
Using advanced membrane technology, RO offers industry a partial rate systems using a modular approach

solution, providing a cost-effective, high-purity and chemical-free alternative to the ion-exchange stages. For the began with E-Cell ®.

past 20 years RO has been an industry standard in such booming industries as semiconductors & electronics and E-Cell ® systems remove ions
from water using conventional ion 1 Feed water enters the E-Cell ® stack and is diverted into a series of cells.
pharmaceuticals. A viable alternative to the mixed-bed stage, which requires chemical regeneration and regular
exchange resins, but with a key 2 DC voltage is applied across each cell, forcing the migration of ions
maintenance, was not available until now.
towards their respective electrodes.
The other part of the solution is E-Cell ® electrodeionization technology. Only when RO and E-Cell ® systems benefit. In EDI an electrical current is
3 As in mixed bed, contaminant ions attach to their respective ion
are employed together can the full benefits of either system be realized – the virtual elimination of chemicals, used to force a continuous migration
exchange resins. These ions are then attracted through their respective

continuous and predictable operation, and low system maintenance requirements. RO/E-Cell ® systems of contaminant ions out of the feed membranes into the Concentrate "C" Chambers. Deionized water in the
Dilute "D" Chamber flows out of the stack (blue arrows). Only ions travel
consistently produce 16 MOhm water or better. water, through the resin bed and into
through the membranes, not water.
the reject stream. The current also
4 Concentrate water is recirculated to promote mixing and maintain
splits water molecules into hydrogen uniform conductivity.

and hydroxyl ions, continuously

A chemical-free process train
5 Water from the concentrate loop, saturated with contaminant ions, is
"bled off". With a pH in the range of 5 to 8, this bleed water can either
regenerating the resin.
be fed back into the system ahead of the RO or discharged to drain.
EDI replaces the primary mixed
6 The resin bed is continuously regenerated as voltage is applied across the
bed in conventional water treatment cells, splitting water molecules into hydrogen and hydroxyl ions which
® systems, predictably and consistently then migrate through their respective membranes into the "C" Chamber.
Pretreatment Reverse Osmosis E-Cell ™

producing water of the highest purity.

The pretreatment stage is Reverse osmosis units use E-Cell ® technology is

comprised of a microfilter chemical-free, advanced a proven and reliable
Performance Guarantees
system, or series of filter membrane technology to alternative to the mixed-
systems, which is often remove the bulk of TOC’s, bed polishing stage. By E-Cell ® technology is continually extending the boundaries of EDI performance.
preceded by a clarifier ions and various other applying voltage across Contact your nearest E-Cell ® representative for the latest performance guarantees.
stage. The type of equip- impurities. Comprised of alternate chambers of
ment you employ depends a series of membrane cation and anion resins,
Guarantee ppb Si0 2 ppm ppm C0 2 Deg. C Guarantee Boron In Boron
on the chemistry of your chambers, RO systems are regeneration is continuous
CaC0 3 TEA Rejection
process feed water and modular, so they can be and chemical free. E-Cell ®
the purity requirements configured to handle any systems polish water fed
of your application. flow rate. Each chamber from the RO, producing 20ppb <=500 20 7.5 10 <1ppb <2-10 ppb 96%
houses one or two consistent resistivities
membranes (single pass or greater than 16 MOhm.cm.
double pass) depending on In addition to the industry-standard 15 gpm (3 m3/h)
E-Cell ® stack, specialized stacks such as the 18 gpm 10ppb <=250 20 7.5 10 <10ppb <150 ppb 95%
the water quality your
application demands. (3 m3/h) Pharma and 5 gpm (1 m3/h) Mini stack are
available which exceed all international requirements
for pharmaceutical and laboratory applications.
5ppb <=150 15 5.0 10 <20ppb <300 ppb 94%
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®
E-Cell : A world leader in EDI Tech nology Performance

GE Six
Cost Reliability
Sigma
EDI advantages over Mixed Bed E-Cell ® advantages over other EDI Quality

➠ 1 Eliminates Regeneration Chemicals

In mixed-bed systems, the resin is regenerated
using acid and caustic chemicals that make it Transporting Acid & Caustic
Storage
➠
1 Economical, Robust Stack Design
Designed for both small and large flow rate applications, E-Cell ® systems have
a 100 psi (6.8 bar) pressure rating and wide chamber design which help ensure
Guided by GE’s "Six Sigma"
program, at E-Cell ® we make
a commitment to continuous
product improvement that is
increasingly difficult to comply with stringent reliable performance with no stack leakage for all applications. Every stack must unmatched in the pure water
environmental and safety standards. E-Cell ® pass 31 separate factory tests, verified by the E-Cell ® technology "Stack Certificate". industry. We constantly

➠
Waste Mixed-Bed achieve new benchmarks in
technology eliminates these toxic chemicals. Regeneration
quality and performance in

➠
Acid & Caustic
Neutralization
2 Superior Water Quality every aspect of our business:
2 Continuous, Simple Operation E-Cell ® technology removes boron down to <0.085 ppb and is guaranteed to from R&D to engineering,
from manufacturing to
With batch regeneration water quality can vary, operating procedures are remove silica down to <1.0 ppb. What’s more, because 100%
98% applications support and
complex and a high level of system redundancy is required. Because the E-Cell ® systems consume less power than other EDI 96%
customer service.
94% Boron Silica
92%
EDI process is continuous,
™
E-Cell Technology Continuous technologies, performance is exceptionally cost efficient.

➠
Mixed-bed Batch Processing 90%
Processing
88%
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
quality is consistent and 18.2 18.2
3 Unmatched EDI Expertise Earn ISO

MOhm.cm
MOhm.cm
predictable, and operation E-Cell ™ systems deliver
16 to 18 MOhm.cm water

is simplified.
continuously. The first to offer a 16 MOhm guarantee, E-Cell ® developed the first
14000

➠
Time Time
wide-chamber EDI, the first high-pressure stack and the first commercial,
3 No Hazardous Waste Stream modular stack-and-rack designs. Today, we offer the industry’s leading Earning ISO 14000 means
applications expertise, technical support, specification tools and training finding new ways to reduce
The mixed-bed waste stream contains acid and caustic chemicals that require
the environmental impact of
neutralization. With E-Cell ® technology’s chemical-free process, the reject water can to help ensure you meet your pure water requirements. your industrial processes.

➠
RO/E-Cell ® systems offer a
go straight to drain or be fed continuously back into the system ahead of the RO.
4 Better Performance Control

➠
Plateau proven method for achieving
18
this international certification
4 E-Cell ® stacks are fully characterized to maintain
Reduced Facility Requirements R
Increase
current by reducing chemical use and
consistent water quality at higher TEA levels than eliminating hazardous waste
E-Cell ® systems have a smaller footprint than mixed-bed systems of comparable 0
competing EDI systems. With E-CALC, the Feed TEA (or flow) streams while efficiently
capacity. Modular and scalable, E-Cell ® offers the flexibility to accommodate a and consistently producing
industry’s first EDI optimization software, systems can be effectively designed process water of the
wide range of height and space requirements.
to meet specific customer requirements. highest quality.

Flexible Standard Systems (from 2.5gpm)

Using our standard systems, you can
3
configure any size installation to meet 5gpm (1m /h)
3

your flow requirements. You can also

15gpm (3m /h)
3
90gpm (20m /h)
design your E-Cell ® system from the 270gpm m3/h
(61 )
3
ground up using various combinations 720gpm (164m /h)
m3/h
of stacks, incorporating your own 1080gpm (245 )
design specifications.
3 3 3 3 3
30gpm (7m /h) 60gpm (11m /h) 120gpm (27m /h) 180gpm (41m /h) 360gpm (82m /h) additional systems
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E-Cell Worldwide ®
g E-Cell ®

I t started out as a revolution, and

became the world standard. With
over 70,000 gpm (13,900 m3/h) installed,
more than 350 systems operating day-in,
day-out in industries from pharmaceuticals
to semiconductors, from power generation
to light industrial applications – E-Cell ® is
Take the next step
world-leading technology for cost-effective, To learn more about E-Cell ® products and technology, call, fax
chemical-free production of pure water or e-mail us and we will send you the E-Cell ® technology
for industry. information kit. The kit includes an explanatory product video,
Applying GE’s "Six Sigma" quality brochures and everything you need
methodology, we make a substantial to make an informed
investment in research & development
each year. The result is cutting edge
decision about
whether to include
The industry standard
technology that continues to drive the
adoption of EDI worldwide. In fact,
E-Cell ® technology in
your next installation.
in chemical-free
it is predicted that in the next three to
water treatment

© 2001, E-Cell Corporation • Printed in Canada 11/01 • Produced by KUHN Technology Marketing
five years, 85% of all industrial water
treatment systems in the world will
be RO/EDI.
E-Cell ® systems are available
worldwide through our global network
Contact your Water Treatment Company:
of water treatment solutions providers.
As part of the world’s largest diversified
services and technology company,
E-Cell ® assures expert local applications
assistance and technical support, no
matter where in the world you are located.

g ®
E-Cell Corporation
52 Royal Road, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 1G3 Tel: +1 (519) 836-2260 x4585 Fax: +1 (519) 836-0982
Toll Free: 1 (888) 386-5132 (USA and Canada) E-mail: ecell@ecell.com Website: www.ecell.com