LiqTech System to Recycle 95% of Texas Plant’s Wastewater
A LiqTech ceramic membrane system is expected to recover more than 95% of the cleaning wastewater at WWIS’s new Freeport, Texas, facility for reuse.
LiqTech International will supply its QureFlow QF-6 ceramic membrane filtration system to the new Water Works Industrial Services (WWIS) facility in Freeport, Texas, where it is expected to recover more than 95% of the incoming wastewater for reuse as wash water. The system is designed to treat an estimated 150 to 200 U.S. gallons per minute. WWIS has not yet set the average feed rate.
Cleaning Water Back Into Use
WWIS cleans industrial equipment from facilities across the Texas Gulf Coast, including heat exchangers, tower trays, mesh pads and vane packs. The work removes scale and oil residue, so the wastewater changes from one job to the next. The cleaning also needs a large supply of freshwater.
The filtered water will go straight back into the wash-water supply. Removing suspended solids first is also expected to cut the risk of particles plugging the nozzles on the washing equipment. WWIS is building the system into the original design of the new facility and already uses ceramic ultrafiltration at its plant in Geismar, Louisiana.
Brett Bourne, Chemical & Environmental Processes Manager at Water Works Industrial Services, said:
“The equipment we clean brings different contaminants into our wash water, so we need treatment that can handle that variability and make the water suitable for reuse. Price, delivery time and technical capabilities all informed our selection of QureFlow. By returning treated water to our washing operations, we expect to reduce our freshwater requirements and the amount of wastewater we need to dispose of, while reducing the risk of solids blocking our wash nozzles.”
A Step Beyond Produced Water
LiqTech, based in Ballerup, Denmark, first announced the order in August 2026. The project takes its standardized QureFlow platform beyond produced water from oil and gas into industrial uses where the wastewater varies and reuse has to be reliable.
Fei Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer of LiqTech, said:
“Industrial equipment cleaning creates wastewater that can change significantly from one job to the next, so reliable filtration is essential to making water reuse practical. The WWIS project shows how our QureFlow platform can be incorporated into a new facility’s water-management design to support repeated reuse. We see the potential for this installation to demonstrate the QF-6’s capabilities in similar industrial applications across the Gulf Coast.”
