Recover and Reuse More, Waste Less with FilmTec™ Fortilife™ Elements
The FilmTec™ Fortilife™ element product family offers solutions for industrial users to improve water efficiency by incorporating membrane and element design innovations that reduce the cleaning frequency, recover more, and minimize waste.
Powered by FilmTec™ elements, FilmTec™ Fortilife™ reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) elements can help you:
- Maximize water recovery for reuse for circularity
- Help to reduce the thermal load, alleviating total operating expenses
- Recover valuable resources from waste streams
- Move toward zero liquid discharge (ZLD)
- Achieve sustainability goals
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FilmTec™ Fortilife™ Low Pressure Elements for Wastewater Reuse
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ CR element series are powered by world‑class membrane technology, delivering enhanced salt rejection and excellent fouling resistance. These products are engineered to handle challenging water streams where complex feedwater compositions and harsh operating conditions create a high fouling risk, leveraging robust membrane technology refined over more than 60 years. FilmTec™ Fortilife™ CR element series empowers industrial water treatment operators to efficiently treat difficult water sources and support reuse applications. With ultra‑low pressure drop and durable construction, FilmTec™ Fortilife™ CR100 element helps reduce plant downtime, improve operational efficiency, and minimize energy consumption.
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ CR element series are ideal for the following applications:
- Industrial wastewater reuse
- Municipal wastewater reuse
- Demineralization for industrial utility water with challenging feedwater.
| Product | Available in FilmTec™ iLEC™ interlocking endcap | Permeate Flow Rate | Feed Spacer | Salt Rejection % | Link to PDS | ||
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ CR50 Element | 11,500 | 43.5 | Low dP 34-mil | 99.60 | 99.40 |
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ CR100 Element | ✓ | 11,500 | 43.5 | Superior, ultra-low dP 34-mil | 99.80 | 99.60 |
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ CR200 Element | 12,500 | 47.3 | Superior, ultra-low dP 34-mil | 99.70 | 99.40 |
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Permeate flow and salt rejection based on the following standard conditions: 2000 ppm NaCl, 225 psi (15.5 bar), 15% recovery, 77°F (25°C), pH 8.
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ Nanofiltration Elements for Water and Water Reclamation
Helping industrial users to achieve high purity of final crystallization or valorization of salt solution through selective-ion separation.
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ NF1000 and NF1000 HP elements are a salt selective nanofiltration element that cuts costly RO concentrate volumes by separating monovalent from divalent ions to generate purer salt streams, boosting water and resource recovery, lowering energy and OPEX, and enabling more efficient crystallization or brine valorization in MLD/ZLD and industrial reuse.
| Product | Permeate Flow Rate | Membrane Active Area | Feed Spacer | Stabilized Salt Rejection % | Link to PDS | ||
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| gpd | m³/d | ft² | m² | ||||
| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ NF1000 Element | 9,025 | 34.0 | 400 | 37 | 34 - mil superior | 99.20 |
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ NF1000 HP Element | 8,200 | 31.0 | 400 | 37 | 34 - mil superior | 99.20 |
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Permeate flow and salt rejection based on the following standard conditions: 2000 ppm MgSO₄, 70 psi (4.8 bar), 15% recovery, 77°F (25°C).
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ Elements for the Next Stage of Industrial Wastewater Reuse Treatment - Moderate Salinity
High-pressure RO elements for industrial brine concentration, expertly designed with robust and high fouling resistance membranes enabling reduced cleaning frequency and greater up-time
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC70 element and FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC80 element are designed to push brine concentration and help maximize water recovery. Both elements deliver fouling resistance and cleaning efficiency through expertly designed module construction and membrane architecture, enabling a slower decline in permeate flow rate over time. FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC70 and FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC80 elements help maintain high permeate quality under challenging industrial feedwater conditions. Continuous improvements in membrane and element construction help customers reduce plant downtime, improve operational efficiency, and minimize energy consumption.
| Product | Target brine concentration (NaCl) | Permeate Flow Rate | Membrane Active Area | Stabilized Salt Rejection % | Maximum Operating Pressure | Link to PDS | ||
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| gpd | m³/d | ft² | m² | |||||
| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC70 Element¹ | Up to 70g/L | 9700 | 36.7 | 400 | 37 | 99.75 | 83bar/1,200 psi |
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC80 Element | Up to 80g/L | 9050 | 34.2 | 440 | 41 | 99.47 | 83bar/1,200 psi |
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FilmTec™ Fortilife™ Elements Engineered for Industrial Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) and Resource Recovery
Designed with cutting-edge innovative membrane technology with high and ultra-high pressure RO element configuration, efficiently treat challenging water sources and help industries to achieve operational efficiency, and minimize energy consumption
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC120 element is designed to provide a stable wastewater recovery experience with robust membrane technology and help to achieve brine concentration up to 120g/L NaCl.
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC120UHP element is a high-salt-rejection element designed to produce directly reusable permeate while achieving brine concentrations of up to 120 g/L NaCl.
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC160UHP element, a multi-award-winning solution, enables higher water recovery and reduces the reject brine for the downstream treatment process.
The FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC220 element is designed to enable NaCl concentrations up to 220 g/L, partially displacing conventional downstream thermal treatment.
FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC-Max UHP element further extends ultra‑high‑pressure capability and, when integrated into an optimized system design, helps reduce footprint and simplify overall process configuration.
| Product | Target brine concentration (NaCl) | Permeate Flow Rate | Membrane Active Area | Stabilized Salt Rejection % | Maximum Operating Pressure | Link to PDS | ||
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ X120 Element¹ | Up to 120g/L | 12,000 | 45.4 | 370 | 34.4 | 90.00 | 83bar/1,200 psi |
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC220 Element | Up to 220g/L | 9,500 | 36.0 | 400 | 37.0 | 75.00 | 83bar/1,200 psi |
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ X120UHP Element | Up to 120g/L | 7,700 | 29.2 | 350 | 32.5 | 99.70 | 120bar/1,740psi |
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC160UHP Element | Up to 160g/L | 11,500 | 43.5 | 350 | 32.5 | 90.00 | 120bar/1,740psi |
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| FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC-Max UHP Element | Up to 250g/L | 8,350 | 31.6 | 350 | 32.5 | 75.00 | 120bar/1,740psi |
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Permeate flow and salt rejection based on the following standard conditions: 32000 ppm NaCl, 600 psi (41.4 bar), 15% recovery, 77°F (25°C), pH 8.
¹Permeate flow and salt rejection based on the following standard conditions: 32000 ppm NaCl, 800 psi (55.1 bar), 8% recovery, 77°F (25°C), pH 8
Why Choose FilmTec™ Fortilife™ Elements
Maximize Water Recovery and Reuse
Move toward zero liquid discharge (ZLD)
Reduce Thermal Load
Recover Valuable Resources
Achieve Sustainability Goals
Related Applications
Wastewater Reuse
Our industrial wastewater treatment technologies can help treat high chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic carbon (TOC), total suspended solids (TSS), and total dissolved solids (TDS).
Minimal Liquid Discharge
Our minimal liquid discharge integrated technologies can provide improved cost savings, recovery, and environmental stewardship than traditional ZLD processes.
Resource Recovery
Industrial wastewater has incredible potential as a source of valuable resources. Our nanofiltration elements can help recover salts and minerals while increasing the sustainability and affordability of water recycling systems.
Landfill Leachate
FilmTec™ nanofiltration elements can assist in overcoming the challenges of leachate water treatment, helping to achieve consistent permeate water quality through excellent COD and color removal, while partially removing hardness.
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Notes
*Depending on feedwater quality and operating conditions.
**Approximated based on the osmotic strength of NaCl. The TDS value can be higher for solutes with lower osmotic strengths, such as Na2SO4.
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