摘要 |
A system and method for providing mobile or temporary water treatment involving ion exchange resins includes a service centre (14), one or more treatment vehicles (16), a resin transfer hub (22) and one or more resin transport vehicles (28). The service centre (14) can be used to regenerate one or more types of ion exchange resins. The treatment vehicle (16) carries water treatment equipment including a tank holding ion exchange resin. The resin transfer hub (22) facilitates moving resin between a treatment vehicle (16) and a resin transport vehicle (28). The resin transport vehicle (28) is adapted for carrying resin by one or more of land, sea and air between the resin transfer hub (22) and the service centre (14). In operation, a treatment vehicle (16) brings resin requiring regeneration to the resin transfer hub (22), where it is emptied and then re-filled with regenerated resin. Resin requiring regeneration is transferred to a resin transport vehicle (28) for transport to the service centre (14). The resin transport vehicle (28) is re-filled there with regenerated resin, which is taken back to the resin transfer hub (22) for transferred to a treatment vehicle (16). |