Material Empire

For Bernice's clamor, Qin Hai just laughed it off. Facts speak louder than words. If you want to get rid of the arrogance of these arrogant European companies, you can only use your own products to speak, and other explanations are superfluous.

With an unyielding spirit, Bernice then harassed Henlock, Bessborough and others, repeatedly emphasizing that there is no so-called super-filtration membrane in this world, and the so-called super-filtration membrane is just a Chinese Just a fabricated lie. In this regard, Bessborough had nothing to say, while Henlock continued to appease Bernice, emphasizing that he had always believed in the Warren Group, so he would agree to try the products of the Daqin Group purely to satisfy Prince Flanding requirements.

Bernice's objection did not have any effect. Flanding firmly stated that he must see the performance of China's super filtration membrane before deciding whether to choose. This request is reasonable, and Henlock can't refute it, so he can only wait for China. Someone shipped over the superfiltration membrane.

Two days later, a large truck carrying 1,000 square meters of superfiltration membranes produced by Daqin Group arrived in Le Havre, along with Xia Yangjie, the boss of Pujiang Haijie Company, and Yu Lihong, the chief engineer.

"Lao Xia, Yu Gong, you've worked hard."

Qin Hai went up to meet them, and shook hands with Xia Yangjie and Yu Lihong who were busy in the world.

"It's not hard, there are only a few of us on a special plane, and it's too comfortable to sit." Yu Lihong replied with a smile.

The filter membrane is a thin film less than 1 micron thick that almost ruptures when you blow on it. In order to improve the strength of the filter membrane, the practice is to add a layer of porous fabric on both sides of the filter membrane to protect the filter membrane in the middle. This is the case with the filter membrane brought by Yu Lihong and the others. The two layers of fabric add up to about 5 mm, like a thick chemical fiber cloth.

The 1,000-square-meter filter membrane is only a few cubic meters in size after being folded, and it can be transported by ordinary air consignment methods. However, there are only two flights from China to France, Beijing and Pujiang. Jintang is a small place, and there is no international flight at all. We can only transport the goods to Pujiang first, and then wait for the flight to France, which will take two days. time. After Flanding heard about this, he immediately ordered his subordinates to charter a special plane and fly directly from Jintang to Paris, thus saving the time for transit. Such a large plane can only transport a few cubic meters of materials and several Chinese engineers such as Xia Yangjie and Yu Lihong, which is really extravagant.

Yu Lihong has gone abroad several times in the past, but this is the first time to go abroad by special plane. No wonder he said that he didn't work hard at all.

Hearing that the ultra-filtration membranes from China had arrived, Germer immediately contacted Henlock, ready to start testing. As a representative of the Warren Group, Bernice was also notified to take the filter membrane of the Warren Group to the experimental site to compare the pros and cons of each product on the spot.

The test method for the filter membrane is very simple, which is to use a large container and divide it into upper and lower parts with a filter membrane. Sewage is injected from above and percolates through the filter membrane to the lower floor. If the filter membrane is effective, then the water quality in the lower layer should be able to achieve the desired filtration effect. According to the amount of water filtered per hour, the filtration efficiency of the filter membrane can be evaluated.

As soon as he came to the experimental site, Bernice regretted it a little. Bernice is very clear about the performance of Warren's filter membrane. The filter effect is naturally impeccable, but the indicator of permeation flux is far from meeting the requirements of the cleaning project. Regardless of the result of this test, Warren Company will not be selected as the supplier of the filter membrane. It can be said that this is a worthless competition for Warren Company.

If it's just worthless, that's fine. The key issue is that if the filter membrane of Daqin Group can really meet the indicators they claim, then Warren Company will become a foil for Daqin Group, and it will serve as a foil for the loser. This is a great shame for Warren Company.

However, until now, Bernice has no choice but to withdraw. If the Chinese provide a super-filtration membrane, and Warren Company does not even have the courage to participate in the comparison, how will the media comment? Without the comparison of Warren Company, no matter how bad the Chinese product is, it will receive attention because it is the only product, and Warren Company will still lose face.

The only hope now is that the performance of Chinese products is not good, and Warren's products have the upper hand, leaving the Chinese with nothing to say, and at the same time making Henlock, Gemmer, Flanding and others desperate. However, seeing Qin Hai and the others' determined expressions, Bernice really lacked confidence in this result.

"Mr. Bernice, can we start?" The experimenter from the French Ministry of Ecology walked up to Bernice and asked him.

Bernice withdrew his confused thoughts, looked up, and saw that the filter membrane sample he had brought had been installed, and the filter test could begin. He secretly sighed, nodded, and said, "It's time to start."

Seawater containing chemicals and oily decomposition products was injected into the test container. Under the action of water pressure, the seawater began to permeate through the filter membrane and dripped down to the lower layer of the container. Looking from the side, the bottom of the filter membrane is like the eaves of a rainy day. Large and large drops of water are constantly produced, and then continue to fall down, accumulating in the lower layer.

The experimenter stepped forward, scooped up a glass of water from the lower layer of the container with a measuring cup, and then performed an analysis test next to it, and reported the results one by one from the experimenter's mouth:

"Surfactant residue, less than 0.5..."

"Oil dirt particles, less than 0.1..."

"Salt, qualified..."

"..."

There was a smile on the corner of Bernice's mouth. The filter membrane he brought has withstood the test, and the filtering effect has fully met the expected requirements. Warren Group's technical advantages in the field of filter membrane are not just blowing.

"Osmotic flux, 0.22 cubic meters per square meter per day."

When the last data report came out, Henlock and others who were watching from the side let out a sigh of relief. The filtering effect is good, but unfortunately the permeation flux is too low. According to this filtering speed, how long does it take to filter millions of tons of water? ah.

"This is also the expected result." Bessborough said in a low voice. "This is also the reason why I think the solution of using filter membranes to filter wastewater is completely unfeasible."

"So, can the filter membrane provided by the Chinese have a higher permeation flux?" Henlock asked.

"According to what they said, it should be possible, but..." Besborough drew a long tone, and the subtext in it was left for everyone to guess.

Gemmer said: "Now that the Chinese filter membranes have arrived, whether they can achieve the performance they claim, we will know after a test. Let's go and see the test results of the Chinese filter membranes."

Several people left Warren's experimental site and came to the experimental site of China's filter membrane. Bernice and Crowden also hurriedly followed. In any case, they had to watch from the sidelines to prevent their Chinese counterparts from relying on cheating to win.

When a group of people came to the experimental device, Xia Yangjie and Yu Lihong had already assembled the filter membrane. As the chief engineer of the development of this ultra-filtration membrane, Yu Lihong is inevitably a little nervous at this moment, although he has full confidence in his own work. He checked the packaging repeatedly, for fear that there might be any mistakes.

"Is this the filter membrane produced by the Chinese? With all due respect, it looks like Warren's technology level 20 years ago." Bernice looked at the filter membrane of Daqin Group and said with a sneer.

The filter membrane is also covered with two layers of fabric. Compared with the products of the Warren Group, the appearance of Daqin Group's products is indeed appalling. The surface of Warren Group's filter membrane looks very neat, with smooth fibers and a faint luster. The surface of Daqin Group's filter membrane is rough and uneven, and even some fiber threads can be seen, which looks like a piece of sack no matter how you look at it.

Flanding originally had some trust in Qin Hai, but after seeing the filter membranes of both sides, he was also a little discouraged. After all, the Warren Group is an established giant enterprise, and its strength lies there. As a rookie, the Daqin Group is still far behind the Warren Company. From such a small detail, the clue can be seen.

"Mr. Bernice, the quality of the filter membrane does not seem to depend on whether the surface fabric is beautiful or not?" Qin Hai smiled heartlessly, and said to Bernice, "The surface fabric is only to protect the filter membrane. No matter how beautiful it is, it is useless, what do you think?"

Qin Hai's words were irrational. If Jintang Chemical Group's technology level is higher, he is certainly willing to make the filter membrane more beautiful. But the reality is like this, and he doesn't have enough time to improve the surface treatment process, so he can only use this kind of words to cover up his gap.

Of course, Bernice also knew that Qin Hai was trying to quibble, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it, so he could only shrug his shoulders and say, "Maybe what you said is right, let everyone see the actual effect."

"Okay, start the test now." Seeing that Yu Lihong had finished the inspection, Qin Hai gave instructions to the experimenter.

The same sewage was poured into the experimental container, and almost at the same time, everyone heard the sound of splashing water in their ears. Everyone had just come from the Warren Group's experimental facility and was used to the ticking sound of sewage as it passed through the filter membrane. When hearing this sound of running water at first glance, everyone's first reaction is: Is the filter membrane leaking?

Under the filter membrane, the filtered seawater flows down like a small waterfall. The water curtain is densely packed, obviously seeping down through countless micropores, and it doesn't feel like a leak at all.

Bernice's face suddenly turned pale. According to this water penetration rate, its filtration efficiency is more than a hundred times that of Warren's!