Examples of industries and possible uses for our high-quality ceramic membranes
Chemicals
- Pigment recovery
- Hydroxide recovery
- Catalyst recovery
- Latex filtration/ concentration
- Solvent recovery
- Oil/water separationHydrochloric acid clarification
- Effluent treatment of isopropyl alcohol production
- Filtration of dyes
Biotech
- Cell separation
- Protein filtration/ concentration
- Clarification of fermentation broth for the production of antibiotics, enzymes, vitamins, aminoacids
- Membrane Bioreactor (effluent treatment)
Metalworking/ steel maker
- Degreasing baths recovery
- Treatment of process water
- Treatment of cooling lubricants
- Clarification of precision part rinse water
- Effluent treatment (oil/water separation, COD reduction)
- Cleaning of pickling bathes
Wastewater Treatment
- Treatment of produced water
- Oil/water separation on oil/gas platforms
- MBR (membrane bioreactor)
- Washing water recycling in laundries
- CIP – alkaline solutions recovery
- Concentration of residual from biogas
- Thin stillage treatment
- Clarification / concentration of dye (textile)
- Bilge water treatment
- Vehicle wash-water recycling
Food & Beverage
- Clarification of starch hydrolysates (sugar)
- Defatting of whey
- Concentration of Ca-phosphate in dairy industry
- Clarification in sugar cane refining
- Concentration of fresh cheese and yoghurt
- Whey protein fractionation
- Clarification of gelatine and hydrolysates
- Filtration of tank bottom beer
- Clarification of apple, lemon and coloured juices
- Clarification/ filtration of wine and wine lees