Excellent material properties of the ceramic membranes
The ceramic membranes that we produce are mainly used where polymeric membranes reach their limits. Thanks to their excellent material properties, our ceramic membranes ensure constant process stability and impressively high pressure resistance. Moreover, they are resistant to concentrated caustic solutions and acids, offer a high flux and can be backpulsed. This means they require minimal pre-treatment and aftercare and can be very easily cleaned.
Helping to protect the environment
The durability of our products and the high plant availability achieved thanks to the reliable operation of our membranes contribute to environmental protection just as much as our customers’ processes. The properties of our membranes are highly conducive to environmental protection and sustainability. The plants in which atech ceramic membranes are installed run for decades without any membrane function issues.
Benefits compared to membranes from other manufacturers
Compared to ceramic membranes from other manufacturers, we stand out on account of our production without ceramic binders or other additives. We manufacture exclusively with high purity aluminium oxide which, thanks to its purity of > 99%, can be sintered at high temperatures of up to 1,800°C/3,272°F.
- Long service life ensuring high sustainability
- Single-channel and multi-channel membranes with various channel cross-sections
- Cost savings due to overall lengths of up to 1,5 m
- Particularly narrow pore distribution and excellent membrane reproducibility, especially of very small cut-offs in the range of 1 to 25 kD
- Membranes available made of Al2O3 as well as ZrO2 and TiO2
- Production with more than 99 % high-purity aluminium dioxide - Manufacture without using ceramic binders or other additives
- Above-average pressure resistance of the ceramic tubes (even after corrosion) due to very high sintering temperatures/sintering
- pH stability from pH 0-14 even at high temperatures
- Easy and fast cleaning
- All membrane designs are suitable for steam sterilisation
≥ 121°C/249.8°F. - Continuous process stability
- Low operating costs, low total cost of ownership
- Possibility of backpulsing/backflushing
- High water permeability
- Low fouling risk
- Compliant with Directive 84/500/EEC, supplementary to 2005/31/EC (1935/2004/EC) relating to ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
- 3-A certified for use in the food industry (Number 45-03)