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Technology

Technology details
Name:	Membrane filtration
Category:	Pre-processing (Separation technologies), Post-processing (Separation technologies)
Feedstock:	All materials
Product:	Separated products

Membrane filtration is a separation technology to remove substances from liquids and gases with the help of permeable membranes which are composed of fibrous or porous materials.

Feedstock

Origin and composition

Cross Flow Membrane Filtration

In membrane separation processes, the membrane acts as a selective barrier between two phases with the ability to facilitate or limit the transport of one or more components from one phase to another by the action of a driving force. This driving force can be pressure, concentration, electrical potential, or temperature gradient. The stream passing through the membrane is the permeate, whereas the stream containing the rejected components is the retentate. The most common applications in biotechnology are the separation of solid biomass from feedstocks, separation of production cells within a pre-treatment or a downstream process and separation of target dissolved substances from liquid streams.

Pre-treatment

For membrane filtration, no specific pre-treatment is needed since it is used to separate different fractions within a process chain. Sometimes, it is combined with other separation technologies, such as centrifugation.

Process and technologies

Filtration at BBEPP, Belgium

Membrane separation processes differ based on driving force and size of the separated particles.

Different driving forces

Pressure driven processes include microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis. Other driving forces such as electrical potential, concentration gradient or vapor/pressure gradient include electrolysis, dialysis, electrodialysis, gas separation, vapor permeation, pervaporation, membrane distillation, and membrane contactors. All processes except for pervaporation involve no phase change. Microfiltration and ultrafiltration is widely used in food and beverage processing, biotechnological applications and pharmaceutical industry, water purification and wastewater treatment, the microelectronics industry, and others. Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes are mainly used for water purification purposes.

Operation modes

Nanofiltration solute transport

Nanofiltration exclusion mechanisms

Membrane filtration can be carried out by means of two operating modes: dead-end filtration and cross-flow filtration.

Dead-end filtration

In dead-end filtration, the feed stream flows perpendicular to the membrane and is forced through the membrane. In consequence, the retained components accumulate on the membrane surface forming a cake layer, resulting in a decrease of the filtration rate due to the additional resistance to filtration of this cake layer. Dead-end operation mode is mostly employed in MF and is commonly used for separation of solid biomass from different feedstocks within pre-treatment processes.

Cross-flow filtration

In cross-flow filtration (CFF), the feed flows parallel to the membrane surface. The tangential flow allows the accumulated rejected solutes on the surface of the membrane to be entrained, limiting the thickness of the cake layer and helping to maintain the permeate flow. CFF is widely used for concentration, purification or fractionation of target compounds from liquid streams.

Membrane modules

The membrane module is also a key parameter in the performance of a membrane separation process. The modules are designed with the objective of increasing turbulence on the surface of the membrane to reduce the mass transfer resistance and the concentration effects. The most used modules are plate and frame, spiral, tubular and hollow fibres.

Products

The products of a membrane filtration are the compounds retained by the membrane and the permeate stream that can both be further processed.

Post-treatment

The post-treatment of the filtrate or retentate is depending on the next steps within the production chain.

Technology providers

**Technology comparison**
Company name	Country	Technology subcategory	Technology name	TRL	Capacity [kg/h]	Molecular cut-off [kDa]	Feedstock: Food waste	Feedstock: Garden & park waste

Filtertechnik Jäger GmbH	Germany	Cross-flow filtration	High-Flow Filtergehäuse CPB-12-60-DN250-316Ti-10	9	700000	-	●	●
Hysytech S.R.L.	Italy	-	Membrane separation system	7	-	>5	●	●
SiccaDania	Denmark	Cross-flow filtration and reverse osmosis	Membrane Filtration Systems	9	-	0.1-200	●

Filtertechnik Jäger GmbH

Membrane filtration provider
General information
Company:	Filtertechnik Jäger GmbH
Country:	Germany
Contact:	info@filtertechnik-jaeger.de
Webpage:	https://www.filtertechnik-jaeger.de
Technology and process details
Technology name:	High-Flow Filtergehäuse CPB-12-60-DN250-316Ti-10	Technology category:	Pre-processing (Separation technologies), Post-processing (Separation technologies)
TRL:	9	Capacity:	Up to 700,000 kg·h^-1
Filter material:	PP, upon inquiry also PE	Hydrophobicity:
Molecular cut-off:	kDa	pH:
Pore size:	N-Series: 1-125 µm	Pressure:	Up to 10 bar
Processable volume:	Continuous: 1,187 L	Surface area:	Up to 135 m²
Temperature:	Up to 100 °C	Other:	ATEX classicifcation: EX II GT3
Feedstock and product details
Feedstock:	Wide range of suspensions (solids in liquids)	Product:	Filtered liquid and/or separeted solids

Filtertechnik Jäger has been fully dedicated to filtration technology for 3 decades now. The company was founded in 1995 and is now a German family business with 25 employees. As a German manufacturer and competent partner to the industry, we serve our customers with high-quality and innovative products as well as valuable expertise and technically courteous service.

Hysytech S.R.L.

Membrane filtration provider
General information
Company:	Hysytech Srl
Country:	Italy
Contact:	massimiliano.antonini@hysytech.com; simone.solaro@hysytech.com; freddy.liendo@hysytech.com
Webpage:	www.hysytech.com
Technology and process details
Technology name:	Membrane separation system	Technology category:	Pre-processing (Separation technologies), Post-processing (Separation technologies)
TRL:	7	Capacity:	Not Provided kg·h^-1
Filter material:	Ceramic/polymeric materials	Hydrophobicity:	Not Provided
Molecular cut-off:	down to 5 kDa	pH:	7-14
Pore size:	100 µm	Pressure:	up to 8 bar
Processable volume:	250 L	Surface area:	10/10 m²
Temperature:	up to 80 °C	Other:	2 step filtration: Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration
Feedstock and product details
Feedstock:	High pH bioproduct solution	Product:	Low pH bioproduct and lower water content

SiccaDania

Membrane filtration provider
General information
Company:	SiccaDania Group
Country:	Denmark
Contact:	info@siccadania.com
Webpage:	https://siccadania.com
Technology and process details
Technology name:	Membrane Filtration Systems (Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, Microfiltration)	Technology category:	Pre-processing (Separation technologies), Post-processing (Separation technologies)
TRL:	9	Capacity:	kg·h^-1
Filter material:	Ceramic or polymeric (Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration), Polymeric (Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis)	Hydrophobicity:
Molecular cut-off:	0.1-200 kDa	pH:
Pore size:	Up to 5 µm	Pressure:	bar
Processable volume:	L	Surface area:	m²
Temperature:	°C	Other:
Feedstock and product details
Feedstock:	Varios applications for dairy and food	Product:	Various revovered products separated by their physicochemical properties

The company was founded in 2014 focussing on creating a worldwide company with offices in France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, China, Brazil and Canada. A wide product portfolio is offered including dryers, evaporators, fans & blowers, membrane filtration plants, mixers, powder handling machinery & separators, rotary vacuum filters, screw conveyors, as well as starch processing & recovery plants.

Open access pilot and demo facility providers

Membrane filtration: Pilots4U Database

Particle filtration: Pilots4U Database

Patents

Currently no patents have been identified.

References and further readings

Membrane filtration in Wikipedia

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 {{Infobox technology
-| Feedstock = all materials
+| Feedstock = All materials
-| Category = Separation process
+| Category = [[Pre-processing]] ([[Pre-processing#Separation_technologies|Separation technologies]]), [[Post-processing]] ([[Post-processing#Separation_technologies|Separation technologies]])
-| Product = separated products
+| Product = Separated products
 |Name= Membrane filtration}}
-<onlyinclude>'''Membrane filtration''' as a separation technology covers all engineering approaches for the transport of substances between two fractions with the help of permeable membranes.</onlyinclude>
+<onlyinclude>'''Membrane filtration''' is a separation technology to remove substances from liquids and gases with the help of permeable membranes which are composed of fibrous or porous materials.</onlyinclude>
 ==Feedstock ==
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 In membrane separation processes, the membrane acts as a selective barrier between two phases with the ability to facilitate or limit the transport of one or more components from one phase to another by the action of a driving force. This driving force can be pressure, concentration, electrical potential, or temperature gradient. The stream passing through the membrane is the permeate, whereas the stream containing the rejected components is the retentate. The most common applications in biotechnology are the separation of solid biomass from feedstocks, separation of production cells within a pre-treatment or a downstream process and separation of target dissolved substances from liquid streams.
 === Pre-treatment ===
-For a membrane filtration in general no specific pre-treatment is needed since it is used to separate different fraction within a process chain. Sometimes it is combined with other separation technologies such as centrifugation.
+For membrane filtration, no specific pre-treatment is needed since it is used to separate different fractions within a process chain. Sometimes, it is combined with other separation technologies, such as [[centrifugation]].
 ==Process and technologies==
-[[File:Filtration at bbepp.png|thumb]]
+[[File:Filtration at bbepp.png|thumb|Filtration at BBEPP, Belgium|left]]Membrane separation processes differ based on driving force and size of the separated particles.
-Membrane separation processes differ based on driving force and size of the separated particles. Pressure driven processes include microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis.  Other driving forces such as electrical potential, concentration gradient or vapor/pressure gradient include electrolysis, dialysis, electrodialysis, gas separation, vapor permeation, pervaporation, membrane distillation, and membrane contactors. All processes except for pervaporation involve no phase change. Microfiltration and ultrafiltration is widely used in food and beverage processing, biotechnological applications and pharmaceutical industry, water purification and wastewater treatment, the microelectronics industry, and others. Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes are mainly used for water purification purposes.
-Membrane filtration can be carried out by means of two operating modes: dead-end filtration and cross-flow filtration. In dead-end filtration, the feed stream flows perpendicular to the membrane and is forced through the membrane. In consequence, the retained components accumulate on the membrane surface forming a cake layer, resulting in a decrease of the filtration rate due to the additional resistance to filtration of this cake layer. Dead-end operation mode is mostly employed in MF and is commonly used for separation of solid biomass from different feedstocks withing pre-treatment process. In cross-flow filtration (CFF), the feed flows parallel to the membrane surface. The tangential flow allows drag of the accumulated rejected solutes on the surface of the membrane, limiting the thickness of the cake layer and helping to maintain the permeate flow. CFF is widely used for concentration, purification or fractionation of target compounds from liquid streams.
+=== Different driving forces ===
+Pressure driven processes include microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis.  Other driving forces such as electrical potential, concentration gradient or vapor/pressure gradient include electrolysis, dialysis, electrodialysis, gas separation, vapor permeation, pervaporation, membrane distillation, and membrane contactors. All processes except for pervaporation involve no phase change. Microfiltration and ultrafiltration is widely used in food and beverage processing, biotechnological applications and pharmaceutical industry, water purification and wastewater treatment, the microelectronics industry, and others. Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes are mainly used for water purification purposes.
+=== Operation modes ===
+[[File:NF solute transport.jpg|alt=Schematic graphic showing nanofiltration solute transport|thumb|Nanofiltration solute transport]]
+[[File:NF exclusion mechanisms.jpg|alt=Schematic graphic showing nanofiltration exclusion mechanisms|thumb|Nanofiltration exclusion mechanisms]]Membrane filtration can be carried out by means of two operating modes: dead-end filtration and cross-flow filtration.
+==== Dead-end filtration ====
+In dead-end filtration, the feed stream flows perpendicular to the membrane and is forced through the membrane. In consequence, the retained components accumulate on the membrane surface forming a cake layer, resulting in a decrease of the filtration rate due to the additional resistance to filtration of this cake layer. Dead-end operation mode is mostly employed in MF and is commonly used for separation of solid biomass from different feedstocks within pre-treatment processes.
+==== Cross-flow filtration ====
+In cross-flow filtration (CFF), the feed flows parallel to the membrane surface. The tangential flow allows the accumulated rejected solutes on the surface of the membrane to be entrained, limiting the thickness of the cake layer and helping to maintain the permeate flow. CFF is widely used for concentration, purification or fractionation of target compounds from liquid streams.
+=== Membrane modules ===
 The membrane module is also a key parameter in the performance of a membrane separation process. The modules are designed with the objective of increasing turbulence on the surface of the membrane to reduce the mass transfer resistance and the concentration effects. The most used modules are plate and frame, spiral, tubular and hollow fibres.
 ==Products==
-The products of a membrane filtration are the compounds retained by the membrane and the permeate stream that can be further processed.
+The products of a membrane filtration are the compounds retained by the membrane and the permeate stream that can both be further processed.
 === Post-treatment ===
-The post-treatment of the filtrate is depending on the next steps within the production chain.
+The post-treatment of the filtrate or retentate is depending on the next steps within the production chain.
 ==Technology providers==
+{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
+|+'''Technology comparison'''
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+! class="cd-text-darkgreen" style="vertical-align:{{{va|bottom}}}"| Country
+! class="cd-text-darkgreen" style="vertical-align:{{{va|bottom}}}"| Technology subcategory
+! class="cd-text-darkgreen" style="vertical-align:{{{va|bottom}}}"| Technology name
+! class="cd-text-darkgreen" style="vertical-align:{{{va|bottom}}}"| TRL
+! class="cd-text-darkgreen" style="vertical-align:{{{va|bottom}}}"| Capacity [kg/h]
+! class="cd-text-darkgreen" style="vertical-align:{{{va|bottom}}}"| Molecular cut-off [kDa]
+! class="cd-text-darkgreen" style="{{writing-mode|s2}};vertical-align:{{{va|bottom}}}"| Feedstock: Food waste
+! class="cd-text-darkgreen" style="{{writing-mode|s2}};vertical-align:{{{va|bottom}}}"| Feedstock: Garden & park waste
+|-
+! style="height:1.8em;"|
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+|-
+| [[Membrane filtration#Filtertechnik%20J.C3.A4ger%20GmbH|Filtertechnik  Jäger GmbH]]
+| Germany
+| Cross-flow filtration
+|High-Flow Filtergehäuse CPB-12-60-DN250-316Ti-10
+| 9
+| 700000
+| -
+| class="cd-background-lightgreen cd-text-darkgreen" style="text-align:center" |●
+| class="cd-background-lightgreen cd-text-darkgreen" style="text-align:center" |●
+|-
+| [[Membrane_filtration#Hysytech_S.R.L.|Hysytech S.R.L.]]
+| Italy
+| -
+| Membrane separation system
+| 7
+| -
+| >5
+| class="cd-background-lightgreen cd-text-darkgreen" style="text-align:center" |●
+| class="cd-background-lightgreen cd-text-darkgreen" style="text-align:center" |●
+|-
+|[[Membrane filtration#SiccaDania|SiccaDania]]
+|Denmark
+|Cross-flow filtration and reverse osmosis
+|Membrane Filtration Systems
+|9
+| -
+|0.1-200
+| class="cd-background-lightgreen cd-text-darkgreen" style="text-align:center" |●
+|
+|}
-===ABC===
+===Filtertechnik Jäger GmbH===
-{{Infobox provider-membrane filtration}}
+{{Infobox provider-membrane filtration|Company=Filtertechnik Jäger GmbH|Country=Germany|Contact=info@filtertechnik-jaeger.de|Webpage=https://www.filtertechnik-jaeger.de|Technology name=High-Flow Filtergehäuse CPB-12-60-DN250-316Ti-10|TRL=9|Pressure=Up to 10|Temperature=Up to 100|Processable volume=Continuous: 1,187|Surface area=Up to 135|Capacity=Up to 700,000|Other=ATEX classicifcation: EX II GT3|Image=Filtertechnik-Jäger.png|Pore size=N-Series: 1-125|Filter material=PP, upon inquiry also PE|Feedstock=Wide range of suspensions (solids in liquids)|Product=Filtered liquid and/or separeted solids}}
-describe the company, here is an example
+Filtertechnik Jäger has been fully dedicated to filtration technology for 3 decades now. The company was founded in 1995 and is now a German family business with 25 employees. As a German manufacturer and competent partner to the industry, we serve our customers with high-quality and innovative products as well as valuable expertise and technically courteous service.
-''ABC was founded in 20... 12 by KNN and Syncom, in collaboration with the university of Groningen, Netherlands. The company is a technology provider developing chemical recycling technologies for different feedstocks including non-food bio- and plastics waste. In 2018 a pilot plant with the capability to process biomass and plastic waste was set up at the Zernike Advanced Processing (ZAP) Facility. The company is now focused on setting up their first commercial plant with a capacity of 20,000 to 30,000 tonnes. The investing phase B was recently completed, with the last investment phase in 2019 the financial requirements are fulfilled to complete the commercialisation activities to build the plant which is expected for 2023.''
+=== Hysytech S.R.L. ===
+{{Infobox provider-membrane filtration|Company=Hysytech Srl|pH=7-14|Feedstock=High pH bioproduct solution|Other=2 step filtration: Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration|Temperature=up to 80|Surface area=10/10|Processable volume=250|Pressure=up to 8|Pore size=100|Molecular cut-off=down to 5|Country=Italy|Capacity=Not Provided|Hydrophobicity=Not Provided|Filter material=Ceramic/polymeric materials|Technology name=Membrane separation system|TRL=7|Webpage=www.hysytech.com|Contact=massimiliano.antonini@hysytech.com; simone.solaro@hysytech.com; freddy.liendo@hysytech.com|Product=Low pH bioproduct and lower water content}}
-describe their technology, here is an example
+=== SiccaDania ===
+{{Infobox provider-membrane filtration|Company=SiccaDania Group|Webpage=https://siccadania.com|Country=Denmark|Contact=info@siccadania.com|Technology name=Membrane Filtration Systems (Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, Microfiltration)|TRL=9|Molecular cut-off=0.1-200|Pore size=Up to 5|Filter material=Ceramic or polymeric (Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration), Polymeric (Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis)|Feedstock=Varios applications for dairy and food|Product=Various revovered products separated by their physicochemical properties|Image=SiccaDania.png}}
+The company was founded in 2014 focussing on creating a worldwide company with offices in France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, China, Brazil and Canada. A wide product portfolio is offered including dryers, evaporators, fans & blowers, membrane filtration plants, mixers, powder handling machinery & separators, rotary vacuum filters, screw conveyors, as well as starch processing & recovery plants.
-''The technology is based on an Integrated Cascading Catalytic Pyrolysis (ICCP) process, being able to produce aromatics including benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) as well as light olefins from low grade biomass and plastics waste. This technology utilises catalytic cracking in a two-step process at temperatures between 450- 850 °C. In the first step the feedstock material is vaporised via thermal cracking. The pyrolysis vapours are then directly passed into a second reactor in which they are converted into aromatics by utilising a zeolite catalyst which can be continuously regenerated. Finally, the products are separated from the gas via condensation. An ex situ approach of catalytic conversion has several advantages such as the protection of the catalyst from deactivation/degradation expanding its lifetime, a greater variety of feedstock, and a precise adjustment of process conditions (e.g. temperature, catalyst design, and Weight Hourly Space Velocity (WHSV) in each step for improved yields. In current pilot plant with 10 kg h-1 feed capacity for either waste plastics or biomass, final design details are established, which will be include in the running engineering activities for the commercial plant.''
+== Open access pilot and demo facility providers ==
+Membrane filtration: [https://biopilots4u.eu/database?field_technology_area_data_target_id=105&field_technology_area_target_id%5B89%5D=89&field_contact_address_value_country_code=All&field_scale_value=All&combine=&combine_1= Pilots4U Database]
-=== Berrytec GmbH ===
+Particle filtration: [https://biopilots4u.eu/database?field_technology_area_data_target_id=105&field_technology_area_target_id%5B93%5D=93&field_contact_address_value_country_code=All&field_scale_value=All&combine=&combine_1= Pilots4U Database]
-=== Sartorius AG ===
-== Open access pilot and demo facility providers ==
-[https://biopilots4u.eu/database?field_technology_area_data_target_id=105&field_technology_area_target_id%5B89%5D=89&field_contact_address_value_country_code=All&field_scale_value=All&combine=&combine_1= Pilots4U Database]
 ==Patents==
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 * [[:en:Membrane filtration|Membrane filtration]] in Wikipedia
-[[Category:Hybrid processing]]
+[[Category:Pre-processing]]
-[[Category:Separation]]
+[[Category:Post-processing]]
+[[Category:Technologies]]