Ceramic membranes for micro-, ultra- and nanofiltration.
Competences
Competences
- Manufacturing of ceramic supports and membranes
- Supply of membrane elements and modules
- Membrane and process engineering
- Application-oriented membrane screening
- Pilot and field tests from micro- up to nanofiltration
- Product service
Membrane materials and pore sizes
Membrane materials and pore sizes
| Membrane Material | Pore Size | Cut-off* | Porosity | |
| Microfiltration inopor® mikro |
α-Al2O3 | 800 nm 600 nm 400 nm 200 nm 100 nm 70 nm |
40 % - 55 % | |
| Ultrafiltration inopor® ultra |
TiO2 | 30 nm 10 nm 5 nm |
100 kDa 20 kDa 8.5 kDa |
30 % - 55 % |
| ZrO2 | 3 nm | 2 kDa | ||
| Nanofiltration inopor® nano |
TiO2 | 1,0 nm 0.9 nm LC** |
750 Da 450 Da 200 Da |
30 % - 40 % |
Inopor offers microfiltration membranes designed for abrasive conditions:
| Membrane material | Pore Size | Porosity |
| α-Al2O3 | 200 nm-S 100 nm-S 70 nm-S |
40 - 55 % |
The ceramic support is made out of α-Al2O3. Our membranes are available in lengths of 100 mm up to 1200 mm.
* Because of technological developments related to the products, systems, and/or services described herein, the data and procedures are subject to change without notice. Please consult your inopor representative or visit www.inopor.com to verify that this information remains valid.
** As end use conditions can vary, it is the users responsibility to verify compatibility with their specific use conditions.
Geometries
Geometries
| Outer Diameter |
Channel Diameter |
Channels | spec. Membrane Area |
Membrane Area (1200 mm length) |
spec. Crossflow Velocity |
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| item | [mm] | [mm] | number | [m2 m] |
[m2] | [m3/h m/s] |
|
 |
AA | 10.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0.022 | 0.026 | 0.14 |
 |
AB | 20.3 | 15.5 | 1 | 0.049 | 0.058 | 0.68 |
 |
BA | 25.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.132 | 0.158 | 0.71 |
 |
LA | 25.0 | 7x uni 1x 6 |
8 | 0.188 | 0.193 | 0.77 |
 |
CA | 25.0 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.209 | 0.251 | 0.66 |
 |
CB | 41.4 | 6.0 | 19 | 0.358 | 0.430 | 1.93 |
 |
GA | 25.0 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.315 | 0.351 | 0.85 |
 |
MC | 41.0 | 3.8 | 37 | 0.490 | 0.576 | 1.84 |
 |
EB | 26.4 | 2.0 | 61 | 0.426 | 0.512 | 0.85 |
 |
EC | 25.0 | 2.0 | 61 | 0.383 | 0.460 | 0.69 |
 |
EE | 41.0 | 3.4 | 61 | 0.722 | 0.867 | 2.43 |
 |
HA | 41.0 | 2.0 | 163 | 1.098 | 1.317 | 2.11 |
Depending on the type of end sealing the outer diameter might be bigger. Glass and ceramic could be chosen for end sealing of the ceramic support. The outer diameter will increase as followed:
- glass: outer diameter + 0.3 mm
- ceramic: outer diameter + 0.1 mm
