CeraMem® Membrane Technology from Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies

CeraMem® ceramic membranes are a proprietary technology platform that combines innovative design features and unique materials of construction to provide ceramic membrane modules at costs comparable to polymeric membranes.

This technology is now offered by HPD, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, through its recent acquisition of the CeraMem technology.

The design, which is a combination of proprietary materials of construction and unique membrane chemistry, allows the utilization of large-diameter ceramic monolith membranes that reduce the overall footprint of installed equipment in operating environments unsuitable for conventional membrane products.

Withstands Harsh Operating Conditions in a Compact Footprint

HPD's new ceramic membrane modules can be supplied with a variety of inorganic microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes and effective in traditional industrial applications. Nanofiltration (NF) and pervaporation (PV) membranes are currently under development.

These products are especially suitable for applications for deoiling and silica removal from oilfield produced water as well as many other industrial applications such as industrial wastewater, chemical production, and many others.

About sixty (60) commercial installations have been made and multiple pilot trials conducted with the present advances in the CeraMem technology and an earlier, "first generation" product.

The CeraMem technology was developed with assistance provided by the Small Business Innovation Research Programs of the United States Departments of Energy and Agriculture, National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as well as funding provided by the Expeditionary Unit Water Purification (EUWP) program managed by the Office of Naval Research.

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