Tubular ceramic membranes
 
Characteristics :
  INSIDE CéRAM membranes   FILTANIUM ™ membranes
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Ceramic support Materials :
titanium oxide
Active layer Materials :
MF : zirconium oxide + titanium oxide
UF : zirconium oxide
Fine UF : titanium oxide

 + Ceramic support Material :
titanium oxide

Active layer Material :
MF : titanium oxide
UF : titanium oxide
Fine UF : titanium oxide
+ Medium and large units + Medium and large units
+ Optimized energy input, hold-up volume, and floor space requirements. + Optimized energy input, hold-up volume, and floor space requirements.
+ Unit membrane surface > 20 to 100% + Unit membrane surface > 20 to 100%
+ Maximum surface area per housing in comparison with classical membranes. + Maximum surface area per housing in comparison with classical membranes.
+ Temperatures up to 150°C/302°F + Temperatures up to 150°C/302°F
+ pH operating range : 0 to 14 + pH operating range : 0 to 14
+ Steam sterilizable oxidizing agents, compatible and autoclavable. + Steam sterilizable oxidizing agents, compatible and autoclavable.
+ Bursting pressure > 90 bars + Bursting pressure > 90 bars
+ Compatible with existing housings (retrofit) and other inorganic membranes + Compatible with existing housings (retrofit) and other inorganic membranes
± Limited chemical resistance only for hydrofluoric acid, and concentrated phosphoric acid (see table in Utilities) + Unlimited chemical resistance (see table in Utilities)
      ADAPTED FOR LIFE SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
Characteristic of membrane

 
Name 1 ch* 7 ch* 1 ch 5 ch 13 ch 32 ch Daisy* Sunflower* Dahlia* 25 ch
External diameter (mm) 10 10 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 41
Number of channel 1 7 1 5 13 32 8 23 39 25
Channel diameter (mm) 6 2 14 6 3.5 2 6 3.6 2.5 6
Surface (m²) 0.02 0.06 0.05 0.13 0.21 0.33 0.2 0.35 0.5 0.63


* : Available in Filtanium ™ membranes with special length
Surface calculations are based on membrane's length of 1.2 meter (for more information, please see our technical data or contact us)
Pore size and molecular weight cut off

standard on request
Microfiltration 1.4 µm* - 0.8 µm* - 0.45 µm* - 0.2 µm*
0.14 µm*		 0.07 µm
Ultrafiltration 300 KD* - 150 KD - 50 KD* - 15 KD 100 KD* - 30 KD - 10 KD*
Fine Ultrafiltration 8 KD - 5 KD* - 3 KD - 1 KD*  


* : Available in Filtanium ™ membranes
 
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