HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
PRODUCTION
> Worldwide first full commercial
(large-scale) Al2O3 Ceramic Flat
Membrane production facility
> Capacity of up to 20,000 m²/year
> Location: Germany
> Former ItN Water Filtration
membrane producer until 2016
> Today Nanostone production
facility for its own segmented
ceramic membrane product
2003
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with Al2O3 membranes
> Multi Plate Water Collector
> PVC Collector and Expoxy
ceramic gluing
> External module pipe connection
2004
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with Al2O3 membranes
> Single Plate Water Collector
> PVC/PES/SS Collector and
Expoxy/PUR ceramic gluing
> External module pipe and hoses
2005
REFERENCE PLANT
> Worldwide first MBR using
Ceramic Flat Membranes
> Al2O3 membranes
> Location: Germany
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with Al2O3 membranes
> Multi Plate Water Collector
> Partial membrane potting
> External module pipe connection
2006
CLEANING PROCESS
> MCP
> Mechanical Cleaning Process
> Continuous membrane surface
cleaning using MBBR carrier
media
2007
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with Al2O3 membranes
> Multi Plate Water Collector
> Single-component complete
membrane PUR potting
> Internal module pipe connection
2008
CLEANING PROCESS
> Single nozzle line sprinkler
> Enhanced sludge and cake layer
removal process
2009
REFERENCE PLANT
> Worldwide first ground water
RO pre-treatment plant
> Al2O3 membranes
> Location: Saudi Arabia
2010
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with Al2O3 membranes
> Single Plate Water Collector
> PVC Collector and ceramic gluing
> External module pipe and hoses
2011
2012
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with SiC membranes
> Multi Plate Water Collector
> Single-component complete
membrane PUR potting
> External module pipe connection
2013
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with Al2O3 membranes
> Multi Plate Water Collector
> ABS Collector and ceramic gluing
> External module pipe connection
REFERENCE PLANT
> First combined use of UASB
and Ceramic MBR for
industrial sewage treatment
> Al2O3 membranes
> Location: Singapore
2014
REMOVAL PROCESS
> Adsorptive Cake Layer Filtration
> Combined removal of dissolved
and suspended solids
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with SiC membranes
> Single Plate Water Collector
> GFRP Collector and
ceramic gluing
> External module pipe connection
2015
Photo: EDB Singapore
edb.gov.sg
Source: Published poster
Exhibition SWPF 2015
Source: Published poster
Exhibition SWPF 2015
Source: Published poster
Exhibition SWPF 2015
Source: Published poster
Exhibition SWPF 2015
Source: Meiden
meidensha.co.jp
Source: Liqtech
liqtech.dk
Source: Ceraflo
ceraflo.com
Source: Cembrane
cembrane.com
REFERENCE PLANT
> Worldwide first centralized
(larger-scale) Ceramic MBBR
> Al2O3 membranes
> Location: Saudi Arabia
PRODUCTION
> Worldwide largest Al2O3
Ceramic Flat Membrane
production facility
> Capacity of up to 180,000 m²/year
> Location: Japan
FILTRATION PROCESS
> Combined use of HMO
pre-treatment adsorption and
Ceramic Cake Layer Filtration
Source: Meiden
meidensha.co.jp
All About Ceramic Flat Membranes
Last update: 12/2017
© 2015
PRODUCTION
> First SiC Ceramic Flat Membrane
large-scale production facility
> Capacity of up to 30,000 m²/year
> Location: Denmark
Photo: Nanostone Water
nanostone.com
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with SiC membranes
> Exchangeable single plates
> Fully made in injection molded
GFRP housing
> Internal module pipe connection
2016
TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE
> Joined expertise of both
companies in ceramic production,
module production, engineering
design and future technology
developments
Source: CERAFILTEC
cerafiltec.com
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with SiC membranes
for hot water applications of up
to 99°C (boiling water)
Source: CERAFILTEC
cerafiltec.com
PRODUCTION
> GFRP module housing
> Fully automated injection molding
> Capacity of 75,000 modules
suitable for 450,000 m²/year SiC
membranes
> Location: Germany
2017
PRODUCTION EXPANSION
> Cembrane & CERAFILTEC agreed
for expansion of Cembrane’s SiC
production facility with own
CERAFILTEC production line
> Capacity of up to 140,000 m²/year
> Location: Denmark
Photo: CERAFILTEC
cerafiltec.com
Photo: Cembrane
cembrane.com
Photo Cembrane
cembrane.com
CLEANING PROCESS
> Double line sprinkler
> Improved cleaning option for
removal of thickened sludge and
formed cake layer
Source: CERAFILTEC
cerafiltec.com
FILTRATION PROCESS
> Flow Through Concept (FTC) for
MBRs
> Reduction of footprint of > 40%
> Lower risks of membrane surface
fouling and module tower clogging
> Improvement of flux rates of up
to 150 LMH
PRODUCTION
> Al2O3 membranes with ZrO2 layer
> New producer of ItN Water
Filtration (Safbon Water Service
subsidiary Jiangsu ItN Membrane
Filtration Technology)
> Capacity of up to 300,000 m²/year
> Location: China
Photo: Press release on
weixin.qq.com from 20. Nov. 2017
Source: CERAFILTEC
cerafiltec.com
Source: Ovivo
ovivowater.com
PRODUCT LAUNCH
> Module with SiC membranes
> Single Plate Water Collector
> Fully made in plastic
> External module pipe connection
NEW APPLICATION
> Removal of MnO2 particles in
Semiconductor factory
> SiC membranes
> Location: China
Photo: Cembrane
cembrane.com
NEW APPLICATION
> De-Watering Recovery System
> Municipal sewage excess sludge
thickening
> Dynamic shock removal process
> SiC membranes
> Location: Canada
Source: Purifics
purifics.com
