Active research partner
As plant construction engineers, we are active in various research projects focusing on membrane development. As plant construction engineers, we consider the application side of research topics, develop plant concepts and implement them in research projects.
In collaboration with numerous partners from industry (VITO, Nickelhütte Aue) and research (Fraunhofer IKTS, TU Freiberg, TU Berlin, RWTH Aachen, Rauschert), we have already implemented various plants. In doing so, a wide range of different processes were utilized.
Process list
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Mexem
Ceramic Membrane extraction systems and adapted electrochemical processes for the recovery of metallic raw materials from low-concentration solutions
- Recovery of strategic metals (gallium, indium, optionally tellurium, vanadium, antimony) from process water and stockpile material by a combination of membrane extraction and electrochemical deposition
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ESIMEM
Energy-efficient Substance separation in the chemical and pharmaceutical Industry using the membrane process
- Energy savings in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
- Support for the introduction of the membrane technology organophilic nanofiltration (evaluation of this technology in early process development)
- Development of a systematic evaluation methodology to determine the separation properties of a membrane and tools for design and cost calculation (enable comparison of OSN with other processes)
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DCM²
Dehydration of critical Mixture using Membranes
- Development of membrane-supported, efficient dewatering processes for mixtures of supercritical CO2 and organic solvents under high pressure conditions from 40 bar to 100 bar
- Development and testing of advanced membranes, the associated membrane modules, the dewatering process and integration into the supercritical drying process
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PAkmem
Effective treatment of problematic process and wastewater with ceramic nanofiltration membranes
- Development of processes for integrated water treatment for process water containing salt and organic substances using waste water from the petroleum, natural gas and ceramic industries as an example (nanofiltration)
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KerWas
Thin-walled, ceramic membranes with adapted wettability and high volume-specific membrane area for nanofiltration and membrane distillation for the sustainable treatment of saline water
- Development and testing of thin-walled ceramic membranes (adapted wettability and high volume-specific membrane area) for sustainable treatment of mining wastewater by means of nanofiltration and membrane distillation
- Efficient treatment of saline waste water
- Complete desalination for the preparation of boiler feed water, drinking water treatment and desalination of waste lye from an environmental point of view
