Membrane filtration
IBMEM - Industrial Biotech Membranes

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CERAMIC TUBULAR MEMBRANES

for the crossflow filtration of liquids from process development up to industrial applications

 
External diameter (mm) 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 41
Number of channels 1 3 7 1 2 5 13 32 8 23 39 25
Hydraulic Diameter (mm) 6 3.5 2 14 10 6 3.5 2 6 3.5 2.5 6
Membrane surface cm² cm² cm² m² m² m² m² m² m² m² m² m²
Lenght = 250mm 47 82 110
Lenght = 600mm 113 198 264
Lenght = 1200mm 0.05 0.09 0.13 0.21 0.33 0.2 0.35 0.5 0.63



ADVANTAGES OF THE OPTIMIZED GEOMETRY

The optimized geometry with the non-circular channels offer the maximum surface of membranes and lead to more compact units.


ceramic tubular membrane with 7 channels circular channels

Tube diameter: 25mm
Channel diameter: 6mm
Number of channels: 7

surface of membrane:
0,131 m² per Meter 		ceramic tubular membrane with 8 channels 30 % more surface

Tube diameter: 25mm
Channel hydraulic diameter: 6mm
Number of channels: 8

surface of membrane:
0,170 m² per Meter