PRODUCTS

Membranes

THE TECHNOLOGY

Discover the innovation of our membrane technology equipment

Our experts can help you find the most suitable membrane technology to meet your application needs. We have extensive experience in the design, construction, and commissioning, from laboratory to industrial scale, of the following technologies:

Pressure

  • Microfiltration
  • Ultrafiltration
  • Nanofiltration
  • Reverse osmosis

Concentration

  • Pressure retarded osmosis
  • Forward osmosis
  • Gas permeation
  • Reverse electrodialysis

Electric potential

  • Electrodialysis
  • Reversible electrodialysis

Temperature

  • Membrane distillation

APPLICATIONS

Membrane technology for multiple uses

  • Carbon dioxide capture
  • Chemical separation and purification
  • Drinking water purification
  • Energy generation
  • Food and beverage product filtration
  • Gas separation and purification
  • Hydrogen production
  • Seawater desalination
  • Solvent removal in the chemical industry
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Water disinfection

FEATURES

From cells to complete plants, always tailor-made

Choose from the following options to customize your equipment based on your needs:

Technology

  • Electrodialysis (ED)
  • Forward osmosis (FO)
  • Gas permeation (GP)
  • Membrane distillation (MD)
  • Microfiltration (MF)
  • Nanofiltration (NF)
  • Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)
  • Reverse osmosis(RO)
  • Ultrafiltration (UF)

Scale

  • Laboratory
  • Pilot
  • Industrial

Connection type

  • Barb fitting
  • Quick plug

Volume / flowrate

  • Selectable

Module configuration

  • Spiral
  • Hollow fibre
  • Plate and frame
  • Tubular

Materials

  • Membrane: ceramic and polymeric
  • Case: PC, PP, stainless steel
  • Sealing gaskets: EPDM, TPU, Viton®

Optional features

  • Automatization
  • Online measurement (pH, O2, conductivity, etc.)
  • Temperature control

Operation mode

  • Recirculation
  • Continuous (24/7)

PRODUCTS

REFERENCES

MT-20

Country: Spain | Client: Funditec

  • Technologies: possibility to work with multiple technologies.
  • Module configuration: plate and frame with an illumination window in the permeate side.

  • Operation mode: crossflow.
  • Membrane area: 20 cm2.
  • Maximum pressure: 20 bar (high-pressure side), 1 bar (low-pressure side).
  • Maximum temperature: 40 ºC.

MT-14

Country: Spain | Client: Instituto Tecnológico de Producto Infantil y Ocio (AIJU)

  • Technologies: microfiltration, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, and reverse osmosis.
  • Module configuration: plate and frame.
  • Operation mode: crossflow.
  • Membrane area: 14 cm2
  • Maximum flowrate: 100 L/h.
  • Maximum pressure: 80 bar.
  • Maximum temperature: 40ºC.

MT-140

Country: Spain | Client: Funditec

  • Technologies: microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, forward osmosis, reverse osmosis, and pressure retarded osmosis.

  • Module configuration: plate and frame.
  • Membrane area: 140 cm2.
  • Maximum flowrate: 1 m3/h.

GP-120

Country: Spain | Client: Confidential

  • Technology: gas permeation.
  • Module configuration: plate and frame with two compartments.
  • Membrane area: 120 cm2.
  • Treatment flowrate: 12 L/h.
  • Possibility of including a thermocouple inside.

MD-500

Country: Spain | Client: Universidad de Cádiz

  • Technology: membrane distillation.
  • Module configuration: plate and frame with two compartments.
  • Operation mode: DCMD and AGMD.
  • Membrane area: 500 cm2.
  • Flowrate: 600 L/h per compartment.

Memlab MD-300

Country: Spain | Client: Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña

  • Technology: membrane distillation.
  • Operation mode: AGMD, VMD, DCMD, AG-DCMD, Trickling AG-DCMD.

  • Module configuration: plate and frame.
  • Membrane area: 300 cm2.
  • Maximum operation flow rate: 100 L/h.
  • Maximum operation pressure: 1 bar.
  • Maximum operation temperature: 80 ºC
  • Hot/cold side feed tanks with heating thermostat / cooling system.

  • Permeate tank.
  • Temperature control by cooling bath.
  • Intrumentation for conductivity, flow rate, permeate mass, pressure, and temperature control.

  • Electrical and control cabinet.

Memlab MT-100

Country: Spain | Client: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

  • Technologies: microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis.
  • Module configuration: plate and frame.
  • Membrane area: 100 cm2.
  • Maximum operation pressure: 20 bar.
  • Maximum operation temperatura: 65 ºC.
  • High pressure pump.
  • Instrumentation for flow rate and pressure control.

Memlab MT-20

Country: Portugal | Client: Universidade da Beira Interior

  • Technologies: microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis.
  • Module configuration: plate and frame.
  • Membrane area: 20 cm2.
  • Maximum operation pressure: 70 bar.
  • Maximum operation temperature: 40 ºC.
  • High pressure pump.
  • Instrumentation for flow rate and pressure control.

Memlab MD-42

Country: Spain | Client: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

  • Technology: membrane distillation.
  • Operation mode: DCMD, AGMD.
  • Module configuration: plate and frame.
  • Membrane area: 42 cm2.
  • Maximum operation flow rate: 210 L/h.
  • Maximum operation pressure: 5 bar.
  • Maximum operation temperature: 80 ºC.
  • Hot/cold side feed tanks with heating thermostat / cooling system.
  • Temperature control by cooling bath.
  • Instrumentation for flow rate, pressure, and temperature control.

Memlab MT-196

Country: Spain | Client: Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña

  • Technologies: microfiltration, and nanofiltration.
  • Module configuration: plate and frame.
  • Membrane area: 196 cm2.
  • Maximum operation flowrate: 600 L/h.
  • Maximum operation pressure: 20 bar.
  • Maximum operation temperatura: 65 ºC

Memlab MT-14

Country: Spain | Client: Instituto Tecnológico de Producto Infantil y Ocio (AIJU)

  • Technologies: microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis.
  • Module configuration: plate and frame.
  • Operation mode: crossflow filtration.
  • Maximum treatment flowrate: 100 L/h.
  • Pressure measurement at module inlet and outlet.
  • Flow measurement at module outlet (rejection).

Memlab RO-83

Country: Spain | Client: Universidad de Zaragoza

  • Technology: reverse osmosis.
  • Configuration: 6 plate and frame modules.
  • Total membrane area: 83 cm2.
  • Pretreatment through particle filtration.
  • Temperature control system.
  • Operation mode: Crossflow.
  • Measurement of flow, temperature, pressure, and level.
  • Electrical console with data recording.

Memlab MD-250

Country: England | Client: Manchester University

  • Technology: membrane distillation.
  • Operation mode: DCMD, AGMD.
  • Storage tank with resistance heating system and thermostat.
  • Tank with coil and chiller cooling systems with external temperature control.
  • Instrumentation flow rate, pressure, and temperature control.

Memlab ED

Country: Spain | Client: Proquinorte

  • Technology: electrodialysis.
  • Operation mode: bipolar membrane.
  • 4 storage tanks.
  • Power supply.
  • Temperature control: thermostatic bath.
  • Instrumentation for flow rate, pressure, and temperature control.

Memlab NF-74300/RO-24000

Country: Spain | Client: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

  • Tecnologies: nanofiltraion and reverse osmosis.
  • NF module membrane area: 7.43 m2.
  • RO module membrane area: 2.40 m2.
  • High-pressure pump.
  • Pretreatment MF system.
  • Feed and RO permeate storage tanks.
  • Instrumentation for flowrate and pressure control.
  • Electrical and control cabinet.

Memlab MD-250

Country: Spain | Client: Plataforma Solar de Almería

  • Technology: membrane distillation.
  • Operation mode: DCMD, AGMD.
  • Storage tank with resistance heating system and thermostat.
  • Tank with coil and chiller cooling systems with external temperature control.

  • Instrumentation flow rate, pressure, and temperature control.

Memlab NF-26000

Country: Spain | Client: Confidential

  • Technologies: nanofiltration and forward osmosis (both stages can operate together or separately).
  • Treatment flow rate: 120 L/h.
  • Membrane modules: 1 spiral-wound (NF) + 2 hollow fiber (FO).
  • Automatized operation through PLC.
  • Online measurement of conductivity, pH, temperature, flow rate, and pressure.
  • Temperature control with a heat exchanger.

Memlab MD-250

Country: Spain | Client: Industrias Químicas del Ebro / Universidad de Zaragoza

  • Technology: membrane distillation.
  • Operation mode: DCMD, AGMD.
  • Storage tank with resistance heating system and thermostat.
  • Tank with coil and chiller cooling systems with external temperature control.

  • Instrumentation flow rate, pressure, and temperature control.

Memlab FO-140/PRO-140

Country: Australia | Client: University of Technology Sydney

  • Technologies: forward osmosis with the possibility to work at pressure retarded osmosis.
  • High / low pressure pumps with flow control.
  • Jacketed tanks with conductivity control and regulation.
  • Instrumentation flow rate, pressure, and temperature control.
  • Temperature control with a thermostatic bath.

Memlab FO-100/PRO-100

Country: Spain | Client: Plataforma Solar de Almería

  • Technologies: forward osmosis with the possibility to work in pressure retarded osmosis.

  • High / low pressure pumps with flow control.
  • Jacketed tanks with conductivity control and regulation.
  • Instrumentation flow rate, pressure, and temperature control.
  • Temperature control with a thermostatic bath.

Memlab MD-250

Country: Spain | Client: Universidad de Cádiz

  • Technology: membrane distillation.
  • Operation mode: DCMD, AGMD.
  • Storage tank with resistance heating system and thermostat.
  • Tank with coil and chiller cooling systems with external temperature control.

  • Instrumentation flow rate, pressure, and temperature control.

Memlab MF-410

Country: Spain | Client: Dynasol Elastómeros S.A.

  • Technology: microfiltration.
  • Module configuration: tubular ceramic.
  • Treatment flowrate: 3 - 10 L/h.
  • Thermostatic and pressurized storage tank.
  • Measurement and adjustment of inlet temperature, flowrate, and pressure.
  • Measurement of permeate flowrate.

Membench GP-470

Country: Spain | Cliente: Aditya Carbon

  • Technology: gas permeation.
  • Module configuration: hollow-fiber.
  • Membrane area: 470 cm2.
  • Borosilicate serpentine heat exchanger.
  • Instrumentation for flow rate, pressure, and temperature control.
  • Pretreatment via filtration in porous media.
  • Control and maneuver electrical cabinet.

Membench RO-79000/UF-400000

Country: Spain | Client: I.E.S. Gutiérrez Aragón

  • Technologies: reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration.
  • Treatment flowrate: 1 – 2 m3/h.
  • Module configuration: dead-end hollow fiber.
  • Pretreatment via filtration in porous media.
  • Automatized operation through PLC.
  • On-line measurement of produced water quality and operating conditions.

Membench UF-400000

Country: Spain | Client: Dynasol Elastómeros S.A.

  • Technology: ultrafiltration.
  • Treatment flowrate: 1 – 2 m3/h.
  • Module configuration: dead-end hollow fiber.
  • Pretreatment via filtration in porous media.
  • Automatized operation through PLC.
  • On-line measurement of produced water quality and operating conditions.