Innovative ultrafiltration membrane materials
A、Introduction to innovative ultrafiltration membrane materials
Advantages |
Application Fields |
Application Industry |
● Ability to filter bacteria and viruses● The module can be cleaned without replacing the filter consumables● Zero consumables maintenance cost |
● Suitable for seawater, freshwater and indoor aquaculture● Ability to process various water quantities, qualities, and flow rates● Actual design may be customized as per each site’s needs |
● Drinking water sales chain● Process wastewater treatment● Fish farming● Animal Husbandry● Agriculture |
B、Features of innovative ultrafiltration membrane materials
Material |
High resistance andhigh flux rate |
Membrane characteristics |
● Hydrophilic PVDF● Non-stick● Easy to clean● Chemical resistance |
● Ultrafiltration membrane pore size (MWCO (MW=85K)>80%)● Microfiltration membrane flux (>300LMH) |
● Low resistance● Zero energy consumption● High flux rate● Small amount of backwash water requied● No need for glue or other multi-layer material bonding technology● Water production scale can be designed according to actual application● Washable, no need to replace filter consumables |
C、Comparison with US Competition
Serial number |
MeanPore(um) |
MaxPore(um) |
Flux(L/m2*h) |
MWCO(%) |
Thickness uniformity(%) |
Flux/water production rate(LMH) |
ERFM-1 |
0.1729 |
1.063 |
304.48 |
83.0 |
92 |
>300 |
ERFM-2 |
0.1154 |
0.693 |
341.11 |
87.6 |
92 |
>300 |
Competitive American Products |
0.1542 |
0.977 |
190.66 |
85.0 |
85 |
190 |
D、Filtering test data
1.Virus filtration: Ultrafiltration membrane filtration of MS2 bacteriophage (pure virus), 24nm filtration effect is about 49.72~79.74%.
2、Bacteria Filtration:
Before filtration |
Afterfiltration |
Filtration rate |
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Groundwater E. coli (CFU/100ml) |
19000 |
33 |
99.8% |
3.Stream water filtration:
Mayuantou Creek water sample |
Before filtration |
After filtration(qualified) |
Biological aspects of drinking water quality |
Escherichia coli(CFU/100ml) |
68,000 |
<1 |
< 6 |
Total colony count(CFU/ml) |
3,400 |
<5 |
<100 |
E、Examples of technical services that can be provided
※Module technical service
※Application Field Cooperation Project
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●Schematic diagram of the system flow for breeding
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●Flow diagram of food/groundwater system
※Schematic diagram of the breeding farm filtration system
The filtration accuracy is generally greater than 10um or 0.5um, and cannot filter bacteria below 0.1um.
※Field testing and verification:
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●Fishpond field verification settings
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●Visual inspection and turbidity detection of landscape fish pond water samples
Sample code
Turbidity value (NTU)
average value
Original liquid-20201120
143.00
75.50
52.80
90.43
Rough filtration-20201120
0.29
0.31
0.32
0.31
Ultrafiltration-20201120
0.07
0.06
0.07
0.07
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●Water sampling
※Landscape fish pond and filter cleaning status
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●Improved algae removal
Before filtration
After filtration, the water quality improves visually and fish can be seen
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●Filter elemnent cleaning status and records
Before and after filter elemnent cleaning The filter element does not need to be replaced and can be reused
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●Water production: Ultrafiltration water production 31 tons/day (22.7L/min)
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●Cleaning frequency: Currently once every three days
(Higher frequency in the beginning when the pool is dirty, then the cleaning frequency can be reduced for long-term filtration)
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●Cleaning method: (1) Rinse directly with clean water(2) Remove biofilm by soaking in bleach
※Drainage Water Filtration and Recovery Project
※Taiwan X Hualien Plant Deep Ocean Water Filtration Test
Using ultrafiltration modules for deep water clay filtration, the turbidity is reduced from about 20,000 NTU to 0.04 NTU, which is quite effective and the requirements of tap water design standard of less than 4 NTU and drinking water turbidity standard of less than 2 NTU can be met.
※Xiangshan Seawater Filtration of the Academy of the Agricultural Technology Research Institute
※Hualien Deep Water Ultrafiltration Cooperation Project of the Agricultural Technology Research Institute
※Tainan Breeding Center (OO Technology)