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    This document summarizes information about Cembrane, a company that produces ceramic silicon carbide membranes and modules for water filtration. Key points include: - Cembrane is a pioneer in silicon carbide membrane technology with production facilities in Denmark and a focus on providing ceramic MF/UF membranes and modules. - Their silicon carbide membranes offer excellent permeate quality, long lifetimes over 10 years, unprecedented high flux rates, low footprints, chemical inertness, high recovery rates, and low operation/maintenance costs. - Their membrane materials and designs are suited for drinking water, pre-RO treatment, industrial wastewater, and other filtration applications where robustness and chemical resistance are important.

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    This document summarizes information about Cembrane, a company that produces ceramic silicon carbide membranes and modules for water filtration. Key points include: - Cembrane is a pioneer in silicon carbide membrane technology with production facilities in Denmark and a focus on providing ceramic MF/UF membranes and modules. - Their silicon carbide membranes offer excellent permeate quality, long lifetimes over 10 years, unprecedented high flux rates, low footprints, chemical inertness, high recovery rates, and low operation/maintenance costs. - Their membrane materials and designs are suited for drinking water, pre-RO treatment, industrial wastewater, and other filtration applications where robustness and chemical resistance are important.

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    This document summarizes information about Cembrane, a company that produces ceramic silicon carbide membranes and modules for water filtration. Key points include: - Cembrane is a pioneer in silicon carbide membrane technology with production facilities in Denmark and a focus on providing ceramic MF/UF membranes and modules. - Their silicon carbide membranes offer excellent permeate quality, long lifetimes over 10 years, unprecedented high flux rates, low footprints, chemical inertness, high recovery rates, and low operation/maintenance costs. - Their membrane materials and designs are suited for drinking water, pre-RO treatment, industrial wastewater, and other filtration applications where robustness and chemical resistance are important.

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    Clean Water For Life: New Generation Membranes

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    This document summarizes information about Cembrane, a company that produces ceramic silicon carbide membranes and modules for water filtration. Key points include: - Cembrane is a pioneer in silicon carbide membrane technology with production facilities in Denmark and a focus on providing ceramic MF/UF membranes and modules. - Their silicon carbide membranes offer excellent permeate quality, long lifetimes over 10 years, unprecedented high flux rates, low footprints, chemical inertness, high recovery rates, and low operation/maintenance costs. - Their membrane materials and designs are suited for drinking water, pre-RO treatment, industrial wastewater, and other filtration applications where robustness and chemical resistance are important.

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    new

    generation
    membranes
    clean water
    for life
    COMPANY
    overview:
    • Cembrane Founders: Silicon Carbide Membrane Pioneers
    • Production facilities in Denmark - capacity of 70.000 m2/year
    • Patented membrane technology
    • Focus to provide ceramic MF/UF membranes + modules to OEM’s
    • Silicon Carbide membrane producer for:
    - Drinking water from the Ground-, Surface- and Sea
    - Pre-Reverse Osmosis
    - Industrial waste water (MBR, MBBR, TSE, CMP, etc)
    - Recovery of Sandfilter backwash water
    Evolution
    of filtration:

    CEMBRANE
    • Excellent permeate quality
    • Long lifetime (>10 years)
    • Unprecendented high flux rate
    • Low footprint and compact design
    • Chemically inert
    • High recovery rate
    • Low operation and maintenance
    cost due to robustness and limited
    chemical usage

    Polymer membranes
    • Excellent permeate quality
    • Limited lifetime (3-4 years)
    • Low flux and robustness
    • Low recovery rate
    • Frequent cleanings
    • Excessive use of chemicals
    • Extended pre-treatment requirement
    • Not resistant to oil, temperature &
    harsh chemicals
    • Maintenance is labour intensive

    SAND FILTERS
    • Traditional method
    • Robust solution
    • Very low recovery rate
    • Poor permeate quality
    • High chemical demand during
    pre & post treatment due to poor
    permeate quality

    TIME LINE
    PRODUCT
    scope:

    SICFM-00145
    • Silicon Carbide flat sheet
    MF/UF membrane
    • Outside-in filtration
    • Removes: Turbidity, TSS, oil,
    bacteria (Log4), micro-organ
    isms and elements larger
    than 0,1µm
    • Assymmetric membrane layer

    SICFM-0725
    • 50 flat sheets
    • Submersible
    • Highly compact
    • Easy to handle and mount

    SICFM-M5
    • Stackable system
    • Framing of air-bubbles for
    optimal flux
    • Good shock absorption between
    modules
    • Integrated aeration system for
    prevention of fouling

    ”Combining the robustness of a sandfilter, with


    the filtration quality of a polymeric membrane.”
    MODULE & RACK
    specifications:
    • Modular and stackable design – easy add-on or removal of individual membrane sheets
    • Mobile installations possible due to shock absorbing spacers and connections
    • Cleaning is done thorugh scrubbing of coarse air-bubbles from under the membranes
    • Membrane applied on the outside for simple integrity testing
    • Submerged suction based or pressurized – Outside in filtration

    Specifications: SiCFM-0725 SiCFM-M4 SiCFM-M8 SiCFM-M10

    Membrane material Reaction bonded Silicon Carbide

    End-caps Glass fiber reinforced thermo-plastic (NSF 61 approved)

    Nominal pore size 0,1 µm

    Membrane surface area [m2] 7,25 29 58 73

    Membrane area to footprint ratio [m2/m2] 20 81 162 204

    Dimensions [WxLxH mm] excl. aeration bott om (200mm) 627x570x160 627x570x640 627x570x1280 627x570x1600

    Maximum operating temperature 80ºC

    Maximum backwash pressure 3 bar

    Operating range [bar suction] 0 - 0,7 bar

    Clean water permeability 10.000 ltr./m2/hour/bar

    Approximate daily flow in MBR [m3/day]* 8 34 68 85

    Approximate daily flow with Ground water feed [m3/day] 130 520 1.000 1.300

    *MLSS: 12 g/ltr

    FIELDS OF
    application:
    Fields of application Achieved benefits
    Industrial Waste water High corrosion & temperature resistance

    Pre-treatment to RO Low footprint & good and stable RO feed quality

    Drinking water Ground- and surface water High recovery rate, high flux & good and stable water quality

    Oil & Water separation High flux, oil repellent & efficient cleaning

    MBR Limited fouling, stable operation even in MLSS upsets & long lifetime
    Why use Silicon
    carbide membranes?
    • Unprecedented high flux rate
    • Chemical resistance
    • Anti-clogging effect due to strong negative charge

    Unprecedented high flux ratE:


    One of the key benefits of Silicon Carbide is its hydrophilic behaviour, resulting in un-matched flux- and recovery rates:

    FLUX RATE Achieved benefits


    Low contact angle between water and SiC Low membrane surface area required

    Super hydrophilic surface HIGHEST FLUX RATE Low footprint & compact designs
    FOR ANY MEMBRANE
    Ultrathin membrane layer MATERIAL Low pressure operation -> low energy

    High porosity substrate (50%) High recovery rate

    Below table lists average flux rates in different types of feed waters:

    Average flux rate Removal LMH


    Ground water Fe, Mn, Ra, AS 575-1200

    Sea Water Pre-RO Algae, TSS, Oil 200-500

    Surface water Micro organisms, TSS, Silt 200-600

    MBR TSS, Bacteria, COD, BOD 45-80

    MBBR TSS, Bacteria, COD, BOD 100-200

    Treated sewage effluent TSS, Bacteria, COD, BOD 100-200

    Sandfilter backwash water Coagulalents, TSS, Microorganisms, Bacteria, etc. 300-500

    Chemical resistance:
    Silicon Carbide is chemically inert and exhibit close to 0% weight loss in extreme conditions. Below table illustrates the associated benefits:

    CHEMICAL RESISTANCE Achieved benefits


    Resistant to Ozone

    Resistant to Solvents


    Chemically inert Membrane is stable Resistant to pH 1-12 constant exposure

    membrane material in extreme conditions


    Resistant to Oxidizing agents

    Enables strong and repeative chemical cleanings

    Long membrane life


    Anti-clogging effect due to strong negative charge:
    Below curve illustrates the strong negative charge of Silicon Carbide on a wide pH range, resulting in an anti-fouling effect of the membrane:
    60
    SIC
    ALPHA-AI203
    GAMMA-AI203
    40
    Zeta potential [mV]

    20

    0
    0 2 4 6 8 10 12

    - 20

    - 40
    pH [-]

    The unique zeta potential of Silicon carbide enables the membrane to repel other negatively charged particles.

    Micro organisms Yeast cells


    Bacteria OIL
    pac Manganese Oxide
    ferric chloride Iron Oxide
    anionic Silica
    floc Activated Carbon

    Cross section of flat sheet membrane

    By repelling negatively charged particles you will achieve limited surface bio-fouling and significantly longer cleaning frequencies:

    ZETA POTETIAL Achieved benefits


    Limited Bio-fouling
    Strong negative Limited risk of clogging
    Stable operation &
    charge of SiC at pH 7-8 limited maintenance
    Extensive backwash frequency

    Other usages of Silicon Carbide: Break discs, Grinding media, Bullet proof vest, Heating element, Semi-conductor
    Headquarter:
    Nøglegårdsvej 10
    3540 Lynge
    Denmark
    Phone: +45 2148 4321
    Email: [email protected]

    NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR:


    RODI Systems Corp.
    936 Hwy 516, Aztec NM 87410 USA
    Phone: +1-505-334-5865
    Email: [email protected]

    www.cembrane.com

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