Sustainable Ceramic Membranes For Wastewater Applications

By Paul Manison, Morgan Technical Ceramics

Worldwide water scarcity, combined with an increase in population growth, is leading to the realization that water production and reuse must become more efficient. Industries that use large amounts of water, including food and energy, are increasingly on the lookout for sustainable filtration solutions that improve industrial water reuse efficiencies. While the vast majority of applications use either polymer or ceramic tubular membranes, new high quality porous ceramic membranes are being developed as part of an innovative filtration system with the aim of improving filtration efficiency, reducing the amount of maintenance downtime and decreasing energy usage; these operational benefits can also result in reduced operating costs.