Inorganic Ceramic Ultrafiltration Membranes Enhance Value

Ceramic Ultrafiltration Membrane: How Does It Work?

Ultrafiltration is a separation process that uses a membrane to filter out impurities from a liquid. Inorganic ceramic ultrafiltration membranes are semi-permeable membranes that allow certain molecules and ions to pass through, while blocking others based on their size and charge.

The working principle of inorganic ceramic ultrafiltration membranes is to use a pressure gradient to force the liquid to flow through the membrane. There are tiny pores on the membrane that are small enough to block particles and molecules above a certain size, while allowing smaller molecules and ions to pass through.

When the liquid passes through the ceramic ultrafiltration membrane, impurities are filtered out and retained on the feed side of the membrane, while the purified liquid passes through to the other side. The degree of purification depends on the size and charge of the molecules and ions being filtered, as well as the pore size and surface chemistry of the membrane.

Ceramic Ultrafiltration Membrane applications in the food and beverage industry have developed corresponding technologies for juice concentration and clarification, applications in the dairy industry, the clarification and separation technology in the beer brewing process, applications in the wine industry, and deep processing technology for soybeans.

Ceramic Ultrafiltration Membrane Technical Features

Firstly, ultrafiltration can combine filtering and pressing in a single unit operation, reducing production costs.

Secondly, ceramic ultrafiltration membrane treatment is beneficial for maintaining the original taste of the juice.

Thirdly, inorganic membranes in juice filtration have the advantages of high permeation flux, low protein adsorption, good mechanical strength, resistance to high-pressure backwashing, transformation during the process, and good thermal stability allowing for high-temperature in-situ sterilization.

Application of Ceramic Ultrafiltration Membranes in Enhancing Product Value

The cross-flow microfiltration technology of porous inorganic ceramic ultrafiltration membranes is a promising new technology for replacing pasteurization for direct beer clarification filtration. This technology avoids heat treatment of beer, achieving sterilization and clarification while ensuring the beer's flavor and taste. By using ceramic membrane filtration combined with organic nanofiltration membrane integration technology for deep soybean processing, it overcomes previous challenges and greatly improves the precision of product separation, fully utilizing soybean processing by-products (such as soybean residue, soy skin, and soybean whey), thus significantly enhancing the added value of the soybean industry chain products.

Using ceramic ultrafiltration membranes to clarify apple juice is one example of its widespread successful industrial application. The long service life of ceramic ultrafiltration membranes and the unaltered flavor and aroma of the filtered product make this technology superior to other separation methods such as diatomaceous earth filtration and polymer membrane filtration.

Jiuwu High-Tech's ceramic ultrafiltration membranes have pore sizes of 20nm, 50nm, etc., and the ultrafiltration membrane is reasonably priced. We offer ceramic ultrafiltration membranes in various geometrical shapes to cater to your process requirements regarding viscosity, molecular size, impurity distribution, purity, and yield goals, as well as cleaning and sanitization procedures. Therefore, our ceramic ultrafiltration membranes ensure a reliable and long-lasting purification system.