Replacing Conventional Filtration with Membranes

Recently, the 17th International Bio-Fermentation Products and Technology Equipment Exhibition 2026 was held in Hangzhou. As a bellwether event in the international bio-manufacturing field, this exhibition gathered more than 600 leading enterprises and tens of thousands of professional visitors from around the world, showcasing new technologies and new equipment across the entire bio-fermentation industry chain. Jiuwu Hi-Tech presented its self-developed high-performance ceramic membranes, organic membranes and complete membrane integrated systems, focusing on its cutting-edge solutions and mature engineering experience in key processes such as fermentation broth clarification, API production, bio-synthesis and food processing.

Focusing on three core fields

Membrane integrated processes solve high-difficulty separation pain points

The feed liquid systems in the three major fields of bio-fermentation, biopharma and food processing generally feature high viscosity, high solids content, strong corrosiveness or heat sensitivity, imposing strict requirements on the interception precision, temperature and chemical resistance, and flux decline control of filtration systems. Targeting the pain points of low yield and high energy consumption in conventional plate-and-frame filtration, decanter centrifuges and other processes, Jiuwu Hi-Tech, relying on its complete membrane material system and process library, presented on site a combined tandem process of "ceramic membrane separation and impurity removal plus organic membrane deep purification":

Ceramic membrane system: Targeting high-solid-content bacterial fermentation broth, Jiuwu Hi-Tech's ceramic membrane system, with its high separation precision, excellent fouling resistance, high temperature resistance and resistance to strong acid and alkali cleaning, achieves efficient and continuous clarification and impurity removal of materials, significantly improving product yield while effectively replacing conventional filtration processes;

Organic membrane system: On the premise that no phase change occurs in the material, Jiuwu Hi-Tech's spiral-wound organic membrane system, with its precise molecular weight cut-off and screening characteristics, works in synergy to remove macromolecular proteins and pigments, desalt and dewater, and concentrate target products, greatly reducing the operating load of subsequent process stages;

Membrane integrated full-process solution: Based on its self-developed cross-flow filtration technology, Jiuwu Hi-Tech's membrane integrated full-process solution builds a complete process chain from "primary clarification and impurity removal" to "deep precise purification", comprehensively improving the purity and overall yield of target products.

Breaking through with stable durability and professional response

Jiuwu Hi-Tech membrane technology validated from both sides of the market

During the exhibition, Jiuwu Hi-Tech's booth welcomed many long-term cooperative customers and new customers making first contact. Relying on the company's rich engineering cases and deep experience in the bio-fermentation field, the Jiuwu Hi-Tech technical team held in-depth one-on-one technical exchanges with visiting customers.

Existing customers: locking in expansion and upgrade intentions based on a track record of stable operation

At the exhibition, after examining in detail the ceramic membranes, specialty organic membranes and other core elements displayed at the Jiuwu Hi-Tech booth, several existing customers highly recognized the operational stability of the systems already in production and discussed expansion and technical transformation intentions on site, focusing on three aspects: product, service and cooperation:

Stable and durable products: Verified by long-term industrial operation, Jiuwu Hi-Tech's membrane separation systems show excellent stable and durable performance. Especially in demanding production environments such as high solids content and heavy loads, not only are separation indicators highly stable and fouling resistance remarkable, but cleaning and regeneration results are excellent, with membrane flux basically restored to its initial level;

Reliable response and service: Jiuwu Hi-Tech's technical team always practices the core value of "the customer is the first object of service", demonstrating outstanding professionalism in commissioning guidance, cleaning and maintenance, and rapid after-sales response, winning high trust and unanimous praise from customers;

Deepening cooperation in the future: Building on long-term stable engineering cooperation, both sides reached a high degree of consensus on deepening strategic cooperation, with in-depth discussions on specific implementation plans such as subsequent production line expansion and capacity increase, iteration and upgrading of specialty membrane elements, and modular energy-saving retrofit of production lines in service.

New customers: focusing on replacing conventional processes, carrying out targeted solution simulation

Discussions with new customers mainly centred on the feasibility of complete membrane technology replacing conventional sedimentation, plate-and-frame filter pressing and diatomaceous earth filtration. Relying on mature engineering cases and application experience, the Jiuwu Hi-Tech technical team provided targeted solutions around industry pain points, process technology and follow-up progress:

Breakthrough on industry pain points: The Jiuwu Hi-Tech technical team focused on process bottlenecks such as difficult material separation and easily blocked filter layers in key stages including hyaluronic acid purification, API decolorization and refining, and plant extraction, creating a tailored synergistic process solution of "large-channel ceramic membranes and acid-alkali resistant organic membranes", effectively overcoming conventional filtration difficulties;

Process technology verification: Combining industrial application data of similar materials, Jiuwu Hi-Tech technicians simulated the process substitution route for customers on site, focusing on comparing the technical advantages of the company's membrane separation systems in improving product yield, ensuring filtrate clarity and realizing continuous production;

Follow-up cooperation: After in-depth technical exchanges on material rheological properties and interception indicators on site, both sides further clarified the path forward, intending to continuously deepen technical cooperation through tailor-made process solutions and sample small-scale test verification.

At this exhibition, Jiuwu Hi-Tech not only gained a comprehensive understanding of the actual needs of the bio-fermentation, biopharma and food processing industries in separation processes, but also further clarified the technical demands of new and existing customers at different stages of development.

In the future, the company will continue to deeply embed membrane separation technology in the bio-manufacturing industry chain, actively promoting the process substitution of conventional filtration methods for complex working conditions such as fermentation broth clarification and impurity removal, API refining and bio-synthesis, powerfully advancing the bio-manufacturing industry toward continuous production and resource recycling.