Lab membrane filtration units: solvent and water
At VITO we offer a range of solvent membrane filtration equipement for both small and large labs, which uses organic solvent based pressure-driven membrane filtration. The units can be used for a wide range of applications such as concentration, purification and solvent swap of APIs or clean-up of viscous waste oils, plastic oils, lignin oils, etc.
What can you use it for?
- Concentration, purification and fractionation of target compounds from solvent-based process streams (e.g. APIs, natural products)
- Recovery of spent solvents from process and waste streams
- Recovery of homogeneous catalysts from post-reaction mixtures
- Upstream/downstream clean-up of oils (e.g., lignin oil, used cooking oil, used lubricant oil, plastic oil)
Large lab units
NF1
Technical features
- Flexible larger cross-flow lab unit for solvent (and water)-based pressure-driven membrane filtration (UF/OSUF, NF/OSN, RO/OSRO)
- Desk-top installation mounted in fume hood, semi-mobile
- Max. 120°C – 35 bar (316 L, Kalrez)
- Multi-channel ceramic membranes, 2540-spiral-wound elements and tubular polymeric membranes
- Feed tank of 5 L, min. working volume 1 L
- Semi-automatic operation, fully instrumented with real time process monitoring and data acquisition
- Non-food grade (open) installation, applicable for food/pharma applications through disinfection protocol
NF9
Technical features
- Flexible larger cross-flow lab unit for solvent (and water)-based pressure-driven membrane filtration (UF/OSUF, NF/OSN, RO/OSRO)
- Desk-top installation mounted in fume hood, semi-mobile
- Max. 120°C – 35 bar (316 L, Kalrez)
- Multi-channel ceramic membranes, 2540-spiral-wound elements and tubular polymeric membranes
- Feed tank of 5 L, min. working volume 1 L
- Semi-automatic operation, fully instrumented with real time process monitoring and data acquisition
- Non-food grade (open) installation, applicable for food/pharma applications through disinfection protocol
NF8
Technical features
- Flexible larger cross-flow lab unit for solvent (and water)-based pressure-driven membrane filtration (UF/OSUF, NF/OSN, RO/OSRO)
- Desk-top installation mounted in fume hood, semi-mobile
- Max. 120°C – 35 bar (316 L, Kalrez)
- Multi-channel ceramic membranes, 2540-spiral-wound elements and tubular polymeric membranes
- Feed tank of 5 L, min. working volume 1 L
- Semi-automatic operation, fully instrumented with real time process monitoring and data acquisition
- Backwash/backflush unit allowing for in situ mechanical membrane cleaning
- Non-food grade (open) installation, applicable for food/pharma applications through disinfection protocol
Small lab units
NF3
Technical features
- Flexible smaller cross-flow lab unit for solvent (and water)-based pressure-driven membrane filtration (UF/OSUF, NF/OSN, RO/OSRO)
- Desk-top installation mounted in fume hood, semi-mobile
- Max. 80°C – 35 bar (316 L, Kalrez)
- Single-channel ceramic membranes, flat sheet and tubular polymeric membranes
- Feed tank of 1 L, min. working volume 300 mL
- Semi-automatic operation, fully instrumented with real time process monitoring and data acquisition
- Non-food grade (open) installation, applicable for food/pharma applications through disinfection protocol
NF4
Technical features
- Flexible smaller cross-flow lab unit for solvent (and water)-based pressure-driven membrane filtration (UF/OSUF, NF/OSN, RO/OSRO)
- Desk-top installation mounted in fume hood, semi-mobile
- Max. 100°C – 35 bar (316 L, Kalrez)
- Single-channel ceramic membranes, flat sheet and tubular polymeric membranes
- Feed tank of 1 L, min. working volume 300 mL
- Semi-automatic operation, fully instrumented with real time process monitoring and data acquisition
- Non-food grade (open) installation, applicable for food/pharma applications through disinfection protocol
NF5
Technical features:
- Flexible smaller cross-flow lab unit for solvent (and water)-based pressure-driven membrane filtration (UF/OSUF, NF/OSN, RO/OSRO)
- Desk-top installation mounted in fume hood, semi-mobile
- Max. 120°C – 35 bar (316 L, Kalrez)
- Single-channel ceramic membranes, flat sheet and tubular polymeric membranes
- Feed tank of 1 L, min. working volume 300 mL
- Semi-automatic operation, fully instrumented with real time process monitoring and data acquisition
- Non-food grade (open) installation, applicable for food/pharma applications through disinfection protocol
NF6
Technical features
- Flexible smaller cross-flow lab unit for solvent (and water)-based pressure-driven membrane filtration (UF/OSUF, NF/OSN, RO/OSRO)
- Desk-top installation mounted in fume hood, semi-mobile
- Max. 120°C – 35 bar (316 L, Kalrez)
- Single-channel ceramic membranes, flat sheet and tubular polymeric membranes
- Feed tank of 1 L, min. working volume 300 mL
- Semi-automatic operation, fully instrumented with real time process monitoring and data acquisition
- Non-food grade (open) installation, applicable for food/pharma applications through disinfection protocol
Pervaporation unit & membrane contactors
Pervaporation
Technical features:
- Flexible cross-flow lab unit (316 L, Kalrez)
- Desk-top installation mounted in fume hood, semi-mobile
- Max. 150°C – 30 bar
- Single-channel ceramic/zeolite membranes, flat sheet polymeric membranes
- Feed tank of 5 L, min. working volume 1 L
- Semi-automatic operation, fully instrumented with real time process monitoring and data acquisition
Membrane contactors: membrane distillation
Technical features:
- Flexible lab-scale MD unit which can be used in DCMD, AGMD and VMD configuration
- Flat-sheet modules for polymeric membranes (0,033 m² and 0,011 m²)
- Feed tank of 5L, minimum working volume of 1L
- Max temperature: 95°C
- Fully instrumented with real time process monitoring and data acquisition
Membrane contactors: membrane extraction
Technical features:
- Flexible lab-scale ME unit for membrane-based solvent and reactive extraction
- Desk-top installation mounted in fume-hood
- Regulation of flowrates, pressures and temperature in both feed and extractant circuit
- Single-channel ceramic membranes, flat-sheet polymeric membranes and commercial hollow fiber modules
- Standard volume feed and extractant tank: 0,5L (replaceable by 1L and 2L tanks)
- Typical working T: 20 – 40°C
