Our proprietary membrane is based on Silicon Carbide (SiC) and can be used to filter various sources of contaminated water to the highest reuse-, portable- or discharge standards.
The SiC membranes are configured into a module that can be configured to meet the needs of any project. SiC modules can be easily stacked to fit any basin size, creating unprecedented flexibility within the industry.
The module consists of three basic elements:
Membrane module
Top permeate module
Bottom diffusor case module
How is our SiC made?
Silicon carbide as a material is called upon to perform some pretty difficult tasks from armored vests to high-performance brakes, silicon carbide is used when all others have failed – makes sense to use it for membranes, doesn’t it?
Sand extracted from the north sea is combined with carbon to create the sic powder used to manufacture membranes. Makes sense to use a material crafted by water to treat water, doesn’t it?
Silicon carbide (SiC) powder is first mixed into a paste and extruded to form the membrane substrate. The substrate is fired at over 2,000 C to permanently bond the SiC grains to one another. After firing, the substrate is coated with another layer of SiC powder to form the micropores of the SiC membrane. Once coated the substrate is fired again to form a monolithic membrane plate. SiC plates are assembled into modules. SiC modules are assembled on top of one another to form stacks or towers.