This company develops advanced filtration membranes based on organic metal materials for water and wastewater treatment applications. They offer fouling-resistant Ultrafiltration (UF), oil-tolerant UF, and salt-permeating Nanofiltration (NF) membranes that reduce pretreatment needs. These solutions provide high sustainable flux and chemical tolerance for industries including oil and gas, water reuse, and process separation.
Funding
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Founders
Product
Problem
Many industrial wastewater treatment processes struggle with high concentrations of suspended solids and oils, leading to membrane fouling, reduced efficiency, and the need for extensive and costly pretreatment steps. Traditional polymeric membranes often lack the robustness to withstand harsh chemical environments and high temperatures, limiting their applicability in demanding industrial settings.
Solution
PolyCera Membranes offers a range of ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes that combine the performance characteristics of ceramic membranes with the economic advantages of polymeric membranes. These membranes are engineered for high resistance to oils, heat, and chemicals, enabling effective treatment of industrial wastewater streams with high suspended solids and oily content. PolyCera membranes minimize the need for extensive pretreatment, reduce fouling, and improve overall treatment efficiency in demanding applications such as oil and gas produced water, mining wastewater, lithium extraction, and solar panel manufacturing.
Target Audience
The primary customers are OEMs, integrators, and owners/operators in industries such as oil and gas, mining, lithium extraction, power generation, and solar panel manufacturing who require robust and efficient wastewater treatment solutions.
Features
- Fouling-resistant ultrafiltration (UF) membranes suitable for industrial wastewater with up to 10,000 mg/L suspended solids
- Oil-tolerant ultrafiltration (UF) membranes capable of handling up to 3% oil content in water
- Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with sub-nanometer pore size (500-1,000 Da MWCO) for chemical-free color removal with high rejection rates (>99%) and low salt rejection (~0%)
- High sustainable flux and backwashable functionality for extended operational life
- Compatibility with a wide range of industrial wastewater and process separation applications