A multilayered ceramic filtration element for nanofiltration and ultrafiltration in liquid purification and filtration processes with a pore size between 1 and 100 nm comprising i) a ceramic support structure, wherein the support structure has a mean pore size of from 0.5 to 1.5 μm; ii) a membrane layer, iii) at least one intermediate layer interposed between the ceramic support structure and the membrane layer, wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises particles with a particle size of D 10 in the range of from 70 to 250 nm; and wherein all layers comprise particles of at least one ceramic compound selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal carbides and metal nitrides, the at least one intermediate layer comprises particles of the at least one ceramic compound with a Z-ratio D 90 /D 10 of up to 4, wherein the multilayer ceramic filtration element comprising at least two intermediate layers, wherein a first intermediate layer is directly supported on the ceramic support structure and a second intermediate layer is directly supported on the first intermediate layer and the mean pore size of the first intermediate layer is from 110 to 170 nm, wherein the layers are formed by consecutive application of suspensions comprising particles of at least one ceramic compound of different sizes to a ceramic support structure, thereby avoiding a sol-gel process, wherein the process for each layer comprises the steps of a) providing a coating suspension comprising particles of at least one ceramic compound; b) contacting the surface of the ceramic support structure with a coating suspension for a duration of time; c) removing the excess coating suspension without removing a residual film of coating suspension on the surface; d) drying the residual film; and e) sintering the layered body; wherein the suspension of ceramic particles for the coating are prepared from crystalline powders of particles of at least one ceramic compound and a solvent in the presence of a dispersion additive to form a coating suspension, wherein the size of the particles is reduced with every consecutive intermediate layer; the membrane layer comprises the smallest particles resulting in the smallest mean pore size, and wherein the particles of the different layers are chosen in that the mean pore size of the subsequent intermediate layer is smaller than the mean pore size of the preceding layer, wherein the mean pore sizes of the support and intermediate layers are determined by capillary flow porometry, the mean pore size of the membrane layer is measured as indicated in the description and wherein D 10 and D 90 are numerical D 10 and D 90 values determined by dynamic light scattering. i) a ceramic support structure, wherein the support structure has a mean pore size of from 0.5 to 1.5 μm; ii) a membrane layer, iii) at least one intermediate layer interposed between the ceramic support structure and the membrane layer, wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises particles with a particle size of D 10 in the range of from 70 to 250 nm; and wherein all layers comprise particles of at least one ceramic compound selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal carbides and metal nitrides, the at least one intermediate layer comprises particles of the at least one ceramic compound with a Z-ratio D 90 /D 10 of up to 4, wherein the multilayer ceramic filtration element comprising at least two intermediate layers, wherein a first intermediate layer is directly supported on the ceramic support structure and a second intermediate layer is directly supported on the first intermediate layer and the mean pore size of the first intermediate layer is from 110 to 170 nm, wherein the layers are formed by consecutive application of suspensions comprising particles of at least one ceramic compound of different sizes to a ceramic support structure, thereby avoiding a sol-gel process, wherein the process for each layer comprises the steps of a) providing a coating suspension comprising particles of at least one ceramic compound; b) contacting the surface of the ceramic support structure with a coating suspension for a duration of time; c) removing the excess coating suspension without removing a residual film of coating suspension on the surface; d) drying the residual film; and e) sintering the layered body; a) providing a coating suspension comprising particles of at least one ceramic compound; b) contacting the surface of the ceramic support structure with a coating suspension for a duration of time; c) removing the excess coating suspension without removing a residual film of coating suspension on the surface; d) drying the residual film; and e) sintering the layered body; wherein the suspension of ceramic particles for the coating are prepared from crystalline powders of particles of at least one ceramic compound and a solvent in the presence of a dispersion additive to form a coating suspension, wherein the size of the particles is reduced with every consecutive intermediate layer; the membrane layer comprises the smallest particles resulting in the smallest mean pore size, and wherein the particles of the different layers are chosen in that the mean pore size of the subsequent intermediate layer is smaller than the mean pore size of the preceding layer, wherein the mean pore sizes of the support and intermediate layers are determined by capillary flow porometry, the mean pore size of the membrane layer is measured as indicated in the description and wherein D 10 and D 90 are numerical D 10 and D 90 values determined by dynamic light scattering.