NANO FILTRATION Youre here: Home Water Demineralisation Nano Filtration NANO MEMBRANE FILTRATION Nano-filtration is a membrane filtration-based method similar to Reverse Osmosis, that uses high pressure and nano-meter sized pores, to separate liquid with dissolved solids into two streams. The membranes have pore sizes ranging from 1-10 nano-meters, smaller than that used in micro-filtration and ultra-filtration, but just larger than that in Reverse Osmosis. NANO-FILTRATION VS REVERSE OSMOSIS Reverse Osmosis is more associated with the production of pure water, and with sea water Desalination, where the removal of Sodium and Chloride Ions is required. Nano-Filtration uses a larger pore size that allows Sodium and Chloride Ions to pass through, but rejects most of the larger multi-valent Ions such as Calcium and Magnesium. They also reject larger organic molecules such as sugars, proteins, Bacteria and Virus’. SEPARATION USING NANO-FILTRATION Many separation processes do not operate at room temperature (e.g. distillation), which greatly increases the cost of the process when continuous heating or cooling is applied. Performing gentle molecular separation is linked with nano-filtration that is often not included with other forms of separation processes (centrifugation). These are two of the main benefits that are associated with nano-filtration. Nano-filtration has a very favorable benefit of being able to process large volumes and continuously produce streams of products. Still, Nano-filtration is the least used method of membrane filtration in industry, as the membrane pores sizes are limited to only a few nano-meters. For anything smaller, Reverse Osmosis is used and anything larger is used for ultra-filtration. Ultra-filtration can also be used in cases where nano-filtration can be used, due to it being more conventional. A main disadvantage associated with nanotechnology, as with all membrane filter technology, is the cost and maintenance of the membranes used. WATER SOFTENING FOOD PRODUCTION Nano-Filtration can be used as an alternative to Salt based Ion Exchange water softeners, due to their rejection of Calcium and Magnesium Ions. Hardness levels are greatly reduced, but residual hardness is much greater than a conventional water softener. For some processes, this hardness can prevent corrosion problems associated with fully softened water. Initial costs for Nano separation is much greater than water softening, however the lack of Salt for regeneration and subsequent high Chloride waste can make this an attractive proposition. CONTACT SUPPORT PRIVACY POLICY UNITED KINGDOM Lubron UK Limited 8 Challenge Way, Hythe Hill, Colchester, Essex CO1 2LY T +44 1206 866444 E info@lubron.co.uk www.lubron.co.uk SCOTLAND Lubron Scotland Alba Centre, Alba Campus Rosebank, Livingston EH54 7EG T +44 1506 246190 E info@lubron.co.uk www.lubron.co.uk NETHERLANDS Lubron Waterbehandeling B.V. Mechelaarstraat 38 NL-4903 RE Oosterhout T + 31 162 426 931 E info@lubron.eu www.lubronwaterbehandeling.nl BELGIUM Lubron Belgium B.V.B.A. Puursesteenweg 327 B-2880 Bornem T +32 38 771 519 E info@lubron.be www.lubron.be GERMANY Lubron Wasseraufbereitung GmbH Bahnhofstrasse 39 D-71691 Freiburg T +49 7141 2986-130 E info@lubron.de www.lubron.de