Sustainability & Environmental impact

Filtration with A-membranes’ grafted ceramic membranes requires only a fraction of the energy use of a distillation process and provides a sustainable energy-lean alternative. The use of our grafted membranes instead of distillation will result in an important reduction of carbon emissions, up to 90%. Depending on the application and requirements, we can replace distillation entirely or intensify the process, by installing a membrane filtration unit before the distillation column and sending a richer mixture into the column.

Most of the large thermal separation processes and distillation columns are in use for the treatment (fractionation, purification, separation, …) of chemical streams, often at high temperatures or with other harsh process parameters. Their outstanding stability, resulting from the inherent stability of the ceramics combined with the excellent resistance to leaching from our grafted layers make our membranes an excellent energy-saving and CO2-reducing alternative for separations in chemical environments.