Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGBServices
Membrane development
- Polymer, mixed-matrix, ceramic membranes
- Hollow fiber, capillary and tubular membranes
- Flat sheet membranes
- Membrane modification (wet-chemical, plasma, sol-gel, continuous roll-to-roll processes)
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Membranes
Module development
- Polymer modules
- Full ceramic modules
- Static potting
- Centrifugal potting
Application studies
- Microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF)
- Membrane adsorber
- Reverse osmosis (PO), forward osmosis (FO), pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO)
- Vapor transfer, especially for humidification applications
- Gas separation (RT up to 1000°C)
Membrane characterization
- Microscopy (SEM, FESEM, AFM)
- Flux, permeability and selectivity
- MWCO determination
- Pore size and pore size distribution (BET)
- Conductivity (ion, electron)
- Mechanical properties
- Thermal properties (TGA, dilatometry)
- Surface analysis (ESCA, XPS, wetting)
- Membrane swelling
- Membrane degradation
- Post mortem analysis (membranes and modules)
Equipment
Membrane preparation
- Wet spinning equipment
- Double piston spinning equipment
- Electro spinning equipment
- Different furnaces for sintering
- Equipment to build membrane modules
Membrane coating
- Dip-coating device for e.g. sol-gel coatings
- Device for electroless plating
- Various reactors for low pressure plasma coatings
Membrane characterisation
- Microscopy (SEM, AFM)
- Flux, permeability and selectivity
- MWCO-determination
- Pore size and pore size distribution (BET, Porometry)
- Conductivity (Ions, electrons)
- Mechanical properties
- Thermal properties (TGA, Dilatometry)
- Surface analysis (ESCA, XPS, wetting)
- Membrane fouling
- Membrane swelling
- Membrane degradation
- Failure analysis (Membranes and modules)
- Rheology
- Particle size (micro-, nanoparticles)
Application studies
Equipment for
- Gas separation (roomtemperature up to 1000 °C)
- Microfiltration (MF), Ultrafiltration (UF), Nanofiltration (NF)
- Reverse osmosis (RO), forward osmosis (FO), pressure-retarded Osmose (PRO)
- Pervaporation
- Transport of steam