Member introduction
If we want to make our planet healthy and sustainable we need to recycle more. Membranes are indispensable when it comes to recycling. The aim of the Membrane Technology Laboratory is to develop energy efficient and environmentally friendly cleaning, recovery and separation processes for the pulp and paper industry, food industry, metal industry and other sectors.
This can be achieved through expertise and control of the separation phenomena, experimental research and mathematical modelling. Basic research into the understanding of the phenomena and the characterization of the membranes and the separation process are important areas of research for the laboratory.
The laboratory have 15 membrane equipment and many characterization technologies.
Direct contacts
Mika Mänttäri
mika.manttari@lut.fi
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This member is
- Expert
Member's key competencies
Industry served
- Biomaterials/biorefinery
- Food & beverage
- Pulp & paper
- Sidestreams / recycling
- Water and wastewater
Expertise
- Application
- Industry
- R&D
- Solutions
- Technology
Products and services
- Piloting services
- Research services
Technologies and solutions
Separation technologies
- Membranes/filters
Separation solutions
- Contaminent/pollutant removal
- Recovery and recycling of valuable compounds
- Solvent/ionic liquid/eutectic solvent use/ recovery/reuse
- Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Member's place in the value chain
- Components ›
- Technology development ›
- OEM ›
- Technology provider ›
- System integrator ›
- Full plant delivery ›
- EPC ›
- Consumables ›
- Service provider ›
- Enduser/producer
Consortium partners
- Build consortium ›
- Co-ordinate the Writing process ›
- Coordinator ›
- Partner ›
- Provide piloting site ›
- Steering team participant ›
- Writer
Member's projects
Member's resources and equipments
Solution characterization
- TOC, COD Conductivity, pH
- UV-VIS (lignin, proteins, glucose) Turbidity
- Monosaccharides (HPLC, GC-MS) Molar mass (MALS)
- Wood extractives (GC) Hydroxyacids, carbohydrates (CE)
- Salts (IC) Inorganics, Metals (AAS, ICP)
Fouling characterization
The following characterization includes:
- Surface charge (Streaming potential)
- Hydrophilicity (contact angle)
- Chemical structure (FTIR, Confocal-Raman, EDS, DSC)
- Physical structure (Optical microscopy, SEM, CSLM, AFM)
- Staining + optical microscopy
- Extraction + GC analysis
Membrane characterization
Membrane characterization equipment includes:
- Surface charge (Streaming potential, membrane potential)
- Hydrophilicity (contact angle)
- Chemical structure (FTIR, Confocal-Raman, EDS, DSC)
- Physical structure (AFM, SEM, CSLM, Porosimetry, DSC)
3-cell filter
Critical dimensions:
- Filtration volume 20 L à
- Maximum pressure 22 bar
- Filtration area 3x 0.0046 m2
High shear CR350/6-filter
Critical dimensions:
- Filtration volume 100 L à several m3
- Maximum pressure 8 bar, filtration area 1 m2
DSS Labstak M20
DSS Labstak M20 critical dimensions:
- Filtration volume 10 L à
- Maxiumum pressure 50 bar
- Filtration area 0.036 – 0.72 m2
Amicon cells -Laboratory scale (Membranes)
Critical dimensions of the cells:
- Filtration volume 0.1-0.3 L
- Maximum pressure 6 bar
Nanofiltration Semi industrial scale
Nanofiltration Semi industrial scale equipment is both available in projects or for rental
Critical dimensions:
-Capacity : 1000 Kg/h
-Nanofiltration membrane area: 20 000 m2