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ECOMEMB: Membrane housing device for sustainable water treatments
EP20382065.9
The technology gives sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions to the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane waste generated in the water treatment sector (e.g. seawater desalination) by regenerating the membranes for a second life and selling them back to the market. End-of-life RO membranes have to be preserved properly before the regeneration process. Preservation and the gravity-driven regeneration process are completed by the membrane housing device (patented). The invention will be also useful for applying recycling processes to convert the RO performance into nanofiltration and ultrafiltration performance and for manufacturing compact gravity-driven filtration systems using recycled ultrafiltration membranes
Advantages: Saves up to 60% membrane replacement costs and prolongs its lifespan by at least 50% Uses less energy reaching the water quality standards Avoids 85.5 Kg CO2 and 12 kg plastic disposed of in landfills Applications: Water treatment sector and Reverse osmosis membranes users