Inopor® - The cutting edge of ceramic nano-filtration

Unique inopor^® nanofiltration membrane

The cutting edge of ceramic nano-filtration^®

Ceramic membranes offer significant advantages in material separation.
Our globally unique inopor^® nanofiltration membrane opens up new perspectives.

Applicationsin focus

Beer & Wine

Ceramic crossflow filtration in the field of beer and wine production is used for clarification, among other things. Filtration with ceramic membranes, as tubular elements or rotating discs, offers many advantages. These include automation ability, high product qualitiy, reduced energy requirements, ,and resource savings through waste reduction, and in cleaning processes.

Milk

inopor^® ceramic membranes are used in the dairy industry for processing milk, cheese, and butter – for example, to remove bacteria, fractionate proteins, and standardise casein in cheese production. They are also suitable for the concentration and purification of whey protein, as well as for the recovery of milk dry matter and water. Due to their high acid and alkali stability, inopor^® membranes are also ideal for reprocessing CIP cleaning solutions.

[Translate to English:] inopor – Industrie im Fokus: Milch

Process water

Water scarcity is a global issue. Rising water demand increases costs and regional scarcity. Industry in particular requires large quantities of process water, which is treated in an energy-intensive manner using large amounts of chemicals and disposed of at high cost. Inopor® membranes are suitable for targeted solutions in process water recycling with ecological and economic advantages.

[Translate to English:] inopor – Industrie im Fokus: Bier & Wein

Productsin operation

Cross-Flow Filter Membranes
We integrate various membrane geometries into standard housings to enable maximum specific membrane area with optimised process parameters. For the food and pharmaceutical industries, we provide corresponding certificates and module solutions with minimal dead space volume as required. Our solution proposals are tailored to technological efficiency and cost-effectiveness according to the various industrial and technical tasks. Inopor® membranes are backwash and CIP-compatible.
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Rotation discs
Ceramic filtration discs are a special design solution for dynamic cross-flow filtration, where their rotation generates a tangential overflow, which can reduce pumping effort and lower energy costs. The advantages of this technology are particularly evident in specific applications and objectives, such as high viscosity of the medium to be filtered and/or the objective of high concentration. An efficient cleaning of the membranes (backflushing and plant-integrated CIP) is enabled as needed.
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Multi-channel plates
Our inopor® multi-channel plates enable efficient filtration in special housing solutions. This enables long operating lifetimes in comparison to most polymer membrane solutions and provides energy savings compared to other ceramic membrane filtration methods.
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Project managementFrom idea to solution

Project management
Our expert inopor® team in Kloster Veilsdorf will accompany you from the initial project idea to the plant concept and provide you with competent support for your filtration project.
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Application laboratory
Here, we optimise ceramic membranes through comprehensive testing and quality control. We also offer support from screening to piloting, and enable customised separation solutions on site or at your company.
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Filtration/Inopor

Development of an economically attractive technology for the production of basic chemical raw materials using a catalytic membrane reactor

NanoKom project – using technical ceramics and industrial ceramics as stable supports for innovative separation processes

Filtration/Inopor

Development and optimization of ceramic carbon membranes for use under demanding conditions to increase the efficiency of existing processes.

Technical ceramics for innovative membrane technology – helium recovery with highly selective ceramic membranes

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Pure helium is currently required in many technical and analytical applications and is, so to speak, “consumed” as soon as it no longer meets the…

nanofiltration.

inopor^® manufactures and supplies ceramic micro-, ultra-, and nanofiltration membranes in a wide variety of materials, geometries, and separation ranges.

inopor^® offers market leading ceramic nanofiltration membranes with the smallest industrially available molecular cut-off. Ceramic nanofiltration membranes with a molecular weight cut-off between 200 and 750 Da are part of the inopor^® standard product range.

In addition to the treatment of specific waste and process waters, these membranes are primarily used in the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as in biotechnology.

The separation mechanism of ceramic membranes is based on physical effects, which means that no additives are required during filtration operation. inopor^® membranes are characterised by their high chemical and thermal resistance, which directly translates into a long service life of the filter elements.

In addition to manufacturing ceramic membranes, inopor^® also specialises in the customised development of membrane separation processes in the fields of micro-, ultra-, and nanofiltration. An application centre equipped with its own laboratory and pilot systems is available for this purpose. This can also be deployed on-site at our customers’ facilities.

If required, we are pleased to offer our laboratory filtration unit “InoMini” for purchase.

We are happy to support you — in cooperation with our partners — in the development and acquisition of specialised pilot and industrial systems for filtration applications.

inopor^® is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.