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Originally developed for desalination of brackish and sea water, membrane technology now offers a wide range of capabilities, from 100% removal of suspended solids to separation of water from sugars, salts and other low molecular weight substances. Membranes are now available that are tolerant to a wide range of pH values, and - with the advent of ceramic membranes structures - the process can also handle solutions at high temperatures.

Membrane systems depend on rapid flow parallel to the filtering surface to maintain stable and continuous flow of filtrate (permeate). A variety of flow channel configurations (geometries) have been developed to accommodate a wide range of viscosities, percentages of suspended and dissolved solids and chemical compositions of the fluids being processed. A major advantage of membrane technology is the modular nature of the process, making it possible to build both large and small system economically.

Manchester Corporation engineers have broad experience in the design, component selection and manufacture of membrane process equipment, and are well placed to combine economy an technical specifications to select the most appropriate and reliable configuration of components for each specific customer requirement.

In most instances, membrane processes are only part of a total integrated system, including pretreatment to maintain optimum performance of the membrane section, as well as post-treatment of the concentrate for disposal or recovery and of the filtrate for recycle, recovery or discharge to the environment.