Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology

Department of Civil Engineering

ME – CIVIL(WREE )

A SEMINAR ON

Advance Waste Water Treatment

“Ceramic membrane technique ”

By

Student Name : Payal S. Chakote

Seat No./Roll No: 662003

04/09/2020 IWM 1
 Contents

• Introduction
• Operation
• Backwashing
• Applications
• Industrial applications
• References
 Introduction
• Ceramic membrane filter technique is a sustainable technique
for clean and reliable water.
• It is used for removal of impurities like suspended substances,
turbidity, bacteria and protozoa's.
• The technology is very suited as purification step in the
production of drinking water, process water or for purification
and reuse of waste water.
Introduction
 Operation

• The membrane is made of 100% ceramic material.

• It is a massive block of extruded ceramic, from which raw
water channels are carved out.
• During filtration process, undissolved substances larger than
0.1 µm are held back.
• The driving force for membrane filtration is pressure
difference across the membrane from supply to permeate side.
 Backwashing

• During filtration process, the pressure across the membrane

will increase due accumulation of fouling.
• Period cleansing is done by very effective combination of high
pressure backwash and forward flush is applied.
• During backwash the pressure applied is 5 barg.
 Characteristics

• High strength and high reliability:

The ceramic membrane has high strength and does not break.
• High operation system:
Even after day to day fluctuation condition of raw water,
membrane can provide treated water continuously. The
filtration is not compromised even due to high turbidity i.e.
during heavy rainfall.
• Eco –friendly ceramic membrane with long service life:
The ceramic membrane have a long service life of 15 years.
Because the membrane can be reused as ceramic material it is
eco friendly membrane that cannot generate waste. Low power
consumption.
 Advantages of Ceramic Membrane Filtration

• Resistant to pressure and heat.

• Resistant to aggressive chemicals, so that effective cleansing
is possible.
• Back rinsing with very high speed.
• Low environment impact.

• Long guaranteed membrane lifespan

 Applications

• Ceramic membrane are increasingly being used in a broad range

of industries such as biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, dairy,
food and beverage.
• Each industry presents specific needs and opportunities.
• This membrane can withstand elevated temperatures, extreme
pH(0-14) and high operating pressure.
• This makes membrane suitable for many applications where
polymeric and other inorganic membrane cannot be used.
 Industrial Applications

• Clarification of natural fruit juices such as apple, cranberry

and grape is widely practiced industrial application of ceramic
membrane.
• Ceramic membrane can be used in several different stages in
different stages in of sugar cane juice for raw and refine sugar
production
Industrial Applications
 References

• https://www.lenntech.com/applications/index.htm
• https://www.wateronline.com/doc/ceramic-membrane-filtratio
n-system-0001
• http://www.rwbwater.com/technology/ceramic-membrane-filtr
ation/
• http://www.metawater.co.jp/eng/product/plant/water/membran
e_clarify/
Thank you