membrane technology
Semipermeable separation systems
Membrane technology refers to separation processes that use thin, selective barriers to filter, purify, or concentrate substances.
The membrane allows certain molecules or particles to pass while blocking others, based on size, charge, or chemical properties.
Applications range from water treatment and desalination to medical dialysis and food processing: Membrane technology has revolutionized kidney disease treatment.
Common types include reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, and microfiltration.
- hollow fiberPermeable tube for separation
- flat sheetUnshaped bed covering
- water purificationRendering liquid safe to drink
- clean waterUncontaminated hydration source
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
reverse osmosis · permeability · osmotic pressure · concentration gradient · selectivity · fouling · wastewater treatment · diffusion · bioreactors · industrial scale · air filtration · pressure vessels · food preservation · semipermeable · flux · thin film · module · porous
- membrane filtrationreverse osmosis, semipermeable, hollow fiber, permeability, filtrate
- Water Treatmentwater plant, filtration, filtration system, chlorination, purification
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
- industrial gasesargon, helium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
membrane technologydistillation
Purification via vaporization
evaporation · crystallization · precipitation · adsorption · absorption