[프랑스] Arkema와 Polymem, 새로운 UF 멤브레인 개발을 위해 협력

 

화학 회사인 Arkema와 프랑스 멤브레인 제조사인 Polymem가 고품질의 물 생산을 위해 새로운 친수성 UF 멤브레인 기술 개발에 협력했다. UF 멤브레인은 새로운 나노 구조인 Kynar와 Arkema가 개발한 PVDF 고분자를 사용하여 Polymen이 만들었다. 두 회사는 물 처리를 더 효율적이고 에너지사용을 절감했다. 이 협력의 목적은 UF 멤브레인 기술의 화학적 발전을 가속화하고 기다림 없이 다른 물 처리 회사가 이용하게 만드는 것이다.

Chemical company Arkema and French membrane manufacturer Polymem have jointly developed a new ultrafiltration (UF) hydrophilic membrane technology to produce high quality water.

The UF membranes are manufactured by Polymem using a brand new nanostructured Kynar® PVDF polymer developed by Arkema, which the companies claim makes membrane water treatment more effective and less energy-intensive.

The aim of the partnership is both to speed up the commercial development of this UF membrane technology and to make it accessible to other water treatment players without delay.

The manufacturers say that the UF hollow-fiber membrane technology delivers the following benefits compared with conventional systems:

· Much finer filtration (from suspended matter to bacteria etc, to viruses)
· Highly stable quality of post-filtration water regardless of the quality of pre-filtration water
· Faster flowing filtered water for constant energy consumption due to membranes with excellent and long-lasting hydrophilic properties
· The possibility of fully automated filtration systems.

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse/ 2014년 5월 21일]