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The nanofiltration is a separation technique which uses membrane. Its application field is situated between the reverse osmosis’ and the ultrafiltration’s one. Moreover, this technique retains the bivalent salts and the 0.001µm molecules. It requires a working pressure between 10 and 25 bars.

The use of this technique has increased in the past few years. Nowadays, it is most commonly used in the water purification processes such as the softening, the decolorisation and the elimination of micropollutants. In industry processes, the nanofiltration is used to eliminate specific components, like colouring agents for example.

The nanofiltration is also used to extract vegetal products into aqueous or alcohol solutions. This technique enables to separate molecules according to their different sizes. The separation is made through membranes and thanks to the pressure. This technique is mostly used to eliminate organic substances such as micropollutants and polyvalent ions.


CHARACTERISTICS
Retained elements:
- bivalent salts
- molecules (150 – 1000 Daltons)
 

SOME APPLICATION FIELDS OF THE UF
Food-processing industries :
- extraction of vegetal products into aqueous or alcohol solutions
- partial demineralisation
- significant abatement of the filtrate’s COD ( Chemical Oxygen Demand)
- fruit juices softening

Dairy industries :
- whey demineralisation
- dairy products concentration

Effluent treatment:
- briny water softening
- dejection of the filtrate’s COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)
- sewage recycling in the launderette
- elimination of the pesticides, nitrates, etc. in the ground water
- elimination of the heavy metals in the sewage

Pharmaceutical industries:
- separation and concentration of active constituents

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  CHARACTERISTICS


- reverse osmosis variation
- working pressure clearly under the reverse osmosis’ maximum of 80 bars
- retains bivalent salts
  APPLICATION FIELDS

- demineralization
- significant dejection of filtrate’s CCD