Membranes and Functional Films

Tailor-made solutions for your separation applications

The selective separation of mixtures of substances constitutes a challenge in numerous everyday procedures as well as in industrial and laboratory applications. Whether your aim is the percolation or the selective retention of substances: the most efficient solution to these problems are membranes and functional films.

Our department combines extensive expertise with innovative concepts to offer you targeted solutions for complex challenges. Benefit from proficiency and experience of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe’s biggest organization for applied research and development services.

Development from material to module

 

Research | Development

Materials | Flat membranes
Spiral-wound modules | Hollow fibers
Capillary membranes | Tubular membranes
Membranes | Films | Processing
Membrane processes | Additives
Ionic liquids

 

Services

Materials | Production and processing
Porous polyacrylonitrile membranes
Analytics | Process engineering
Consulting | Modular construction
Scaling

 

Analysis

Porosimetry

Gas Filtration

Liquid Filtration

Pervaporation

Structure Elucidation

Application examples

 

  • blood oxygenation
  • membrane morphology of PVDF-membranes
  • ultrafiltration membranes

We offer you

 

  • tailor-made solutions for your separation applications
  • experience and know-how in the field of Membranes and Functional Films
  • personal support

Network

Innovative research needs reliable partners. Thanks to our close collaboration with partners from a wide range of industries, we ensure that your projects run smoothly.

Fraunhofer-Allianz POLO
R2R-Net

Frequently used terms

 

In our glossary we provide you with
definitions of the terms most frequently used in our field of expertise.