MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY Membrane Technology at TECNALIA is focused on the development of Membrane Materials for Industrial Gas Separation demands. Aiming at increasing the e�ciency, reducing the operating and capital costs and physical as well as environmental footprint for the target separations:
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Polymeric membranes in a module Preparation of inorganic membranesPOLYMERIC MEMBRANES INORGANIC MEMBRANES
Inorganic membranes to reach where polymeric membranes cannot reach
Hollow �ber membrane preparation, a step forward towards industrial application
Membrane performance gas permeation testing equipment (Di�erent Pressures, temperatures and gas compositions)
Carbon membranes preparation equipment
Semi- Industrial Hollow �ber spinning set-up to go from lab to plant
Robeson Upper Bound polymers
zeolitemolecular
sieves
carbon sieves
potential hybridmembranes
Commercially Attractive Region
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Membrane commercially attractive region for gas separation where TECNALIA is focused
Gas separation membranes for industrial/environmental applications
H2 SeparationH2 puri�cation in re�neries
H2 separations in syngas processesMostly Metallic Membranes, could be manufactured for membrane reactors
CO2 CapturePost-combustionPre-combustion
Oxyfuel
Metallic,Polymeric, Composite Membranes
Natural gas processing
Biogas upgrading
Air Separation Oxygen Polymeric, Composite and Carbon
Membranes
Ole�n/Para�n SeparationFor hybrid processes to decrease the
energy intensity(Ethylene/Ethane, Propylene/Propane)
Composite and Carbon Membranes
N2 and CO2 removalPolymeric, Composite and Carbon
Membranes @high and low pressures