Membrana is pleased to announce the launch of it’s new DuraPES® filtration membrane that has higher loading capacity compared to other commercially available membranes. The DuraPES® membrane has a unique patent pending pore structure and dual asymetric membrane wall that provides a protected separation layer. This separation layer has demonstrated its effectiveness in many applications with excellent retention characteristics.
DuraPES® membrane is a hydrophilic sulfonated polyethersulfone (PES) flat sheet membrane which has advantages over typical competitive membranes. It offers permanent hydrophilicity due to its unique polymer blend and has 80% porosity and a large pore diameter, which provides a high flux rate for superior filtration performance. It also has higher water permeability resulting in increased throughput. This contributes to a substantially longer service life and lower operating costs for DuraPES® membrane.
The DuraPES® membrane is targeted for use in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries for the removal of particles in therapeutics, injectibles, and buffer solutions. The food and beverage industry is also a focus area for DuraPES® where it can be used for clarifying and filtering water, beer, wine, and juice. Other industries (e.g. diagnostic) are also testing this revolutionary new membrane and the market acceptance is expected to be broad.
Membrana is a market leader in membrane development and manufacturing. It has supplied membranes to a variety of medical and industrial markets for more than 50 years. Membrana’s Industrial Membrane Contactor Group also manufactures a variety of devices used for adding dissolved gases to or removing dissolved gases from liquids in various industries and applications. Manufacturing facilities are located in the USA and Europe. Global markets are served through sales offices and affiliates in North America, Europe, Japan, South East Asia and China. Membrana is a wholly-owned subsidiary of POLYPORE Inc., a growing worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly specialized polymer-based membranes used in separation and filtration processes.
