Pervatech - Ceramic Membrane Technology for Pervaporation, Vapour Permeation and Gas Separation

Pervatech is a leading company in the technology of ceramic membranes for pervaporation, vapour permeation and gas separation.

The aim of the company is to find a technological and economical solution for difficult separation processes by means of smart combinations of process steps together with the client.

The target is to run the process with less energy, a higher quality of the end products and the reliability of the separation process. Pervaporation is seen as one of the key units for process intensification.

Tubular ceramic pervaporation membranes, modules and industrial systems

The company's core activities are the production, marketing and sales of tubular ceramic pervaporation membranes, modules and industrial systems. Pervatech has a production capacity of up to 400m² membrane surface per year, which can easily be extended up to 1,000m².

Our product offering includes:

• Tubular ceramic pervaporation membranes
• Hybrid pervaporation membrane up to 150°C
• PDMS-based organophilic pervaporation membranes; spiral wound elements
• Test modules for lab scale and pilot scale
• Larger membrane modules for industrial plants
• Equipment for lab scale and pilot scale testing
• Industrial plants in co-makership with OEMs

Pervaporation technology for dehydration processes

In addition to ceramic pervaporation membranes, Pervatech Sales serves the organophilic pervaporation market with special polymeric membranes. It mainly focuses on selective recovery of aromas and fragrances. These are also very useful for recovery of aggressive solvents at point of release in the plant, such as Lower alcohols, ethyl acetate, isoamyl alcohol, isoamyl acetate, hexanol, 2-hexenal, benzine, xylene, chlorinated hydrocarbons.

Special polymeric membranes

Pervaporation is increasingly used in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food industries. Pervatech pervaporation technology is particularly useful in dehydration processes such as solvent drying, breaking of azeotropic mixtures, and enhancing chemical condensation reactions in aggressive environments.

It can be a useful add-on process for situations where other separation methods reach the end of their operational limits (e.g. lack of chemical resistance, swelling of the polymeric membrane, temperature).

Ceramic membrane technology R&D

Pervatech's scientific co-operation with leading universities and institutions, both nationally and abroad, secures today's and tomorrow's ceramic membranes with superior characteristics.

Plant realisation is in co-makership with well-established official equipment manufacturers, with full licences for PED directives, ex-directives, and availability of plant services.

The commercialisation of our pervaporation and vapour permeation technology is dealt with by our company in the Netherlands, either directly to the end user or through process equipment manufacturers.

Pervatech Sales is looking for processes where it is possible to reduce investments (up to 75%), a remarkable reduction of the energy costs, a significant reduction in downstream processing, and a higher quality end product.