Industrial ultrafiltration equipment

Efficient & Reliable Water Pretreatment Solution

Product Overview

Industrial Ultrafiltration (UF) Equipment is a membrane-based water treatment system designed to remove suspended solids, colloids, bacteria, and macromolecular organic matter from water.
With high filtration accuracy and stable performance, UF systems are widely used as pretreatment for reverse osmosis (RO) or as an independent purification solution for industrial and municipal applications.

Working Principle

Ultrafiltration uses pressure-driven hollow fiber or flat sheet membranes with pore sizes typically ranging from 0.01–0.1 μm:

  • Water passes through the UF membrane under low pressure

  • Suspended solids, bacteria, algae, and colloids are retained

  • Clean water permeates through the membrane

  • Periodic backwashing and chemical cleaning restore membrane performance

This process ensures high turbidity removal and consistent water quality.

Advantages and features

1. The ultrafiltration system boasts high recovery rates and produces high-quality products, enabling efficient separation, purification, and high-concentration of materials. The system utilizes sanitary-grade pipes and valves, ensuring on-site cleanliness and hygiene, meeting GMP and FDA production standards. The system features advanced process design, a high degree of integration, a compact structure, a small footprint, and easy operation and maintenance, with minimal labor intensity.

2. The ultrafiltration process undergoes no phase change, resulting in no adverse effects on material components. Furthermore, the separation, purification, and concentration processes are performed at room temperature, making it particularly suitable for processing heat-sensitive materials. This eliminates the potential for high-temperature degradation of bioactive substances, effectively preserving the bioactive substances and nutrients in the original material system.

3. The ultrafiltration equipment system has low energy consumption and short production cycle. Compared with traditional process equipment, the equipment operating costs are low, which can effectively reduce production costs and improve the economic benefits of the enterprise.

Application Industries

System Configuration Options

  • Capacity: 1–500 m³/h

  • UF membrane type: Hollow fiber / Flat sheet

  • Membrane material: PVDF / PES

  • Operation mode: Inside-out / Outside-in

  • Frame material: Carbon steel / SS304 / SS316

  • Optional units: Automatic dosing system, PLC control, online turbidity monitor