Hollow fiber membranes for clarification in food and beverage industry

Optimize filtration and separation processes with advanced hollow fiber membrane technology, ensuring efficient product clarification and high-value fractionation across diverse applications.

Filters and Clarifies Liquids and Slurries

Kovalus Separation Solutions offers the ROMICON® and ROMIPRO™ Hollow Fiber Membrane Filtration Cartridges, designed for effective filtration and clarification across various industries, including dairy, food, beverage, and life sciences. The ROMICON® cartridges feature a crossflow hollow fiber design that efficiently manages continuous filtration tasks, offering inside-out fiber structures for optimal separation performance. These cartridges serve applications like cheese production, protein fractionation, and beverage clarification, meeting both USDA and FDA compliance standards.

ROMIPRO™ cartridges are specifically crafted to meet stringent pharmaceutical regulations, being USP Class VI compliant, and are accompanied by a Certificate of Quality. They suit pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications, ensuring the highest purity levels.

Engineered for robust use, these cartridges maintain excellent control of transmembrane pressure (TMP), ensuring demanding fractionations are handled efficiently. Options are available for handling liquids and slurries with various fiber lumen sizes, enhancing versatility in processes such as protein recovery and endotoxin removal.

Designed for easy integration into automatic systems, these cartridges support continuous operations and are backwashable, providing high cleanability and reduced maintenance. They are also available in corrosion-resistant materials and can be customized with various process sizes to fit specific plant needs.

Benefits

  • Enhances product purity through precise filtration, crucial for high-value applications.
  • Lowers operational expenses with extended cartridge life and minimal maintenance.
  • Meets stringent industry standards, ensuring compliance with USDA, FDA, and USP Class VI.
  • Adapts to diverse processing requirements with customizable fiber sizes and configurations.
  • Facilitates efficient cleaning and reduces downtime with backwashable construction.

General


Applications
Food,Sour gas,Environmental,Gas,Textile,Automotive,Beverage,Oil,Biogas,Metals refining,General industrial,Pulp,Mining,Paper,Life sciences,Dairy
End products
Fruit juice concentrates,Protein powders,Metal powders,Beer clarification,Wine clarification,Natural gas,Cheese,Cosmetics,Engine oils,Mineral concentrates,Textile dyes,Paper coatings,Automotive lubricants,Wastewater treatment solutions,Pulp processing chemicals,Pharmaceuticals
Steps before
Purification,Product Preparation,Pre-filtration
Steps after
Clarification,Protein Fractionation,Color Concentration,Endotoxin Removal,Packaging
Input ingredients
food ingredients,beverage ingredients,industrial biotechnology materials,citrus juice,spirit vinegar,fermentation broth,industrial wastewater
Output ingredients
product clarification,protein fractionation,color concentration,clarified citrus juice,clarified vinegar,clarified fermentation broth,endotoxin-free outputs
Market info
Kovalus Separation is known for manufacturing industrial engineered-to-order (ETO) separation equipment, specializing in tailored solutions for complex filtration and separation needs, with a strong reputation for innovation, quality, and reliability in various industries.

Technical Specifications


Pore Size
Varies depending on application
Fiber Lumen Diameter
Varies depending on application
Material Construction
Polysulfone (PS) chemistry
Automation
Custom and standard systems available
Backwashable Construction
Yes
Cleanability
High Cleanability
Operating Life
Long
Compliance
USDA/FDA and 3A,EU,Halal Compliant
USP Class VI Compliance
Yes (ROMIPRO)
Cartridge Sizes
1-inch,3-inch,5-inch,6-inch

Operating Characteristics


Working Mechanism
Cross-flow filtration
Batch vs. Continuous Operation
Batch / Continuous
CIP/SIP
CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
Automation Level
Manual / PLC
Cleaning Method
Backwashable / CIP
Energy Efficiency
Self-support construction
Changeover Time
Efficient

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Physical Characteristics


Fiber type
Hollow fiber
Fiber material
Polysulfone (PS)
Fiber diameter
Various sizes available
Filtration type
Microfiltration / Ultrafiltration
Construction type
Cross-flow
Lumen diameter
Selectable

Custom Options


Fiber Diameter
Variety of sizes available
Pore Size
Wide range of options
Cartridge Size
1-inch to 6-inch
Special Construction Variants
Options for spirit vinegar and citrus clarification
System Configuration
Custom and standard options