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Air Gap Membrane Distillation Cell, Acrylic

Sterlitech’s “plug and play” AGMD test cell is a bench-scale cross/tangential flow test cell that mimics the conditions representative of a large-scale AGMD system while using minimal amounts of membrane or product. Air Gap Membrane Distillation is a thermally driven separation technique  in which  vapors travel through a hydrophobic membrane. 

The standard AGMD cell has a membrane active area of 45.6 cm2 (7.1 in2) and an air gap of 5.6 mm (0.22 in). 

Note: AGMD cell may also be custom made.

SKU
1160071
Manufacturer
Sterlitech

Details

Air Gap Membrane Distillation Cell, Acrylic

Applications

Membrane Distillation (MD) is widely used in separation processes such as:

  • Desalination
  • Concentration in food industries
  • Acid manufacturing
  • Removing organic and heavy metals
  • Treating radioactive waste

Sterlitech carries membranes specifically for membrane distillation:

  • PTFE (Unlaminated, Laminated, and Aspire Laminated)

These membranes vary in terms of pore size, thickness, polymer, which in turn effect permeability, chemical compatibility, and water entry pressure. All are hydrophobic, and have different maximum operating temperatures.

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