Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS
Water and waste water technology
Extrusion of ceramic 19-channel-tube.
Filtration module with ceramic membranes.
Materials and components
- Ceramic filtration membranes in various geometries (pipes, plates, capillary tubes, honeycombs) and carrier material variants (Al2O3, SiC, TiO2)
- Specific electrolytic cells for electrochemical treatment
- Development of catalysts for galvanic in-situ contaminant elimination
- Cellular ceramic structures as catalyst carrier
- Functional surfaces based on nanostructures for filtration and catalytic conversions
Process development
- Filtration processes with ceramic membranes (micro- to nanofiltration)
- Photocatalytic processes using cellular ceramic catalyst carriers
- Electrochemical processes for water treatment, contaminant elimination and chemical recycling
- Electrolytic processes for the extraction/recovery of reusable materials and their preparation in a pure state
- Selective extraction processes
- Combined processes
Modules and plants
- Modules for all membranes available in-house up to the industrially relevant scale
- Modular electrochemical pilot plants for process optimization and treatment of small batches
- Membrane plants from lab to pilot scale (MF, UF, NF, UO, PV, DP, membrane extraction) up to 100 bar max.
- Filtration plants to be rented out, with automated filling, product extraction and cleaning function
- Mobile filtration container in accordance with ATEX (e.g. for oNF/SRNF)
- Mobile test stand for photocatalytic and electrochemical water treatment
Sensor systems and analytics
- Molecule-specific spectroscopic analytics (IR and Raman spectroscopy) for the detection of contaminants and trace substances
- Lab-based plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR) for the detection and assessment of molecular binding processes in analytes
- (Bio-)Functionalization of SPR sensor surfaces
- Development of adapted, robust SPR sensors for field application