HPD Expands Technology Offering With CeraMem® Ceramic Membranes
Plainfield, IL - HPD, a Veolia Water Technologies (VWS) company and the world’s largest evaporation and crystallization process and equipment supplier, has expanded their offering to include CeraMem® ceramic membrane technology. CeraMem membranes feature a proprietary technology platform that combines innovative design features and unique materials of construction to provide larger capacities than other ceramic membranes at costs comparable to polymeric membranes.
CeraMem membrane technology allows the utilization of large-diameter ceramic monoliths that reduce the overall footprint of installed equipment. Developed mainly for microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, CeraMem ceramic membranes offer a low-fouling solution in harsh environments that is suitable for high temperature applications. This, coupled with a high resistance to chemical and abrasive attacks during operation, permits the use of membranes in some of the most challenging processes in water and wastewater treatment. One such challenging environment is deoiling of produced water in the oil and gas industry.
“We are very excited about offering this unique technology to complement our core expertise in process design,” commented HPD President, Jim Brown. “The CeraMem ceramic membrane technology will be instrumental in providing solutions to many of the issues currently limiting water and wastewater treatment systems.”
The CeraMem technology was developed with assistance provided by the Small Business Innovation Research Programs of the Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, and Environmental Protection Agency as well as funding provided by the Expeditionary Unit Water Purification (EUWP) program managed by the Office of Naval Research. The addition of this innovative ceramic membrane technology further broadens VWS’ extensive offering to the oil and gas industry and demonstrates an overall commitment to provide added value to customers through differentiating technologies and solutions.
HPD provides innovative process solutions, which utilize evaporation and crystallization as well as ceramic membrane technology, to industrial customers worldwide. HPD’s range of services includes process design, pilot testing, equipment supply, project management, design-build project execution, and start-up and training services. From offices in Bilbao, Spain, and Plainfield, Illinois, and with agents around the world, HPD has provided more than 650 installations in over 30 countries. HPD is a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company.
Veolia Water Technologies is the technological subsidiary of Veolia Water. Veolia Water Technologies (VWS), which includes six subsidiaries in North America (Crown Solutions, HPD, John Meunier, Kruger, N.A. Water Systems, and Whittier Filtration), is a world leader in engineering and technological solutions in water treatment for industrial companies and municipal authorities. VWS is also one of the world’s major design-build providers of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Present in more than 55 countries, with 7700 employees, Veolia Water Technologies had revenues of $2.7 billion in 2007.
VEOLIA WATER, the water division of Veolia Environnement, is the world leader in water services. Veolia Water specializes in managing water services outsourced by municipal authorities, industry and tertiary sector companies. Veolia Water operates in 57 countries, serves 108 million people, employs 70,700 employees, and had revenue of $12.8 billion in 2007.
SOURCE: Veolia Water Technologies