High-Efficiency Ceramic Membrane For Oil-Water Separation Technology: Solving The Industry Challenge Of Low Industrial Wastewater Recovery Rates

With the acceleration of global industrialization, emerging market countries such as Indonesia and Saudi Arabia face severe industrial wastewater treatment challenges. In sectors like petrochemicals, machinery manufacturing, and food processing, oily wastewater treatment costs remain high-conventional processes typically suffer from low recovery rates, rapid membrane fouling, high dependency on chemical agents, and surging operational costs. Project data from the Middle East indicates that over 45% of industrial zones face environmental penalties due to insufficient wastewater treatment efficiency . Achieving efficient oil-water separation and improving resource recovery rates has become a core demand for industrial enterprises in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Breakthrough Solution of Ceramic Membrane Technology
1. Core Technological Innovation in Oil-Water Separation
Ceramic membrane is revolutionizing traditional separation processes with its unique inorganic material structure:

• Anti-fouling Performance: Zirconia membrane and alumina membranes composite substrate forms nano-scale channels, with a surface contact angle of only 15°, significantly reducing oil molecule adsorption compared to organic membranes .
• Extreme Environment Adaptability: Resistance to strong acids and high temperatures (up to 700°C ), perfectly matching scenarios like high-temperature wastewater in Middle Eastern refineries and acidic wastewater in Southeast Asian food processing.
• Cross-Flow Filtration Innovation: The ceramic membrane for oil water separation technology enables vertical separation of permeate and oil contaminants, drastically enhancing recovery rates .

Taihe Technological Breakthrough: Adoption of patented gradient sintering process controls pore size accuracy deviation, significantly improving emulsified oil interception efficiency.

2. Economic Restructuring: From Cost Center to Value Creation
Taihe Environmental's ceramic membranes for wastewater treatment system demonstrates triple advantages:

1. Structural Optimization of O&M Costs
The disruptive value of ceramic membrane first manifests in full-life-cycle cost control:

• Zero Chemical Additives: Physical separation mechanism of alumina-based alumina membranes replaces demulsifiers, flocculants, and other chemicals .
• Breakthrough Membrane Longevity: Zirconia-reinforced zirconia membrane shows <5% flux attenuation after 26 months of continuous operation in project tests .
• Energy Efficiency Improvement: Cross-flow design reduces pumping energy consumption by 35% .

Taihe Empirical Case: An industrial park in Shandong reduced sludge disposal costs by 62% and saved over RMB 1 million annually in chemical costs after adopting ceramic membranes for wastewater treatment.

2. Resource Recovery Creates New Revenue

• Recovered oil purity reaches 98.5%, directly usable as biodiesel feedstock.
• Higher-value renewable resources recovered per 10,000 tons of treated wastewater.
• Enhanced water reuse rates substantially reduce freshwater procurement costs.

Core Mechanism: Gradient-pore ceramic membrane precisely intercepts oil droplets >5μm while allowing free water permeation .

3. Compliance Risk Cost Avoidance
Facing increasingly stringent emission standards in Southeast Asia (e.g., Indonesia's PP22/2021 ):

• Taihe Environmental's ceramic membrane for oil water separation system maintains effluent oil content <5ppm.
• Modular design rapidly adapts to local environmental regulatory upgrades.
• Certified by Malaysia's SIRIM certification , ensuring seamless project approvals.

Conclusion: Ushering in a New Era of Industrial Water Treatment
Ceramic membrane technology has transcended the laboratory stage, becoming an industrial-grade solution for oil-water separation pain points. In Taihe Environmental's implemented projects:

• Average investment payback period shortened to 18–24 months (petrochemical industry) / 22 months (food industry).
• Carbon emission intensity reduced by >28%, aiding ESG goal achievement .