Our Electro-Ceramic Desalination Technology
Electro-Ceramic Desalination: Level Up Your Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Membrion’s cutting-edge Electro-Ceramic Desalination (ECD) process is used to selectively remove dissolved ions, such as salts, metals, and minerals, from challenging wastewater streams. It concentrates them into a small volume for recovery or disposal. Dissolved ions are often the source of regulatory compliance issues and the cause of equipment failure due to mineral scaling. Removing solely the problematic ions ensures a tailored approach so that facilities only pay to treat what matters.

Membrion’s Ceramic Desalination Membrane
- Is protected by more than 40 patents
- Is mass produced in the U.S. through a roll-to-roll processes
- Leverages molecule-sized pores to selectively remove ions
- Maintains durability in extreme wastewater conditions
- Removes dissolved and charged salts, minerals & metals
- Are leveraged across many applications and industries


Why Use Membrion’s Ceramic Desalination Membranes?
Unlike alternative wastewater treatment strategies,
Membrion’s wastewater treatment solution has the unique capability to:
- Handle “harsh” conditions with minimal-to-no pre-treatment
- Reduce the volume of salts, metals, and minerals by 3x - 50x
- Self-clean and operate with minimal interaction from the facility
- Handle “harsh” conditions with minimal-to-no pre-treatment
- Fit into small spaces based on compact design
ECD’s unique capabilities are rooted in the performance of our CeramIX(R) Membranes
which can withstand the harshest environments, such as:
- Concentrated acids & oxidizers
- Organic & biological foulants
- Chlorine
- Small particles (< 10 um)
- Residual solvents
- High silica and scaling minerals
- Chelators
Limitations
Our technology is highly versatile and can provide many wastewater treatment solutions, however, it is not universally applicable.
Here’s when we raise a red flag:

- Projects where the water could be reasonably treated with a traditional stand-alone membrane technology (e.g., reverse osmosis). We deliver a lot of value and are more economical than many solutions, but we aren’t the least expensive solution on the market.
- Applications that require pH > 8. We can adjust pH down, but our silica membranes are not designed for alkaline or caustic operations.
- Situations where particles, organics, silica, and/or other non-ionized molecules must also be removed. We only remove ions and so removing other contaminants requires complementary technologies.
Where to Start
Take the first step toward creating your customized wastewater solution by contacting us online. A knowledgeable member of our team will connect with you, learn more about your unique requirements, and help assess if Membrion’s electro-ceramic desalination technology is the right fit for your needs.
“We complete on-site feasibility studies before we sell anything.”
