We are expanding

The first of two new high-temperature Graphite furnaces arrived today at our manufacturing facility in Denmark.

To produce our α-Silicon Carbide (SiC) UF membranes, the product must go through a special high-temperature firing process, heating our SiC material up to 2300 C, almost half the temperature of the Sun! This is done to bond the SiC particle necks together permanently. At this temperature range, the SiC particles start sublimating. Upon cooling down, SiC vapor condensates on the large particles forming the desired porous SiC structure.

Then we end up with a high purity porous SiC structure, with uniform pore structure and high porosity providing the well-known:

  • High flux rate

  • Chemical inertness

  • Low fouling characteristics

  • High durability

This is not a simple process, which is why we work closely with a leading German furnace supplier to tailor the furnace to suit our demands. Our partnership dates back more than a decade now! With the installation of two new furnaces, it brings us to a total of 8 furnaces at Cembrane.

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