Gaining an Extra Hour of Uptime with Anti-Fouling Membranes
Why One More Hour of Uptime Matters In food and dairy processing, productivity is rarely limited by demand. It’s limited by time. Time lost to cleaning programs, recovery cycles, and unstable performance adds up quickly – especially in membrane…
How Evolution Membranes Cut Chemical Costs
Chemical costs are a quiet drain on food and dairy processing operations. They show up every day in membrane cleaning programs – caustics, acids, enzymes, sanitizers – along with the water, energy, and downtime required to use them. For many…
Stop Wasting Energy on Membrane Cleaning
When processors think about energy use in membrane systems, attention usually goes straight to operating pressure, pump efficiency, or recovery rates. That focus makes sense – but it misses one of the most expensive and energy-intensive parts of…
How Anti-Fouling Membranes Reduce Water Use
Water use is one of the more scrutinized operational metrics in food, dairy, and biotech processing – and for good reason. Between diafiltration system flushing, and membrane cleaning programs, water consumption adds up quickly. For many facilities,…
ZwitterCo Unfiltered Recap | Ep 2: What Autopsies Reveal
ZwitterCo Unfiltered is back with Episode 2, continuing the series focused on real-world membrane behavior in food, dairy, biotech processing. Hosted by Jon Goodman (VP of Food Processing & Specialties, ZwitterCo) and Scott Brown (Senior…
Cutting Chemical Costs and Water Use in Milk Protein Isolate (MPI) Filtration
Sustainability goals in dairy processing are getting sharper – and less forgiving. Reducing water use, cutting chemical consumption, and lowering wastewater volumes are no longer “nice-to-haves.” They are metrics that plants are expected to report,…
RO Beer Dealcoholization: Reducing Fouling and Diafiltration Water Use
Low- and no-alcohol beer is no longer a niche category. Consumer demand has pushed breweries of all sizes to invest in dealcoholization technologies that preserve brand-defining flavor while meeting strict alcohol targets. Among the available…
Rethinking Downstream Processing for Alternative Protein Production
Alternative proteins – whether plant-based, fermentation-derived, or enzyme-based – are scaling fast. But downstream processing remains one of the biggest barriers to profitability. While upstream innovation has accelerated, many processors are…
ZwitterCo Unfiltered Recap | Ep 1: Why “Lower Clean Water Flux” Can Still Mean Higher Throughput (and Easier Cleaning)
ZwitterCo just launched ZwitterCo Unfiltered – a new podcast series focused on real-world membrane performance, customer questions, and field experience. Episode 1, hosted by Jon Goodman (VP of Food Processing & Specialties, ZwitterCo) and Scott…
How a Midwestern Dairy Stabilized Its Flush Water System with Evolution RO
Reverse osmosis systems play a critical role in dairy processing operations, particularly when treating CIP flush water from cleaning milk processing equipment. When these systems become unstable, the impact is felt quickly – through rising…
Stabilizing Seal Water Treatment with Evolution RO at a Northwestern Dairy Plant
For dairy processors discharging utility water to the environment, system stability isn’t optional – it’s the difference between compliant operation and recurring fines. One dairy processor in the northwestern United States experienced this…
A New Standard for UF Milk Concentration
Operating flux during milk concentration is primarily shaped by the gel layer – the dynamic barrier that naturally forms on the membrane surface as product is concentrated. This gel layer develops because protein, fat, and other retained solids…
A More Productive Path to WPC35: Faster Cleaning, Higher Flux
Why Evolution Protein Concentration Membrane (PCM) Is Raising the Productivity Bar in WPC35 WPC35 concentration is typically designed for reliability and consistency, with operating conditions that allow conventional UF membranes to run smoothly…
Cutting the Enzyme Cleaning Step with Anti-fouling Membranes
Every cleaning step in a membrane system takes time, water, chemicals, and energy. For many processors, enzyme washes are the most expensive of all. ZwitterCo Evolution membranes can remove one or more cleaning steps – including the enzyme step – to…
Closing the Loop on Process Water
Across the food and beverage industry, water reuse has shifted from a sustainability aspiration to an operational requirement. Rising discharge costs, tightening regulations, and the ongoing pressure to reduce water intensity have made reuse a…
ZwitterCo Achieves FDA Compliance for Evolution RO and PCM Membranes, Expanding Capabilities for Whey and Milk Processing
Woburn, MA – Nov, 5, 2025 | ZwitterCo, a global leader in membrane solutions for challenging liquid separations, today announced that its Evolution Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Protein Concentration Membrane (PCM) products are now FDA-compliant for whey…
Making Downstream Processing More Economically Feasible
Downstream processing (DSP) in fermentation and enzyme operations involve separations that are ideal for membranes. Unfortunately, conventional membranes in DSP often fight a losing battle against fouling. Every time flux drops, cleaning length and…
Improving WPC80 and WPI90 Operating Efficiency with Evolution SF
Achieving high protein concentrations in WPC80 and WPI90 processing has traditionally required a tradeoff between solids and flux. Proteins and other organics tend to adhere to conventional polyethersulfone membranes, so as solids increase, the…
Evolution Anti-Fouling Membranes: Applications & Regulatory Status
Q: Is there a white paper that outlines the data shown regarding “cost savings of 50%” and “using 40% less water?” A: Yes, there is a case study on our website showing this data from a US-based whey processor using Evolution RO to concentrate…
Evolution Anti-Fouling Membranes: Technology and Product Details
Q: What are the operating pressure limits for Evolution membranes? A: Evolution membranes are designed to be direct replacements for conventional sanitary membranes and are designed to have the same pressure limits. Pressure is mainly a function of…
Anti-Fouling Membranes: The Next Evolution in Dairy & Food Processing
Dairy and food processors face continuous pressure to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and meet ambitious sustainability targets. ZwitterCo’s Evolution sanitary membranes provide the breakthrough solution processors have been waiting…
ZwitterCo Launches Evolution Membranes, Transforming Dairy and Food Processing Efficiency
Woburn, MA – Sept. 4, 2025. | ZwitterCo, a global leader in membrane solutions for challenging liquid separations, has announced the commercial release of its Evolution membrane product family. These next-generation membranes are engineered to help…
ZwitterCo Expands Portfolio of the Industry’s Most Fouling-Resistant Membranes with Elevation, Evolution, and Expedition
Introducing a new era of sustainable membranes for food processing and industrial water reuse & wastewater treatment Woburn, MA – July 23, 2025. ZwitterCo, a global leader in advanced membranes for challenging separations, has unveiled three…
ZwitterCo™ Introduces New FDA Compliant Anti-Fouling Membranes for Whey Processing
Originally posted by FoodBev Media WOBURN, Mass., | April 14, 2025 – ZwitterCo is proud to announce the availability of a new product line of sanitary superfiltration (SF) spiral membrane elements featuring its second-generation SF technology.…
The Price of Performance: Understanding Dairy Membrane Costs
Membrane technology has become indispensable in the dairy industry, enabling processes from milk concentration to whey fractionation. Despite their many advantages, membrane systems come with a variety of operational costs: high specialty chemical…
Lower Costs, Less Hassle: How Two Dairy Processors Improved Their Wastewater Treatment
Lower Costs, Less Hassle: How Two Dairy Processors Improved Their Wastewater Treatment Two whey processing facilities were operating as usual—regular membrane cleaning cycles, chemical costs adding up, and normal membrane replacements due to wear…
Evolution Product Introduction Webinar
WEBINAREvolution Anti-fouling Membranes: The Next Evolution in Food, Dairy, and Biotech Processing
How Solugen, A Bioprocessing Manufacturer, Increased Efficiency with ZwitterCo
Download Case Study Case Study: The Impact of ZwitterCo Membranes at Solugen Solugen, a leading biotech and clean technology company, has revolutionized the chemical industry through its innovative chemi-enzymatic processes. Their…
Evolution Membranes in Dairy Webinar
WEBINAREvolution Membranes in Dairy: Production Demos & Learnings
