Reduce Chemical & Utility Costs
With ZwitterCo superfiltration, chemical costs are reduced by 90% from the recovery of peracetic acid (PAA) or other antimicrobial agents, reducing wastewater treatment system costs.
Reuse Water Efficiently & Economically
Consume less freshwater and reduce your overall plant water footprint. ZwitterCo superfiltration uniquely enables commercially viable reuse for in-process applications.
Avoid Site Violations & Surcharges
ZwitterCo membranes can meet discharge limits based on suspended solids or FOG limits.
Future-Proof Your Operations
Achieve the greatest level of nutrient removal and reliably open the door to fine polishing and reuse, even as treatment standards become increasingly stringent.
ZwitterCo Superfiltration Membrane Spec Sheets
ZwitterCo Superfiltration
A Paradigm Shift in Membranes
Superfiltration membranes are a new separation class between ultrafiltration and nanofiltration. ZwitterCo superfiltration membranes deliver unprecedented fouling resistance, low energy requirements, wide pH tolerance, and the ability to be cleaned with chlorine.
Superfiltration membranes are designed for fractionating dissolved components, like capturing protein while passing inorganic molecules. Our membranes are engineered tightly enough to remove fats, oils, grease (FOG), and high-strength organics, providing ideal pre-treatment for reverse osmosis in wastewater.
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The Challenges
Poultry processing plants generate wastewater filled with high levels of fats, oils, and grease (FOG) that can be difficult to treat efficiently and economically.
However, industry-wide trends are encouraging poultry plants to reevaluate their wastewater management and promote ambitious sustainability goals.
These trends include tightening discharge regulations, rising costs of water and chemicals, pressure to expand production capacity, and consumer support for reducing water and energy consumption.
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Revolutionize Poultry
Water Treatment
ZwitterCo Superfiltration membrane uniquely provides a chemical-free way for poultry plants to fully remove FOG, proteins, and other dissolved contaminants from poultry wastewater, resolving discharge concerns, enabling water reuse at scale, and converting organic byproducts into new revenue streams.
The Benefits of ZwitterCo
Unlock New Revenue Streams
ZwitterCo superfiltration seamlessly captures FOG and proteins without direct chemical addition. These chemical-free byproducts can be added to rendering feedstocks or other offal offtake processes. They can also be used as an energy-rich feedstock for biodiesel or renewable natural gas production.
Reduce Chemical & Utility Costs without Sacrificing Food Safety
With ZwitterCo superfiltration, chemical costs are reduced by 90% from the recovery of peracetic acid (PAA) or other antimicrobial agents, reducing wastewater treatment system costs. Polymer and coagulant loading in the dissolved air flotation (DAF) wastewater treatment process is eliminated or reduced, and intervention chemicals are recovered directly from various stages in the process, like spray cabinets, dip tanks, chilling steps, etc.
Reuse Water Efficiently and Economically
Consume less freshwater and reduce your overall plant water footprint. ZwitterCo Superfiltration uniquely enables commercially viable reuse for in-process applications: product washing and equipment sanitization with log reduction of bacteria; non-process wash-down applications (trucks, cages, floors, etc.); and non-food contact applications such as boiler feed, cooling tower makeup, rotary screen reuse, vacuum pump seal water, or gray water.
Avoid Surcharges and Site Violations
Reduce contaminant levels below conventional effluent discharge standards with the complete removal of FOG, total suspended solids (TSS), and high removal of BOD / COD and other wastewater constituents. Because our superfiltration membranes offer a permanent barrier to retain contaminants, ZwitterCo provides more predictable effluent quality than DAF, which requires regular adjustments in aeration, residence time, and chemical loading to manage variable wastewater characteristics.
Future-Proof Your Operations
Achieve the greatest level of nutrient removal and reliably open the door to fine polishing and reuse, even as treatment standards become increasingly stringent. ZwitterCo Superfiltration relieves poultry plants from current and impending regulations, enabling plant water security in the face of rising water scarcity and utility costs.
Filter out fat
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Industrial Wastewater Reuse
ZwitterCo has only polymeric membranes that can filter high strength organic streams without rapid and irreversible fouling. More description here to describe the kind of solutions we offer for NMP.
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Challenging Surface Water Treatment
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High Value Protein & Co-Product Separation
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Remove Bulk Organics
Remove tough to fight organics, such as fats, oils, grease, and protein.
Fully Chlorine-Intolerant
Can endure aggressive cleaning without wear and tear
Runs at Low Pressure
Runs at low pressure by not removing salt, sugar, alcohol’s or other small molecules.
Replaces Biological Systems
Replace biological systems or coagulation/flocculation processes commonly used to treat organics.
ZWITTERIONIC MEMBRANES
Description of our cleaning difference from regular membranes.
- Full restoration
- No wear and tear
- Reliable treatment quality
REGULAR MEMBRANES
Description of our cleaning difference from regular membranes.
- Incremental loss
- Short lifespans from degradation
- Compromised performance
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Speak with our engineers to discover ways that ZwitterCo can support positive changes at your plant.
Remove Bulk Organics
Remove tough to fight organics, such as fats, oils, grease, and protein.
Fully Chlorine-Intolerant
Can endure aggressive cleaning without wear and tear
Runs at Low Pressure
Runs at low pressure by not removing salt, sugar, alcohol’s or other small molecules.
Replaces Biological Systems
Replace biological systems or coagulation/flocculation processes commonly used to treat organics.
ZWITTERIONIC MEMBRANES
Description of our cleaning difference from regular membranes.
No wear and tear
Reliable treatment quality
REGULAR MEMBRANES
Description of our cleaning difference from regular membranes.
Short lifespans from degradation
Compromised performance