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Direct Lithium Extraction from Geothermal Brines: How Can Filtration Enable Scalable, High Purity Lithium Production? Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) is rapidly gaining traction as a high efficiency pathway to battery grade lithium chemicals. By recovering lithium in hours rather than months, sorbent based DLE offers a resource efficient alternative to evaporation ponds, particularly where geothermal […]

In many industrial processes, mixing is treated as a supporting operation rather than a primary design variable. Conventional stirred tanks remain the default choice across chemical, biochemical, and pharmaceutical industries, often selected early in the flowsheet and rarely reassessed. However, increasing pressure on energy efficiency, process robustness, and downstream stability is driving renewed attention to […]

Why Are Candle Filters Important in Today’s Industrial Operations? Modern processing environments demand filtration systems that deliver operational robustness, scalable performance and long-term reliability. As organizations pursue efficiency, sustainability and risk-controlled production, candle filtration has become a strategic technology choice. As a Swiss engineering company, DrM builds its FUNDABAC® and CONTIBAC® systems on deep application expertise and rigorous design standards, […]

As industrial plants work to meet stricter water regulations and sustainability goals, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) has become a key approach in modern wastewater management. In a ZLD system, every drop of water leaving the process is recovered and reused. The remaining dissolved solids are crystallized and disposed of safely. Achieving this goal depends heavily […]

Why Is Sterile and Sustainable Mixing Essential in Modern Pharma Production? Pharmaceutical production increasingly demands sterility, scalability and sustainability. Yet one critical process step, mixing, is often underestimated. DrM’s FUNDAMIX® technology, available in both stainless steel and single-use formats, delivers gentle, consistent and energy-efficient mixing for applications ranging from insulin and vaccines to plasma-derived products. […]

What is Carbon Capture and Why is it Growing? Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) is becoming a central tool in the global energy transition. More than 50 million tonnes of CO₂ are captured annually today, and global capacity is expected to grow to over 430 million tonnes per year by 2030. To meet climate […]

Demand outlook Lithium is at the heart of the energy transition. From electric vehicles to grid-scale storage, the demand for high-purity lithium compounds is soaring. Current estimates suggest demand in 2025 is around 1.4 to 1.5 million tonnes LCE, already straining supply chains. Looking ahead, analysts forecast demand could more than double to 3.7 million tonnes by […]

Why Are Rare Earth Elements Strategic for Clean Energy and Advanced Manufacturing? Rare earth elements (REEs) underpin a wide range of advanced technologies, including electric mobility, renewable energy systems, electronics, and defense applications. Electric vehicles, wind turbines, and high-performance electronics all rely on rare earth materials to achieve efficiency, durability, and performance. As decarbonization targets […]

Harvesting plasmid DNA from high-density E. coli fermentation Plasmids are commonly produced from E. coli and can be difficult to harvest, as the fermentations are often grown to extremely high cell densities. Depth filters foul easily and need to be replaced, and centrifuges struggle to get low filtrate turbidity. FUNDALOOP® has had success in this area, and has […]

A great update from DrM Poland’s new production hall! To support continued growth and rising customer demand, DrM has expanded its production facilities in Poland with a new manufacturing hall. This investment strengthens our production capacity, optimizes internal workflows, and enhances operational efficiency across our filtration and mixing technologies. The new hall forms part of […]

PAK precoat candle filtration Emerging contaminants in the environment are an ongoing national and global water challenge. Two groups of contaminants are of higher concern in waste and drinking water management: micropollutants (MP) and microplastics (MPlas). Municipal wastewater treatment plants are considered as point sources. Different countries already regulate their discharge pathways via wastewater treatment […]

What Material? That’s the Question Material science has left us with difficult choices. With the proliferation of types of metals, alloys and polymers on the market today, engineers need to carefully weigh cost, flexibility and risk to come up with the best possible combination of materials with the mechanical and chemical properties suited for a […]