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Compact design.
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Easy module access.
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Industrial units powered by two 400 VAC, 0.44 kW electric motors.
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Easy transportation.
FUNDAWAVE®
Crossflow Filter
Constant flux rates with gentle filtration conditions.
Membrane-based Crossflow filtration
FUNDAWAVE® targets applications that could not give satisfactory results with conventional solid/liquid separation equipment. It uses a crossflow principle with membrane-based filtering media adapted to specific filtration duties. The flow rate is maintained by constantly removing the solids layer forming on the membrane. In contrast to standard tangential flow filtration equipment (TFF) the crossflow is accomplished by movement of the filter membrane across a stationary liquid.
This solution is specifically targeted for applications where flux rates, capital investments, gentle filtration conditions, energy consumption and sanitary design play an important role. It continuously delivers low fouling filtration by keeping the media clean by vibrating shear forces. The filtering membranes are arranged in modules which vibrate vertically while keeping the liquid feed stationary. The relative velocity changes direction many times per second and creates turbulence on the membrane surface, thereby minimising the fouling layer. The vibrating mass is reduced to a minimum which also minimises the required energy input. The resulting heat input is significantly lowered and even for temperature sensitive products cooling may not be required.
The FUNDAWAVE® handles the feed solution very gently as no large circulation pump is needed. A conventional circulation pump can damage cells, molecules or other sensitive substances during operation and by eliminating the circulation pump the FUNDAWAVE® is the most product gentle industrial scale MF and UF system available. Additionally, the elimination of the circulation pump produces uniform trans-membrane pressures throughout the unit and results in the sharpest membrane cut-offs of any industrial system.
Advantages
Features
From lab to full industrial operation
We offer all the necessary steps to determine whether the material you are processing is compatible with FUNDAWAVE®. Three separate solutions are provided for each production phase: Lab tests are conducted using a smaller, portable variant of the crossflow filter with a filter area of 0.0035 m2. For larger and longer tests, a medium-sized Pilot Filter with a filter area of 0.35 m2 is utilized.
Once we confirm that the material meets your desired application output, we can transition operations to a fully modular industrial filter. Each module has a filter area of 2.5 m2 and is stackable, with up to 8 modules per unit, resulting in a total filter area of 20 m2 in a fully stacked unit.
FUNDAWAVE® Lab Scale Filter
FUNDAWAVE® Pilot Filter
FUNDAWAVE® Full Scale Filter with control panel
Available Membranes
- Pore Size
- 1 kDa
- 3 kDa
- 5 kDa
- 5 kDa
- 10 kDa
- 10 kDa
- 10 kDa
- 30 kDa
- 30 kDa
- 100 kDa
- 100 kDa
- 300 kDa
- 400 kDa
- 500 kDa
- 800kD/ 0.08 micron
- 0.2 micron
- 0.2 micron
- 0.45 micron
- 1 micron
- 5 micron
- Application
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF
- UF/MF
- UF/MF
- MF
- MF
- MF
- MF/filter
- MF/filter
- Material
- PES
- PES
- PES
- PESH
- PS
- CA
- PES
- PES
- PESH
- PES
- PVDF
- PES
- PAN
- PVDF
- PVDF
- PVDF / PP
- PVDF / PE
- PTFE_HF
- PET, woven
- PET, woven
Gallery
Videos
Applications
Albumin Production
Mixing of fractionation liquids and preparation of suspensions for sterile filtration.
Blood Plasma Fractionation
Vibratory mixing with much lower shear forces on the fluid and high displacement volume of liquid, assuring extremely fast homogenization.
Homeopathic Medicine
Fast mixing with an ideal dillution of natural ingredients.
Insulin, Vaccines and Other Injectables
Filtration of cell debris and active ingredients after fermentation. Effective mixing of product solution without denaturization prior to vial filling.
Mammalian Cell Harvesting
(CHO)
Removal of debris from ruptured cells following fermentation
Trypsinization
Low shear force mixing to prevent further decomposition of cells.