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Behind the FUNDABAC® legacy DrM is the work and legacy of an entrepreneurial personality Dr.-Ing. chem. Hans Mueller (1913-1984). He was an ingenious inventor as well as a dynamic industrialist. Even as a young chemist in Paris in the 1930s where he started his first business producing detergents, he recognized the dangers of air pollution […]

DrM Systems Extensively Deployed in Mining Applications All over the World, more than 150 filtration units are currently in operation in processes where Nickel, Copper, Lithium and Rare Earth Elements (RRE), only to name the most important ones, are produced. The technical development over the last decades is resulting in an increased need of RREs […]

A news report prominently shows impressive footage of 4 FUNDABAC® Filter Systems. (0:17 min & 0:50 min) The increased demand for lithium As the insatiable demand for energy coupled with ever our increasing need for mobility continues at a furious pace, so too grows the demand for lithium compounds. Demand from the lithium battery market […]

Our Testing Process We at DrM believe that lab scale and pilot testing are indispensable tools for selection, sizing and validation of process equipment. This is why we offer a unique fleet of testing and rental equipment ranging from a 0.001 m2 lab Nutsche, via our 0.012 m2 TSD pocket filter and mono-candle pilot units up to full scale […]

Once again the chemical processing World is in the midst of its preparation for the biggest show in its field: Achema 2018 in Frankfurt. Also at DrM activities are being intensified to get ready for the event in June. However, this year the stakes are especially high: Some time back we started with a number […]

How do you prevent overloading, blocking, and damage in industrial filters? Filtration involves separation of two phases while one phase passes through a media and the other is retained. The retained phase accumulates in the filter and if not removed at certain intervals, it can lead to all sorts of complications, such as difficulties during […]

How can automated amine filtration improve reliability in sour gas treatment plants? The effective and efficient removal of H2S, CO2 and other contaminants from gas streams is a key issue in the Oil & Gas industry. This is normally achieved by wet scrubbing using a proprietary alkanol amine (for example, MEA. MDEA. DEA, OASE) to “sweeten” […]

How can you prevent clogging in sintered metal filters during high-temperature solid liquid separation? For liquid filtration at high temperatures the material of choice is often sintered metal powder (PM) type filter. Tubular elements are available in a range of alloys and with pore sizes below 1 micron. The operational life of the media can […]

How does a clampless candle design improve filter media fixation in FUNDABAC® plastic elements? Ever since the introduction of the FUNDABAC® Filter various kinds of clamps have been applied to securely fix the filter flexible media to the FUNDABAC® filter element. The clamps come in various forms, such as plastic wedge rings, one way clamps […]

What can pilot filtration tests tell you about flux, cake behavior, and cloth selection? In many chemical processes, the filtration step is considered a bottleneck. Therefore a properly designed filter that factors in its sizing is critical for successful plant operation. In addition to DrM’s extensive filtration experience and know-how in hundreds of different processes […]

Water has become a scarce product in many parts of the World. Once an abundantly available resource, supply is running low and demand both for private and industrial use has constantly increased over the years. While historically we have never given too much attention to conservation of this valuable product, we today find ourselves increasingly […]

The extraction of natural gas requires the removal of suspended solids from the feed stream. Generally, these streams can be grouped as follows: Produced Water (PW) and dirty liquid streams resulting from pipeline pigging operations Rich monoethylene glycol (MEG) recycle streams which contain various salts from the produced water. The injection of MEG at the well head […]