SiccaDania Filtration delivers a wide range of pilot plants – Type SD Filtration Compact™
Pilot plants are in principle custom-made and prepared for a range of targeted applications and filtration technologies.
Compact™ – UPF – UF plate & frame
The very compact pilot plant (UPF) allows for small batch sizes to simulate operation and required product output and quality. The low hold-up volume allows for cost-efficient trials, without compromising quality and scalability. The highly flexible configuration of plates with a single pass or multi passes allows for optimised performance for most UF applications. The plate & frame configuration also allows a higher viscosity index compared to spiral wound membranes.
Compact™ – MPP – Multipurpose pilot plant (LF MF/MF, LF UF/UF, NF and RO 40/60)
The compact pilot plant (MPP) is a versatile plant with basically all features possibly, yet still operating with low hold-up volumes to ensure economic testing and trial runs. All parameters can easily be adjusted and set on the control panel, making this multipurpose and extremely easy plant to operate and perform extensive and repeatable trials with. The plant consists of 2 x 3.8” pressure vessels that can be run in parallel or in series as well as with LeanFlux for low-pressure applications.
Compact™ – LeanFlux® – Pilot plant (LF MF/MF, LF UF/UF)
LeanFlux® enables improved process efficiency, controllable and/or reduced fouling, optimised membrane cleaning and extended membrane lifetime for existing processes/applications. LeanFlux® will potentially create entirely new processing opportunities for membrane filtration.
- Highly flexible processing parameters
- Easy operation/Intuitive automation
- Batch or continuous operation mode
- Accelerated development cycles (4:1)
- Pilot data fully scalable to industrial size
- Flexible rental/purchase agreement
LeanFlux® spiral wound crossflow filtration is developed especially for MF & UF applications. LeanFlux® can accurately adjust the transmembrane pressure (TMP) “independently” of the required linear velocity/crossflow (Delta Pressure, ΔP).
Compact™ – Combi – Pilot Plant (RO/NF)
The Compact Combi Pilot plant is basically built to customer specifications. It is extremely flexible and user-friendly. Automation & HMI are designed for easy operation and improved repeatability. The design is compact without compromising serviceability and maintenance.
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Test, rent or buy
SiccaDania Filtration provides customers with the option of buying, renting or testing at our Innovation Centre.
All pilot plants can be bought, and work perfectly for R&D and product testing.
The LeanFlux Pilot plant can be rented. For more information about the rental opportunities contact our experts.
At our Innovation Centre, experts are ready to help customers try setup and products.
Compact™ – UPF – UF Plate & Frame
- Extreme low hold-up volume
- Fresh fermented cheeses, such as greek yoghurt, skyr, cream cheese, double cream cheese, mascarpone and similar products.
- Viscous products
Compact™ – MPP – Multipurpose pilot plant (LF MF/MF, LF UF/UF, NF and RO 40/60)
- Milk and plant-based proteins purification and concentration
- Recovery of valuable waste streams
- Condensate polishing
- Efficient solids concentration (energy saving)
- Mineral reduction
- Simulation of process parameters
- Validation of membrane performance and fit for application amongst a lot of other possible pilot plant tests
Compact™ – LeanFlux® – Pilot plant (LF MF/MF, LF UF/UF)
- Efficient concentration and purification (Dia water) of milk, food and plant-based proteins
- Highly accurate fractionation
- Separation and recovery of valuable product streams
- Simulation of process parameters
- Validation of membrane performance and fit for application amongst a lot of other possible pilot plant tests
- Fully controlled and scalable process parameters
Compact™ – Combi – Pilot Plant (RO/NF)
- Milk, food and plant-based solids concentration
- Recovery of valuable waste streams
- Condensate polishing
- Efficient solids concentration (energy saving)
- Mineral reduction
- Simulation of process parameters
- Validation of membrane performance and fit for application amongst a lot of other possible pilot plant tests
Test, rent or buy
SiccaDania Filtration provides customers with the option of buying, renting or testing at our Innovation Centre.
All pilot plants can be bought, and work perfectly for R&D and product testing.
The LeanFlux Pilot plant can be rented. For more information about the rental opportunities contact our experts.
At our Innovation Centre, experts are ready to help customers try setup and products.
Compact™ – UPF – UF Plate & Frame
| Installed electrical power | kW | 18 | |
| Power (shaft power) | Production | kW | 11 |
| Preparation and CIP | kW | 1 | |
| Cooling water 2°C | Production | kW | 10 |
| Preparation and CIP | kW | 1 | |
| Steam 4 bara | Production | kg/h | 0 |
| Preparation and CIP | kg/h | 14 | |
Compact™ – MPP – Multipurpose pilot plant (LF MF/MF, LF UF/UF, NF and RO 40/60)
| MF | UF | NF/RO | ROHP | |||||
| kg/h | bar | kg/h | bar | kg/h | bar | kg/h | bar | |
| Feed (up to) | 1500 | 1.6 | 1500 | 4.0 | 200 | 36.0 | 200 | 60.0 |
| Retentate | 500 | 1.5 | 500 | 4.0 | 100 | 36.0 | 100 | 60.0 |
Compact™ – LeanFlux® – Pilot plant (LF MF/MF, LF UF/UF)
| Applications | Microfiltration & Ultrafiltration |
| Loop design | 4 (2) Housings in one segment |
| Housings (vessels) | 6” (One element each) |
| Membranes | Customer supply (IP protection) |
| Dead Volume | 150/100 L |
| Dry Weight | 1,350 kg |
| Maximum baseline pressure | 5 Bar |
| Diafiltration water | Up to 500% (4 injection points) |
| Feed Capacity | 100 to 5,000 kg/h* |
* Depending on application & selected process parameters
| Installed power | 28 kW |
| Cooling capacity | 20 kW |
| Steam | 35 kg/h |
| CIP Water Capacity | 11,000 kg/h |
| Space requirements** | 3350 x 1650 x 2400mm |
** Excluding service area
Compact™ – Combi – Pilot Plant (RO/NF)
| Design Criteria | |
| Feed capacity | 1 – 15000 l/h at 15 – 35 bar |
| CIP capacity | 5000 l/h at 1 – 5 bar |
| Product viscosity | 1 – 80 cP |
| Product temperature | 10 – 50 °C |
| Retentate capacity | 1 – 15000 l/h at 15 – 35 bar |
| DIA water capacity | 10000 l/h 2 bar |
| Pressure drop per membrane element | 1,5 bar (3840/65 mil) |
| Cooling water | 4°C |
| Steam pressure | 7 bar |
| Compressed air | 6 bar, oil- and water-free |
| Power supply | 3 x 400 V, 50 Hz |
