Ultrafiltration modules for suspended solids and colloid removal.
Ultrafiltration (UF) Modules
Precision Barrier Filtration for Water Treatment
Ultrafiltration (UF) modules represent a critical technology in modern water and wastewater treatment. As a pressure-driven membrane process, UF effectively removes suspended solids, colloids, bacteria, and viruses from various water sources. Unlike reverse osmosis (RO) or nanofiltration (NF), UF operates as a barrier filtration method, primarily focusing on particulate and macromolecular separation rather than dissolved salt rejection. This makes UF an ideal solution for achieving high-quality effluent suitable for subsequent advanced treatment stages or direct use.
Applications in Water Systems
UF modules are versatile and widely deployed across numerous applications:
Pretreatment for Advanced Systems: They serve as an excellent pretreatment step for reverse osmosis (RO), nanofiltration (NF), and electrodeionization (EDI) systems, protecting downstream membranes from fouling and extending their operational lifespan.
Surface Water Treatment: Effectively clarifies surface water sources (rivers, lakes) for potable water production by removing turbidity, pathogens, and natural organic matter.
Wastewater Reuse: Plays a vital role in municipal and industrial wastewater reclamation, producing high-quality water for non-potable applications or further purification.
Industrial Process Water: Used in various industries to produce process water, ensuring product quality and protecting sensitive equipment.
Engineering Considerations for UF Module Selection
Selecting the appropriate UF module requires careful consideration of several engineering factors to ensure optimal system performance and longevity.
Hydraulic and Chemical Compatibility
Modules must be compatible with the system's hydraulic design, including flow rates, pressure differentials, and backwash requirements. Equally important is chemical compatibility, ensuring the membrane materials can withstand the pH range, cleaning agents (e.g., acids, caustics, oxidants), and disinfectants used during operation and maintenance cycles. This compatibility is crucial for maintaining membrane integrity and performance over time.
Feed Water Variability and Fouling Management
UF systems are designed to handle varying feed water qualities. However, the presence of high concentrations of suspended solids, organic matter, or biological contaminants can lead to membrane fouling. Effective fouling management strategies are essential, typically involving:
Physical Cleaning: Regular backwashing or air scouring to dislodge accumulated foulants from the membrane surface.
Chemical Cleaning: Periodic chemical enhanced backwashes or clean-in-place (CIP) procedures using specialized cleaning agents to remove stubborn organic, inorganic, or biological foulants.
Understanding the specific characteristics of the feed water allows for the selection of modules with appropriate configurations and materials, alongside the design of robust cleaning protocols.
Certified Performance Data
For detailed performance specifications, including flux rates, recovery, and rejection capabilities, engineers should always refer to the certified datasheets provided by the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). These datasheets contain critical information necessary for accurate system design and performance prediction under specific operating conditions.
Indexed coverage:China-based brands 3 · International brands 12 · Total 15
China-based brands
Litree
China-based
Brand profile
Litree is a Chinese ultrafiltration specialist founded in 1992, with hollow-fiber UF membranes, membrane modules, and purification equipment. It is relevant in drinking water, rural supply, municipal treatment, industrial pretreatment, and compact purification systems where UF functions as a mainstream physical barrier. Litree UF Modules's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as hollow-fiber, capillary, submerged, pressurized, and MBR-related UF membrane modules. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
OriginWater is a Chinese membrane and water-environment company associated with UF/MF, MBR, low-pressure RO, and integrated wastewater and reuse solutions. Its brand value is strongest in Chinese municipal and industrial water projects where membrane technology, packaged systems, and treatment-plant delivery are evaluated together. OriginWater UF and MBR Membrane Products's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as hollow-fiber, capillary, submerged, pressurized, and MBR-related UF membrane modules. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
Jiuwu Hi-Tech is a Chinese membrane company founded in 1997 and positioned as a major ceramic membrane producer with microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and process-treatment systems. It is important where ceramic membrane durability, cross-flow filtration, harsh wastewater, food and beverage clarification, and resource recovery are central to the process. Jiuwu Hi-Tech Membrane Products's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as hollow-fiber, capillary, submerged, pressurized, and MBR-related UF membrane modules. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
Each brand card links to a brand profile with model profiles and datasheet entries.
3M Liqui-Flux Ultrafiltration
International
Brand profile
3M Liqui-Cel and Liqui-Flux records should be read as 3M membrane contactor and membrane-filtration technologies. Liqui-Cel is used for dissolved gas control such as degassing and carbonation management, while Liqui-Flux UF modules support filtration duties where compact membrane modules and established 3M component supply are useful. 3M Liqui-Flux Ultrafiltration's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as Beverage Filtration Modules, DuraPES / MacroPES Membranes, MicroPES Flat Membranes and Hydrophobic MF-PP Membranes. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include Liqui-Flux MF PP B21 LF, Liqui-Flux MF PP B27 LF and Liqui-Flux MF PP B32 LF. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
Akkim Water Solutions is the membrane product line of Turkish chemicals company Akkim, with hollow-fiber PVDF ultrafiltration modules developed through a long R&D program and launched commercially in 2015. It is relevant for UF pretreatment, compact modules, and regional membrane supply in industrial and municipal water projects. Akkim UF Modules's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as hollow-fiber, capillary, submerged, pressurized, and MBR-related UF membrane modules. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include ACM-10 TDS, ACM-20 TDS and AGM TDS. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
DuPont Water Solutions is a global water purification and separation portfolio built around recognized technologies such as FilmTec membranes, AmberLite resins, inge ultrafiltration, and related industrial separation materials. Its influence comes from breadth: the same corporate water platform is used in drinking water, desalination, industrial reuse, pharmaceutical and food processing, electronics ultrapure water, and selective purification. Dow UF Modules's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as IntegraFlo™ and Other Models. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include IntegraFlo DW74 1100, IntegraFlo DW102 1100 and IntegraFlo IW102 1100. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
DuPont Water Solutions is a global water purification and separation portfolio built around recognized technologies such as FilmTec membranes, AmberLite resins, inge ultrafiltration, and related industrial separation materials. Its influence comes from breadth: the same corporate water platform is used in drinking water, desalination, industrial reuse, pharmaceutical and food processing, electronics ultrapure water, and selective purification. DuPont Ultrafiltration's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as IntegraPac, IntegraTec, LigaSep and IntegraFlux. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include IP-51 / IPD-51, IP-51XP / IPD-51XP and XP 51 IP IG. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
Hydranautics is a Nitto Group membrane company with roots going back to 1963, reverse-osmosis membrane work beginning in 1970, and Nitto Denko ownership from 1987. In water-treatment procurement it is treated as a long-established membrane technology house, not just a model label: the brand is associated with RO, NF, UF, MF, and specialty membranes for desalination, reuse, high-purity water, and process separation. Hydranautics UF Modules's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as hollow-fiber, capillary, submerged, pressurized, and MBR-related UF membrane modules. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include HYDRAcap, HYDRAcap-40 and HYDRAcap-40-LD. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
IMT is represented here as an ultrafiltration membrane module supplier for water and wastewater treatment. Its records are relevant where hollow-fiber module format, membrane material, operating flux, cleaning method, skid layout, and replacement compatibility are the key selection questions. IMT Ultrafiltration's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as hollow-fiber, capillary, submerged, pressurized, and MBR-related UF membrane modules. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include IMT 125 UF-MB-TAP, IMT 225 UF-MB-TAP and IMT 250 UF-MB-TAP. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
DuPont Water Solutions is a global water purification and separation portfolio built around recognized technologies such as FilmTec membranes, AmberLite resins, inge ultrafiltration, and related industrial separation materials. Its influence comes from breadth: the same corporate water platform is used in drinking water, desalination, industrial reuse, pharmaceutical and food processing, electronics ultrapure water, and selective purification. Inge (DuPont) Ultrafiltration's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as UF Module with Multibore membrane, 4" UF Module with Multibore 0.9 membrane, Multibore Membrane and dizzer XL Module with Multibore 0.9 membrane. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include Dizzer XL 0.9 MB 60 W, Dizzer P 4040-6.0 and Multibore membrane 7. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
MEMCOR is a Veolia ultrafiltration and membrane-filtration technology line for municipal and industrial water, wastewater, reuse, and MBR applications. It is relevant where pressurized or submerged membranes, robust pretreatment, drinking-water barrier performance, and plant-scale support are central to the treatment design. MEMCOR Ultrafiltration's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as hollow-fiber, capillary, submerged, pressurized, and MBR-related UF membrane modules. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include MEMCOR CPll Ultrafiltation System, MEMCOR CSll Ultrafiltation System and MEMCOR Pressurized Membranes. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
MICRODYN-NADIR is a historic membrane business within the MANN+HUMMEL water and fluid-solutions lineage; MANN+HUMMEL stated in 2021 that the MICRODYN-NADIR business segment became MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions. Its technical influence is in process membranes, flat sheets, spiral-wound elements, capillary and hollow-fiber modules, and MBR products for water, wastewater, and industrial process separation. Microdyn-Nadir UF's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as Nanofiltration, Hollow Fiber Module, Filter Module and Bio-Cel Module. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include Spira-Cel OY-NP-4040 Series, Spira-Cel D OX NP 4040 and Nadir NP010 P. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
NX Filtration is a Dutch membrane company offering hollow-fiber nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, and microfiltration membranes for drinking water, industrial water, wastewater reuse, and resource recovery. Its direct hollow-fiber nanofiltration technology is relevant where lower chemical use, removal of micropollutants, pesticides, color, and microplastics, and compact treatment trains are important. NX Filtration's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as Nanofiltration. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include WED200 UF150 UF module, WED225-HYDRAcap60E+ UF module and WMC110 UF010 UF module. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
Pentair is a broad water equipment group whose water-treatment brands include control valves, softening components, filter housings and cartridges, pumps, membrane housings, and X-Flow membrane modules. Its influence comes from installed-base breadth: many residential, commercial, industrial, and packaged water systems are designed around Pentair components, so selection often depends on service parts, controls, and compatibility as much as on the individual product rating. Pentair X-Flow Modules's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as hollow-fiber, capillary, submerged, pressurized, and MBR-related UF membrane modules. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include Aquaflex 20, Aquaflex 40 and Aquaflex 55. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions combines equipment, chemicals, analytics, engineering, and water-management services that were shaped by the former SUEZ Water Technologies platform. For product selection, Veolia/SUEZ records should be read as plant-scale water-technology lines where component performance, controls, serviceability, and lifecycle support must be assessed together. SUEZ Ultrafiltration's position in ultrafiltration modules is defined by product families such as GE series, GH series, GK series and MW series. The portfolio is best understood inside pretreatment, reuse, drinking water clarification, MBR solids separation, turbidity control, and pathogen barrier service, where engineers compare the technology route, family boundaries, and duty fit before narrowing to individual models. Representative series on this page include GE series, GH series and GK series. Selection should focus on membrane material, pore size or MWCO, flux, cleaning method, module format, and skid layout. These cues help users understand the brand's strongest fit before moving into the model index and product cards for finer comparison.
