Membrane Testing Laboratory
A lab that supports de-risking industrial process water treatment technology development
Location:
NAIT Main Campus
Edmonton, Alberta
Size:
650 sq. ft.
What this space offers
The membrane testing laboratory provides a dedicated space to streamline technology development focused on reducing freshwater use, improving cost efficiency and environmental performance.
Suitable for:
- High temperature (up to 120°C) and High pressure (up to 1000 psi) operation and polymeric membrane testing
- Validating Clean in Place (CIP) and chemical treatment capabilities
- Trialing online instruments and sensors
- Evaluating industrial process water treatment technology
- Analytical testing of synthetic and process water
- Flow up to 1.36 m³/hour or 6 GPM
- Polymeric nano-filtration and reverse osmosis membranes (1.8” or 2.5” cartridges up to 40-inch length)
Select equipment and features
- A custom high pressure, high temperature membrane testing unit
- Part of the Membrane Technology Assessment Program (MTAP)[AS1]
- Air monitoring equipment (H2S, O2, BTEX, %LEL, ventilation) and Class 1 Zone 2 area classification
- Materials handling equipment
- Dedicated space for water testing and sample preparation (pending)
- A custom preconditioning/pretreatment unit (pending)
- High-grade water supply
- Forklift