Menlo Park, CA — Membravo today announced the availability of pilot trials for its two membrane platforms—Liquid Separation Membranes and Gas Separation Membranes—aimed at helping industrial sites cut energy use, recover valuable product, and stabilize operations in harsh conditions.

Membrane-based separations are drawing renewed interest as plants look to reduce heat duty, footprint, and downtime without major redesigns. “When separations improve, the entire process gets easier to run,” said Joe Sawa, CEO. “Our goal is to make that improvement practical—modular, retrofit-ready, and proven on real feeds.”

Two platforms, clear use cases

• Liquid Separation Membranes: For tough aqueous streams (water, wastewater, mineral processing, semiconductor rinses). Designed for stable flux and selectivity with variable chemistry and temperature, these modules reduce thermal steps and extend run times.

• Gas Separation Membranes: For hydrogen-rich mixed streams in refining, fuels, ammonia cracking, syngas, and related processes. Built to tolerate high temperatures and common contaminants, the system boosts H₂ recovery and can relieve PSA/cryo bottlenecks.

“Plants don’t want another science project—they want a measurable result on their own line,” added Milad Yavari, CTO. “That’s why we emphasize short, reversible pilots that generate site-specific data before scale-up.”

What a typical pilot looks like

A slipstream skid or cartridge runs for a few weeks to validate flux, selectivity, and operability under plant conditions. Data integrate with existing controls for visibility (e.g., ΔP, permeate quality, recovery). If the numbers pencil, expansion is a matter of adding modules—no new towers or large compressors.

Why it matters now

Thermal dehydration, deep cooling, and oversized separations add recurring OPEX and CO₂ exposure. In many facilities, a single hard-to-solve separation step constrains throughput or forces wasteful bleeds. Membravo’s approach targets those pinch points with compact equipment and no moving parts, helping teams realize efficiency gains without long turnarounds.

Getting started

Engineering teams can submit a short feed summary (composition, temperature window, targets) to scope a pilot. Membravo provides a deployment plan—inline or side-loop—with bypass philosophy, operator ergonomics, and service intervals aligned to existing PM schedules.

Contact

To discuss a pilot or evaluate fit for your process, reach out via the Partner & Investor or General Inquiry forms on the site.