Welcome to Advanced Hydro, Inc. We are commercializing a patent pending technology to reduce fouling of membranes used for water purification and filtration systems. This technology is based on a deposition technique to adhere Polydopamine, a highly hydrophilic polymer onto the surface of commercial membranes. The technology allows modification of all wetted parts, including membranes, housing, spacers and the module by simply flowing a specialized solution through the module. Its deposition is possible on variety of membranes, including but not limited to Polysulfone ultrafilteration, Polyamide reverse osmosis and Nanofiltration, Polypropylene microfiltration and Polytetrafluoroethylene microfiltration membranes. Lab data has shown 30-50% improvement in anti-fouling properties of the commercial membranes while maintaining the flux performance. Field test and pilots are in progress.
Applications of the technology include “produced water” management for oil and gas recovery systems, desalination, traditional water treatment plants, beer filtration systems, and all other filtration systems where fouling management is a big challenge.
