The Stonybrook breakthrough: reinventing the membrane

Water is the 21st Century’s most critical resource. 40% of the world still lacks access to clean drinking water, and water is becoming even more scarce.  Concerns about water supply safety and security are driving higher standards for treatment. Municipalities will soon be required to comply with more stringent regulations.

To make clean water affordable, a quantum leap in treatment technology had to be made. The filtration membrane, the biggest bottleneck in the water purification process, had to be re-invented. This is what Stonybrook has done.

High flow and low energy, for the first time
Stonybrook has developed a membrane platform that enables water treatment systems to process more water to a higher standard, faster, at lower cost. Our technology produces membranes that are highly porous yet structurally strong – a significant industry first. This allows for higher flux (water flow) at lower pressure. The result is a major reduction in fouling, lower energy costs, and less maintenance.

Municipalities: meeting new standards with lower-cost nanofiltration and RO
As new technologies become available, government agencies are raising the bar on standards for removing dissolved solids via nanofiltration and reverse osmosis. With Stonybrook technologies, municipalities will be able to comply and improve water quality while holding the line on budgets, or even reducing costs. Developing countries will be able to make pure water available to millions, impacting public health.

Industry: improving quality and production efficiencies
Whether the water is incoming (used in manufacturing) or outgoing (waste water treatment), industries ranging from food and juice processing to oil will reap the advantages of higher production with lower energy use, less maintenance, fewer chemicals, and  smaller-footprint filtration systems.