Synder Filtration - Maximize your permeate with UFCC

Maximize your Permeate with UFCC --
the UltraFiltration Compatibility Coefficient

UFCC testing may help you maximize permeate and extend membrane life on your UF system!

EMT has developed an exclusive analytical instrument that can help your paint supplier optimize your ultrafiltration operation and decrease the rate at which you clean. This instrument analyzes a paint bath sample and generates a number between 0.00 and 1.00, which is the Ultrafiltration Compatibility Coefficent.

By establishing your UF Compatibility Coefficient, we are able to provide your paint supplier a powerful tool to help them optimize your ultrafiltration operation. Doing this test on a regular basis will dramatically reduce your cleaning frequency and, in many cases, has eliminated the need to clean Ultrafiltration membranes entirely. In addition to increasing your permeate output, reducing your cleaning frequency also provides the benefit of extending your UF membrane life.

The instrument is designed to produce UFCC numbers for all E-coat paint types from all E-coat manufacturers with all their different parameters, contaminants, and loading conditions, which a paint bath must handle. The higher the UFCC of a paint bath, the longer the time required between UF cleanings. Even more importantly, the higher the UFCC, the more effective the cleaning, thus eliminating the need for any mechanical cleaning.

The following table demonstrates the general relationship between the UFCC and the frequency of cleaning:

UFCC Cleaning Frequency

0.95 and up Generally, no cleaning is required

0.80 - 0.95 Cleaning required 1 to 2 times per year

0.70 - 0.80 Cleaning required 4 to 5 times per year

0.60 - 0.70 Cleaning required once per month

0.50 - 0.60 Cleaning required twice per month

Less than 0.50 UF operation practically impossible

This service is available to all our customers. The resultant UFCC Report is sent to both our customer and their paint supplier. It is the paint manufacturer's responsibility to determine if our recommendations included in the conclusion of our report are acceptable and within their limits. Further testing will be done as needed to assure that the UFCC of a given tank is raised and then maintained to its maximum potential.

Note: The Ultrafiltration Compatibility Coefficient measurement is not the answer to all problems or causes of permeate decline. There are cases where problems exist with a high Compatibility Coefficient, but in such cases there is a limited number of causes to look for. Thus, the Compatibility Coefficient helps us to narrow in on the cause of the problems.

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