ZwitterCo

ZwitterCo is a technology provider specializing in advanced membrane filtration solutions, particularly relevant to the beverage industry’s use of membrane-filtration-ro for dealcoholization.

The company’s research and technological applications highlight a critical operational challenge in Reverse Osmosis dealcoholization: membrane fouling. When processing organic-rich feeds like beer, RO membranes quickly foul, requiring operators to increase the use of diafiltration water to maintain permeate flux. ZwitterCo’s insights emphasize that this diafiltration process inadvertently washes away flavor-active species into the wastewater stream, exacerbating organoleptic-yield-loss and increasing the overall water footprint of the manufacturing process.