Media and Process Technology Inc. is a specialist in advanced ceramic membranes, providing innovative and cost-effective separation, purification, and environmental process solutions for industrial gas, aqueous, and hydrocarbon streams.
Media and Process Technology Inc. (MPT) is a technology innovator specializing in the research, development, and manufacture of advanced ceramic membranes for industrial separations, purifications, and environmental applications. Established as a spin-off from Alcoa’s separations business in 1991, the company focuses on creating high-performance, cost-effective ceramic membrane alternatives to traditional multichannel products. MPT utilizes state-of-the-art facilities to perform membrane synthesis, modification, and process development, including the fabrication of ultrathin inorganic asymmetric membranes on high-performance ceramic supports for gas, aqueous, and hydrocarbon stream treatments.
The company provides critical separation solutions for sectors such as energy production, environmental waste management, and chemical processing. Their technologies are applied in areas like hydrogen separation, waste oil and solvent recovery, biodiesel cleanup, and water recovery from industrial flue gases. MPT has a long history of collaborative research and field-testing, supported by numerous federal grants and private partnerships, to address industrial challenges including Kr-Xe separation for nuclear fuel reprocessing and contaminant removal in water treatment. By offering both product supply and technical process design, MPT assists clients in upgrading existing infrastructure with durable, reliable membrane solutions.