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S13E9 - Membrane Giants REJECTED This - Now It's Changing Everything

S13E9 - Membrane Giants REJECTED This - Now It's Changing Everything

Update: 2025-09-17
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Could this new material finally change Reverse Osmosis for the better? Let's dig into it!

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#️⃣ All the Links Mentioned in this Video #️⃣

Nala Membranes: https://www.nalamembranes.com/

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The theory of Water Innovation: https://youtu.be/A36PsBc1cnc?si=YFkiE4vdj3pJRS59

My conversation with ZwitterCo: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s8e17-zwitterions-super-powers-could-solve-wastewater-membranes-number-one-problem


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⏰ TIME CODES ⏰

00:00 Introduction

02:03 The Innovator's Dilemma

08:01 Technical Deep Dive: NALA's Chlorine Tolerant Membranes

15:13 The Mother-Daughter Duo Behind Nala Membranes

19:09 Manufacturing and Market Adoption

31:50 Custom Development and Future Prospects

34:39 Industrial Wastewater and Market Potential

36:39 Partnerships and Business Strategy

38:21 Funding and Future Plans

46:12 Global Expansion and Manufacturing

51:30 Rapid Fire Questions and Closing Thoughts


📝 IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE

🧬 How a mother-daughter duo created the first new membrane material in 40 years after everyone said it couldn't be done

💰 Why eliminating biofouling with chlorine-tolerant membranes could slash operating costs by 24% overnight

🏭 What makes industrial wastewater treatment the perfect proving ground for disrupting the membrane oligopoly

🔬 How controlling both polymer chemistry and manufacturing unlocks custom membrane solutions nobody thought possible

🚀 Why bootstrapping on a shoestring budget might beat the heavily-funded competition to global membrane domination by 2030


About this Podcast: Welcome to the (don't) Waste Water podcast! In each episode, Antoine Walter from DWW Media shares water, wastewater & water entrepreneurship stories. This show will teach you the water industry like you've never seen it. If you're asking how the water sector will overcome the water crises ahead, this video is for you.


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S13E9 - Membrane Giants REJECTED This - Now It's Changing Everything

S13E9 - Membrane Giants REJECTED This - Now It's Changing Everything

Antoine Walter