About CMS

In 1998 and 2000, CMS received the Tibbetts Award for Outstanding Small Business in the State of DE. This award is given by the Small Business Administration to firms judged to exemplify the best in SBIR (Small Business Innovation and Research).

Compact Membrane Systems' focus is on the research, development and commercialization of membranes and thin films composed of fluorinated polymers with exceptional gas transport properties and chemical resistance.

Applications where CMS technology is used fall into two general categories--membrane cartridges for gas separation and membrane contactors for the introduction or removal of gasses from liquids. Examples of membrane cartridge applications are: oxygen enrichment of air; nitrogen enrichment of air; and separation of volatile organic chemicals from air, all cases were a high productivity membrane is required.

CMS membrane contactors provide a nonporous but  highly gas transmissive barrier to liquids. Examples of typical applications include: deoxygenation or degassing of oils and solvents; ozonation of aqueous solutions; and dewatering of solvents, oils, or fluids that would otherwise be damaged by water evaporation through heating.

CMS's business model is to develop coating and membrane manufacturing technologies in-house, and to locate and demonstrate product applications uniquely suited to our products. We establish collaborative partnerships with companies seeking to introduce these products into the market.

Our company offers prospective partners a strong and growing patent portfolio, a unique family of fluoropolymer membrane materials, an ability to identify and serve niche markets, and an ability to both rapidly and cost-effectively drive the product development process.

If you are interested in discussing the development of a partnership with CMS, click on Contact Us at the top of this page.