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Keep up to date with the latest AFS news, industry news, and our One Minute Filtration articles, a quick-read series designed to keep you up to speed on the latest innovations, insights, and industry trends in filtration and separation.

Whether you’re on the go or just need a quick dose of knowledge, these bite-sized news articles deliver valuable content.

Coagulation, Flocculation, and Agglomeration

September 1, 2017

Agglomeration Agglomeration refers to the formation of more or less firmly bound primary particles by collision processes between primary particles, primary particles […]

Fundamentals of Gas Filtration: Particle Capture Mechanisms

September 1, 2017

Understanding the ability of filter media to collect particles from a gas stream passing through it is key to the successful filter […]

Testing Compatibilities of Filter Media with Liquids

August 1, 2017

The first quality of a liquid filtering media is its permeability, i.e. how easily a liquid can flow through the filter. The […]

Shear Viscosity

August 1, 2017

Viscosity is a measure of the flowability of a fluid. It is measured in Pa.s The greater the viscosity, the more viscous […]

Primer on Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, and Oleophobic Media

August 1, 2017

Hydrophilic Hydrophilic means water loving. Most common filters use hydrophilic media. Examples of hydrophilic filters are that wet or “wet-out” with water […]