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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.
Primer on Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, and Oleophobic Media
Hydrophilic Hydrophilic means water loving. Most common filters use hydrophilic media. Examples of hydrophilic filters are that wet or “wet-out” with water […]
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Coagulation and Flocculation to Improve Solid/Liquid Separation Process
Chemical treatment means the use of coagulants or flocculants to enhance the agglomeration of solid particles in the slurry to form larger […]
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Size Distribution and Sources of Particles in Ambient Air
Particle Size and Distribution in Ambient Air The particle sizes in the ambient air are ranged from 1 nanometer to slightly more […]
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Cigarette Smoke: Size Distribution and Effects on Filters
Cigarette smoke is an important aerosol in the air filtration industry and research. It is an unwanted aerosol and therefore there are […]
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Centrifugation in Bioseparation
Filtration is often reaching its limits in the industrial separation of biomass like cells or other micro organisms from e.g. fermentation broth. […]
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Filter Aids
“Filter Aids” is a group of inert materials that can be used in filtration pretreatment. There are two objectives related to the […]
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Pleatable UPE Membrane Media in Pulse-Cleaned Dust Removal Air Applications
Newly developed UPE membrane composites are compared with commercial PTFE membranes in a study being done at Lydall Filtration. UPE has specific […]
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Can Protective Garments be Wearable Filters?
Protective garments for medical, civilian safety and military applications range from disposable lightweight fabrics to multilayered fabrics and laminated barrier materials, depending […]
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Wettability and Contact Angle Measurement of Filter Medium Using Modified Washburn’s Equation
Coalescence filtration using fibrous filters is a well-known approach for the separation of water-in-oil emulsions. Many factors have an effect on the […]
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