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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.

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Filter Aids

June 1, 2017

“Filter Aids” is a group of inert materials that can be used in filtration pretreatment. There are two objectives related to the […]

Pleatable UPE Membrane Media in Pulse-Cleaned Dust Removal Air Applications

June 1, 2017

Newly developed UPE membrane composites are compared with commercial PTFE membranes in a study being done at Lydall Filtration. UPE has specific […]

Can Protective Garments be Wearable Filters?

June 1, 2017

Protective garments for medical, civilian safety and military applications range from disposable lightweight fabrics to multilayered fabrics and laminated barrier materials, depending […]

Wettability and Contact Angle Measurement of Filter Medium Using Modified Washburn’s Equation

May 1, 2017

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 […]

Synthesis of Ceramic Nanofibers

May 1, 2017

Ceramic nanofibers have many potential applications, such as hot gas filtration, gas adsorption, and electricity generation from engine exhaust gas. The high […]

Calculating Pressure Drop of Nanofiber Air Filter Media

May 1, 2017

Nanofibers are becoming an integral part of many advanced air filtration media thanks to their enormous specific surface area. The large surface […]

What is Zeta Potential?

April 1, 2017

Zeta potential is a measure of charges carried by particles suspended in a liquid (mostly water). Most particles suspended in water and […]

How Well Does My Filter Work?

April 1, 2017

Contamination control is the key to a cost-effective maintenance operation for hydraulic or engine systems. You depend on your filters, whether hydraulic, […]