Filter depth retention

The filters used for filtration were of the types Sartorius depth filter (particle retention size 0.7 pm) and Sartorius PH membrane filter capsule (particle retention size 0.45 pm). Polyethylene bottles produced by Nalgene were used for each of the reference material. 2600 pieces of 500 mL bottles were cleaned, using the following procedure ... 

All filters require a filter medium to retain solids, whether the filter is for cake filtration or for filter-medium or depth filtration. Specification of a medium is based on retention of some minimum parficle size at good removal efficiency and on acceptable hfe of the medium in the environment of the filter. The selection of the type of filter medium is often the most important decision in success of the operation. For cake filtration, medium selection involves an optimization of the following factors ... 

The filter elements should remove particles of five microns, must be water-resistant, have a high flow rate capability with low pressure drop, possess high dirt-retention capacity, and be rupture-resistant. The clean pressure drop should not exceed five psig at 100 °F (38 °C). The elements must have a minimum collapse differential pressure of 50 psig. Pleated-paper elements are preferred—provided they meet these requirements. Usually, the pleated-paper element will yield the five psig clean drop when used in a filter that was sized to use depth-type elements. This result is due to the greater surface area of the pleated element, more than twice the area of a conventional stacked disc-type or other depth-type elements. 

In the second type of filtration, depth or deep-bed filtration, the particles penetrate into the pores of the filter medium, where impacts between the particles and the surface of the medium are largely responsible for their removal and retention. This configuration is commonly used for the removal of fine particles from very dilute suspensions, where the recovery of the particles is not of primary importance. Typical examples here include air and water filtration. The filter bed gradually becomes clogged with particles, and its resistance to flow eventually reaches an unacceptably high level. For continued operation, it is therefore necessary to remove the accumulated solids, and it is important that this can be readily achieved. For this reason, the filter commonly consists of a bed of particulate solids, such as sand, which can be cleaned by back-flushing, often accompanied by... 

Fig. 8.40 Retention (R, defined as deposited solids per unit length of section/total added suspended solids, mm 0 of suspended solids in the soil subsurface (a) distribution of deposited solids in coarse sand and silt loam, (b) relative deposition (defined as -ln(a/a), where a denotes initial amount of applied suspended solids and a. denotes measured amount of deposited solid mass per unit length of section at each depth) of suspended solids in silt loam and coarse sand leached by filtered and unfiltered effluents. (Vinten et al. 1983)...

Filters can be divided into two types membrane (screen) filters and depth filters. Membrane filters, such as silver membrane filters, physically screen and retain particles on their surfaces. These filters have uniform pore sizes and are rated for absolute retention all particles larger than the pore size are retained. Depth filters, such as glass-fiber filters, consist of a matrix of fibers that form a tortuous maze of flow channels. The particulate fraction becomes entrapped by this matrix. These filters do not have a uniform pore size, and it is not possible to rate them for absolute retention. They are rated according to nominal pore size, which is determined by the particle size that is retained by the filter to a predetermined percentage. This percentage is usually given as 98 retention however, it can be as low as 90. ... 

Conventional filters, such as a coffee filter, termed depth filters , consist of a network of fibers and retain solute molecules through a stochastic adsorption mechanism. In contrast, most membranes for the retention of biocatalysts feature holes or pores with a comparatively narrow pore size distribution and separate exclusively on the basis of size or shape of the solute such membranes are termed membrane filters . Only membrane filters are approved by the FDA for sterilization in connection with processes applied to pharmaceuticals. Table 5.3 lists advantages and disadvantages of depth and membrane filters. 

Depth filter high flux no absolute retention... 

Screen filters are polymeric membranes that have uniform distribution of pore sizes. They are relatively thin so that there is a minimal amount of liquid retention. Screen filters clog more rapidly than depth filters. Table 2.2 lists the common screen filter materials and their solvent compatabili-ties. 

In surface filtration the solids retained are those that do not pass through the smallest cross-section of the capillary flow channels of the filtering layer. Many particles are trapped by adsorption in the labyrinthine three-dimensional sieve of the filter aid. This means that substances can be retained that are smaller than the mesh size of the filter aid. In depth filtration, on the other hand, the solids are trapped in the interior of the layer this is due to the mechanical retention capacity (inertia and size of the particles, sedimentation, diffusion) and to the composition of the juice. 

Large-particle retention, flow rate, and Ap from filtration tests using tighter graded-density depth media samples show dramatically different behavior in the silica, alumina, and ceria abrasive slurries, indicating that new CMP slurries filter optimization still remains empirical in nature. 

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