Filtration and Separation Products Reference Materials

Description: Westons Cider is saving around £42,000 per year in fuel and water costs following the installation of a Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment unit from Spirax Sarco. ...

Description: Most plants move more pounds of air than produced product, and significant energy is used in moving that air. This paper will concentrate on the cost to move the air through the system. ...

Description: Troubleshooting a dust collector cleaning system can be challenging to diagnose, especially when the cleaning system includes an on-demand controller. The following maintenance tips will allow you to ...

Description: Overview, advantages, and applications of the Tiocent centrifuge. ...

Description: Solid-Liquid separation through centrifugation is often a crucial step to obtain the desired product after L.. precipitation or crystallization. thhere are two types of centrifugation (also called ...

Description: Many chemical processes in the U.S. that use centrifuges were established between the 1950s and the 1980s. As a result, most of these machines employ technology that was outdated literally generations ...

Description: Croft Filters Ltd were recently approached to manufacture special oil filters for a 25,000 ton vessel that was scheduled for a 190 night world cruise and had encountered engine technical problems.. ...

Description: A vast amount of companies are involved in the waste industry and the many sustainable ways that waste can be put to great use. Here at Croft Filters we are quite often asked to find a solution to ...

Description: One of the world's most successful racing teams has called on Croft Filters to help keep their motors running. ...

Description: Croft Filters has produced filters used in testing undersea oil and gas pipelines. The 18, 50 micron filters are part of a 'pigging unit', a device that floods subsea pipelines pushing through 'pigs', ...

Description: One particular local brewery - George Wrights of Rainford, St Helens contacted Croft to see if they could supply new filters for their site and if possible improve the existing filter design. ...

Description: The benefits of nitrogen blanketing include improved process safety, better product quality, and longer equipment life. Here's how to achieve the desired safety or quality results while minimizing ...

Description: Generally, after the initial mixing - reactions, there is bulk separation to remove the larger product solids or unwanted solids. * There is a trend to remove the residual particle fines from the ...

Description: Filter pre-coating is the practice of intentionally loading a porous particulate layer onto a filter media in a dust collector to enhance some aspect of performance. For reasons discussed in this ...

Description: Find out why nanofiber filter technology is worth the investment. ...

Description: The MaxFlo® family of filter aid products is based on amorphous Silica, an amorphous silica byproduct of burning rice hulls for energy generation. That is just the beginning of the story. Not ...

Description: In the manufacturing of chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, bioenergy etc., after the initial mixing reactions, there is always the necessity to remove the mother liquor from the process ...

Description: This article describes how Hex Chrome is created, how it might affect the workers in your facility, and what needs to be done to control workers' exposure to this potentially toxic material. ...

Description: Over the years, various methods of active cleaning were applied to dust collectors, including both mechanical and reverse air methods. Each method provided filter cleaning with varying degrees of ...

Description: When it comes to dust collection, it is essential to understand the importance of conveying velocities and their impact on the proper design of a system. Moving air through ducts too slowly or too ...

Description: Normally, for the high soap content at 2000ppm, the adsorbent dosage requires at least 2.5wt%. In this trial, a 1.0wt% of the adsorbent and a 1.5wt% of MaxFlo® product was added to the 4800 ...

Description: This example involved filtration of a car wash wastewater with MaxFlo fixed bed. The water was contaminated by diesel and gasoline oil, and fine colloidal sized particles. It also contained detergent ...

Description: Case histories from the EPA demonstration, existing applications, and recent lab and field tests results are listed below. It is shown that "Profix + filter press" effectively remove TSS, lead, zinc, ...

Description: As they further established their name as filtration problem-solvers, Croft quickly found they were increasingly called upon to apply their specialised knowledge in manufacturing custom-made filters ...

Description: One client became very frustrated with their existing supplier following the failure of several of their filter screens. The problem recently became 'acute' when this supplier went out of business. ...

Description: Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Sentry Air Systems Model 300 Winged Sentry™ with Lid (WSL) in collecting and removing diethyl ether vapors ...

Description: Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Sentry Air Systems Model 300 Winged Sentry™ with Lid (WSL) in collecting and removing methylene chloride ...

Description: It should be no surprise that the demand for water outstrips its ready supply everywhere around the world. As global population soars, food, energy and freshwater are becoming increasingly scarce. ...

Description: Nearly all the water industry conferences nowadays have a significant part of the program dedicated to water treatment associated with the production of oil and gas. The same holds true for ...

Description: The Middle East and North Africa represent a vivid case study in water scarcity, with 6.3% of the world's population and only 1.4% of the world's renewable fresh water. Even abundant and valuable oil ...

Description: UV and a Filter Overhaul Team Up to Clean Up IAQ in Miami ...

Description: Recently the water treatment community has been caught up in the race to apply increasingly sophisticated water treatment technology for the production of drinking water. Some of these technologies ...

Description: This paper presents a practical guide to obtaining a representative sample of filter media at the point of manufacture and on the job site as well as providing insight into selecting a media testing ...

Description: The Philadelphia Suburban Water Company replaced the support gravel and media in four of the dual media filters at the Pickering West Water Treatment Plant in Phoenixville, PA. The support gravel and ...

Description: Suggested Method for Sampling a Filter ...

Description: In the stripper, the pH and temperature are adjusted before the water enters the stripper. As the water is distributed over the internal packing media, it is broken up into small droplets which create ...

Description: the pages that follow describe some of the various coalescer designs on the market today. While each is manufactured to help oil droplets collide and coalesce to the top of a vessel, they all have an ...

Description: Measuring your dust's aerodynamic particle size ...

Description: a basic rule in cyclone design and specification ...

Description: How a high-efficiency cylclone works and how to select and maintain the cyclone for maximum efficiency ...

Description: Change boosts small-particle collection efficiency ...

Description: Separators and decanters have been used for the recovery of fish meal and fish oil for over 50 years. Over the years, the processes used have been adapted to the demands on the product and raw ...

Description: PolyGrid™ precision-expanded plastics from Dexmet are used in filtration applications requiring membrane support, purification and separation. Designing a precision expanded plastic material ...

Description: n pharmacology, a statin is a drug belonging to the class of substances known as HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitors. As HMG-CoA is an intermediate of human cholesterol synthesis, statins such as lovastatin ...

Description: Catalysts are chemical substances that speed up the rate of a reaction and without undergoing any change themselves. They can be recovered and recycled. This is important because catalysts like ...

Description: Important questions to consider before selecting a membrane, as well as a handy decision tree with some common applications arranged by pore size. ...

Description: When evaluating various manufacturers' oil water separator offerings, there are some very important considerations to make in regard to total life-cycle costs of the equipment. Like most industrial ...

Description: The customer needs to make perfect sized onion rings just like you see on your burgers. However, the rings don't separate easily once they are sliced. ...

Description: An overview on filtration concepts. Includes definitions of common terms and examples of how to best compare filter specifications. ...

Description: This table compares the specifications of RO, NF, UF, and MF flat sheet membranes for several manufacturers. ...

Description: This article details the process by which a lab scale crossflow filtration system separates the permeate from the solution. ...

Description: A glossary of filtration terminology. ...

Description: This reference compares the applications for a variety of Standard Methods, EPA Methods, and NIOSH Methods to the appropriate filtration product. ...

Description: Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene and Xylenes (BTEX) are the most water soluble Hydrocarbon Carbons processed by a typical refinery. Consequently, they are to be found in refinery wastewater. Society is ...

Description: Oil and water do not mix, like many of life's one-liners this statement is basically true but not the whole story. Many hydrocarbon liquids, particularly aromatics, have significant solubilities in ...

Description: When World Color Press, Dyersburg, TN, decided to replace its outdated computerized supervisory control system for its large solvent recovery operation, it turned to AMCEC Inc., Lisle, IL. World Color ...

Description: With the advent of NAFTA, Mexico's package-printing industry, a major source of VOC emissions, is under increasing pressure to comply with environmental regulations. One company, Grafo Regia, pursued ...

Description: When QUAD/GRAPHICS Inc. entered the publication gravure printing market, it followed the axiom of Daniel Burnham, the 19th century architect and urban planner, to "make no small plans" In 1985, the ...

Description: This chemical compatibility chart compares the effects of various chemicals on a wide array of filter materials, such as silver, PTFE, and nylon. ...

Description: This document illustrates the basic principles for the Sepa CF II membrane system. Contains specifications and diagram for this cross-flow filtration unit. ...

Description: styrene-divinylbenzene resins in the 40's. The production of resins in a stirred reactor results in the formation of resin beads with a polydispersed particle-sized distribution. Although new resin ...

Description: DOW™ Ultrafiltration (UF) modules and DOW FILMTEC™ elements have been installed to purify well water used as process water for soft drink production ...

Description: The Dominion Engineering Millstone Nuclear Power Station has undergone a significant performance improvement in water quality and operational efficiency of the deep-bed condensate polishers in Unit 2. ...

Description: This table compares the advantages and disadvantages of using different membrane types on a wide array of applications. ...

Description: Automation is the key to increasing laboratory productivity and minimizing costs. It is equally important to prove that the changes in technology to achieve these results may be done without ...

Description: Cabin air quality is a growing concern raised by various automakers throughout the world. Specifications are becoming more and more stringent and the leading specifications are being adopted by more ...

Description: This particular study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Sentry Air Systems welding fume extractor (Model 300-WFE) when employed to collect fume created by inert-gas welding on 316 ...

Description: An onsite pilot test was conducted to determine the effectiveness of an organoclay systems in meeting the produced water effluent discharge for oil at a platform n the China Sea. The produced water ...

Description: This treatment sequence requires a reaction tank and a pH adjustment tank. The salts and polymers that break the emulsions are added to the tank by means of metering pumps and mixed with mechanical ...

Description: The filtration of electrically insulating slurries results in high voltage potentials. The subsequent electrical discharges induce an aging process on the membrane surfaces causing the membranes to ...

Description: The short cut DDE stands for Steam-Pressure-Dehydration. This effect pushes the limits of your filter press forward and transforms it after the mounting of the DDE-Kit into a genuine thermal dryer. ...

Description: Membranes used in the palmoil fractionation are made from polyproplene copolymere, rubber or thermoplastic resin. ...

Description: Utilizing the latest technology in the solid/liquid filtration industry, the KLINKAU TCD-System (TCD-Thermal Cake Drying) combines mechanical filtration and thermal dehydration in a single process ...

Description: In the United States, as well as most industrialized areas of the world, there is an increasing requirement for today's industrial and municipal water / wastewater treatment systems to produce drier ...

Description: The customer manufactures specialty faceplates used in military applications for fighter pilot helmets, motorcycle helmets, and gas masks. Clarity in both the molded part and the Silicone hard coat ...

Description: The Filter Press has been utilized for solid / liquid separation applications for well over 100 years. Early filter press technology incorporated wood plate and frame filter plate assemblies that were ...

Description: In order to have a successful cartridge backwash process, the liquid flux needs to be controlled. Graver recommends that the forward liquid flow rate through the cartridge not exceed 10 liters per ...

Description: Carbon filters are best at removing chlorine, taste, odor, color and various other organic compounds from the fluid. They are generally not effective at removing inorganic compounds or other ...

Description: Clean, dry compressed air plays an essential role in industry with many applications, and is often considered a "fourth utility" at most facilities. It is used to move conveyors, transport products, ...

Description: A vacuum is a negative pressure condition created to remove gas molecules from a process work chamber. The objective is to provide a clean space, free of gases that can affect product quality and ...

Description: An ethanol production plant required RO treated water for their boilers, cooling towers, and fermentation process. In all cases the incoming water was first treated by an RO membrane. Additional post ...

Description: A Florida based citrus juice processing plant needed to use vent filters to prevent bacteria, mold spores, particulate matter and water from entering the juice storage tanks. Ingress of these ...

Description: A Colorado state energy utility sponsored a study to determine the amount of energy savings that would result from the use of different types of filtration on industrial cooling equipment. May Company ...

Description: Backer's Chips plant in Fulton, Missouri has two large fry lines to cook potato chips. One fryer has a shell and tube heat exchanger that had clogging problems with the build-up of solids in the ...

Description: Solid-liquid separation can be accomplished by pressure or vacuum filtration in a batch or continuous mode. Generally, following filtration, the cake must be washed and subsequently dried to ...

Description: During many chemical and pharmaceutical process operations, cake washing is required since no filter system can remove all of the mother liquor by pressure or vacuum dewatering only. The need for cake ...

Description: As the pharmaceutical industry has changed and grown since the mid- 1980's, there are increasing concerns about the safe handling of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). To meet lower exposure ...

Description: Recovering gypsum from flue gas desulfurization (FGD) is becoming more important as the technical feasibility of substituting FGD gypsum for natural gypsum in traditional application such as wall ...

Description: Solid-liquid separation can be accomplished by pressure or vacuum filtration in a batch or continuous mode. Generally, following filtration, the cake must be washed and subsequently dried. The choice ...

Description: A rotary pressure filter can increase filtration rates, washing and drying efficiencies and eliminate organic solvent emissions. A plant was experiencing high solvent usage and excessive volatile ...

Description: In most industrial solid-liquid separation applications, the process steps of filtration, washing and dewatering (drying) are conducted on one filter. This paper describes the thin-cake filtration ...

Description: Creosote and other non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) are responsible for high pump-and-treat costs in groundwater remediation because, due to their molecular size, they tend to clog activated-carbon ...

Description: This tutorial explains how Biomin column data available elsewhere on this web site can be used to design a treatment system for a wastewater stream. To use this tutorial, you will need to know the ...

Description: In this town was a small grocery and gas station setting on top of hill. One day a car comes over the hill and loses control running into a gas pump knocking and it over. The customers uprights the ...

Description: A comprehensive remedy was implemented for approximately 29,000 tons of pesticide-contaminated soils which included excavation, on-site containment, engineering controls and land-use restrictions at a ...

Description: While cationic and anionic resins typically last a long time in industrial wastewater and groundwater applications, they frequently become fouled by any of several compounds. The fouling eventually ...

Description: An onsite pilot test was conducted to determine the effectiveness of an organoclay system in meeting the produced water effluent discharge goals for oil at a platform in the China Sea. The produced ...

Description: Study results based on onsite usage of organically-modified clays, also known as organoclays, have been proven efficient and cost-effective in cleaning up water devoted to pipe line cleaning and ...

Description: This paper purports to describe the properties and uses of filter media for filter media for oil removal from water which is the organically modified clays or organoclays. ...

Description: Because stormwater runoff from parking lots, paved streets, and asphalt-covered roofs often is contaminated with oil; benzene, toluene, ethlybenzene, and xylene (BTEX); and fuels that have been leaked ...