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Sterlitech Corporation Articles
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Tipping Back an “Interesting” Pint
How about a nice tall glass of ice-cold beer… made from recycled sewage water? Did you hesitate? Well, now let’s think about it: most breweries use some combination of hops, malted barley, yeast, and…. well… clean water! ...
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Focus On Microfiltration Part 1: Filter Longevity
For consumers using disk, syringe, and capsule filters it is a common FAQ: How long will my filter last? Or, to put it another way: How much fluid can I expect to pass through my filter before it clogs? This seems to be a simple ...
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Focus on Microfiltration Part 2: Filter Longevity and Filter Selection
Last month, we described the considerations associated with predicting filter service life and how total throughput can be estimated through experimentation. In this second installment, we will examine four filter selection strategies for ...
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What’s Hiding in the Water?
As we grow in understanding the significance different organisms have in the ecology of an environment, it helps tremendously if we knowwhich organismsinhabit that environment – whether they’re supposed to be there or not. One ...
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A history of chemically resistant membranes
The use of polymeric membranes for filtration of non-aqueous solutions started around 1960 and has been developed significantly since then [1]. Today, non-aqueous membrane filtration applications in chemical and pharmaceutical processing account for ...
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Single-Cell RNA Sequencing in a fast and inexpensive format
Sterlitech Corporation’s unique track-etch polycarbonate membrane filters are helping MIT Researchers pioneer a faster and less expensive means of identifying key genes turned on in response to infection or diseases, as featured in ...
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Membrane chemical cleaning: why is it required and how is it performed?
Membrane fouling, defined as the accumulation of particles and organic matter at the surface or in the pores of membranes occurs during membrane filtration. Membrane fouling results in membrane performance loss, i.e. lower rejection values, ...
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Working on a Love/Hate Relationship with the Surface Chemistry of Membrane Filters
Water, oils, and solvents sometimes need to be filtered. But when you see filters labeled as hydrophilic, hydrophobic, and now oleophobic; what does all this mean? Sterlitech currently offers membrane disc and sheet filters in ...