
3. Filtration
Filtration is designed for particle suspensions which, even at low concentration, constitute complex systems. These suspensions may contain a large number of species (mineral microparticles, micro-organisms, yeasts, bacteria, cells and cell debris) and macromolecules. The liquid that has undergone filtration is called filtrate, and the filter retains a residue called retentate, or sometimes cake. The term filtration covers a wide range of techniques, classified according to :
particle size and pore size of filter media ;
filtration system configuration (sample circulation mode) ;
the force involved (vacuum filtration or pressure filtration) in filtration systems
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Bibliography
Websites
A3P Services http://www.a3p.org (page consulted on March 20, 2013)
Club français des membranes (CFM) http://www.cfm-mb.fr/ (page consulted on April 03, 2013)
Directories
Suppliers – Distributors
BIORAD http://www.bio-rad.com
FIORONI http://www.filtres-fioroni.com
HYFLUX laboratory http://www.hyfluxmembranes.com
...Standards and norms
- Qualité de l'eau : dosage des matières en suspension. Méthode par filtration sur filtre en fibres de verre - NF EN 872 AFNOR - 2005
- Méthode de détermination de la porosité - ASTM F316 - 2011
- Définition de la vitesse de filtration sur filtre libre - DIN 53137 - 1967
- Teneur en cendre des filtres papiers (0,1 à 0,2 %) papier ordinaire pour analyse qualitative et moins de 0,01 % pour l'analyse quantitative...
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