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FILTECH 2019: The media is the message …
Despite the vast scale, complexity and diversity of today’s filtration system installations, the simple filter media is the key to everything. Or the not so simple filter media, as became …

The outlook for nonwoven filter media
The filtration end use is the fifth largest (in tonnage) of the nonwoven segments, consuming 9% of the world’s nonwovens production in 2018, and one of three end uses that …

Spiral-wound cartridges for desalination
A spiral-wound element has significant surface area, resulting in extremely high packing density. The filter is also easy to install and maintain in the system, and it offers a long …

Student Spotlight: Electrospun nanofibers for filtration
Harshal Gade is pursuing his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at University of Akron, where he is in his third year working in the Multiphase Transport Research Group under Prof. George …

The IAQ challenge – where do we go from here?
Environmental concerns today often revolve around the outdoor environment – whether it be greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, water security and scarcity, waste disposal and management, and the list …