What is microfiltration?

microfiltration is a type of filtration that uses special membranes with microscopic pores that range from 3.9 million inches (about 0.1 micrometers) to 390 million inches (about 10 micrometers). The size of the pores gives the microfiltration its name. It is used to remove all particles that are greater than 39 million inches (about 1 micrometer) from the solution. Some drinks such as juice, wine and beer will lose their taste when heated; Similarly, some drugs lose their effectiveness after warming up. One of the main uses of microfiltration is cold sterilization. Bacteria are larger than a micrometer, so these micro membranes are used to remove bacteria from liquids without the use of heat. It is used to separate oil and water and can be used to seapage fat from food products when leaving water and proteins. It can also be used as a preliminary water treatment for other processes such as reverse osmosis.

In general, all filtration works partly with the diffusion process. Each solution molecule has a certain kinetiCka energy and moves around, jumps from other molecules and walls of the container. Those molecules that hit the filter flow through it and are filtered.

The microfiltration system is generally composed of pure liquid and solution separated by a microfilter. The low pressure is applied to the side of the solution that forces it through the microfilter at a higher speed than the diffusion would allow. The filter removes all large particles and the liquid appears on the other side is cleaned of everything that is larger than the pores in the filter.

There is a common variation of microfiltration of calmikrofiltration of the LED cross flow (CFMF). In this version, the liquid is drawn tangentially over the microfilter surface. Purified liquid falls with a filter and is collected under it. The advantage of the cross -flow microfiltration is that the waste management systems enable the inflow without adding new digestors to draw liquids via microfilters. U CFMF MUSThe liquid only flows through other filters, reducing the need for a new device.

hard or sharp particles in the inflow can damage microfilters. For this reason, it is usually important that all liquids are pre -filtered before microfiltering. This allows you to remove the largest and most dangerous particles before they have a chance to damage fine microfilters.