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Problem!
With disposable media, the filter is opened every time the media is replaced! |
This can potentially expose workers and the environment to VOC's
(volatile organic compounds) or other toxic emissions. |
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Disposable filters also routinely spill some liquid when removed and placed in
disposal drums.
Quite often, workers simply hose this process liquid to a drain, which adds to potential exposure and waste
treatment cost.
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Moreover, with disposable filters such as cartridges, contaminants can travel
downstream to ruin a product.
This can happen, for example, when the knife edges used to seal cartridges get nicked, and permits solids to bypass the media.
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Contamination can also occur if cartridges aren't stacked properly in the housing, which is a common problem. In some cases, even the media itself can shed and cause downstream contamination.
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Solution!
With a self-cleaning filter, however, the filter is opened only for inspection.
This Drastically Reduces Emissions and their Potential Risks.
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Positive elastomeric-to-metal seals can virtually eliminate off-spec
product due to solids bypassing the filter media.
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| Because cleanable media are seldom removed from the housing, seal failure
almost never occurs.
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What's more, reducing waste with
cleanable media not only minimizes current worker safety and landfill liability, but also
that from legislation that could require costly clean-up years from now.
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-- by Ask Filter Man
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