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Join Sterlitech at NAOSMM 2015
Sterlitech will be attending the 42nd Annual NAOSMM Conference and Trade Show! From July 26 - 31, Kristina and Brandon will be on hand at Booth #83 to answer your questions about Sterlitech's...
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Nominal vs Absolute: What's the Difference?
If you were to casually browse through Sterlitech's website, you may find that we have an incredible range of filter options. The casual browser may certainly find themselves overwhelmed looking for...
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Don't Let Them into Your Heart
Heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) are a species of parasitic roundworms that primarily infect dogs, but can also infect cats, wild canids, and, in rare cases, even humans. They are found in every state...
View ArticleAD Membranes from GE Discontinued
The AD line of reverse osmosis membranes from GE is being discontinued. At this time, these membranes do not have any direct replacements, although we still carry other GE membranes which may be...
View ArticleNew Membranes from Nanostone Water
Sterlitech is proud to announce that new nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, and microfiltration membranes from Nanostone Water are now available for purchase on our website. These new membranes expand...
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The Glass Fiber Store has Closed
Our specialty site, the Glass Fiber Store, is now closed. When it went live in 2011, it was the place to find best selection of glass fiber filters from Sterlitech and Advantec. The products in the...
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Sterlitech's Botanical Extraction Products are Here!
First announced this past spring, the Botanical Extraction section of our website is now up and running! This section houses everything you need to make a complete, basic vacuum filtration system for...
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How to Select a Pump for Rotary Evaporation
Evaporation is one of the most common tasks performed in a chemistry laboratory. But, how do you go about selecting the correct vacuum pump for your rotary evaporator? Or, if you already have a vacuum...
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Water Aspirators: Cheap Pumps with Environmental Impact and High Operating Costs
Introduction Water Aspirators are a common way of creating a low strength vacuum for many standard laboratory applications. Their simple design employs water running through a narrowing tube to create...
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Ceramic Monolith Pilot - Validating Robustness
Background Nanostone Water has developed a high density ceramic UF monliith module for a broad range of industrial water treatment applications. The internal development activities have been supported...
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Ceramic UF and Cooling Tower Blowdown Recovery
Background A power plant in the southwest region of the USA has been increasingly challenged with water scarcity issues reflected by higher water cost and increasing use restrictions. Cooling towers...
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Ceramics Demonstrate Reversible Cationic Polymer Fouling
Background Hydrophilicity and Fouling Resistance Ceramic membranes are widely recognized to be more robust than polymeric membranes. Chemical resistance, temperature stability, mechanical strength and...
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CM-131 – Pretreat Less and Recover More
Background Ceramic membranes are widely recognized to be more robust than polymeric membranes. Chemical resistance, temperature stability, mechanical strength and the inherently higher flux rates of...
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RO / NF Cleaning Guidelines
This document gives general guidelines for cleaning Nanostone RO or NF elements in the ST, ST+, ST++ and DT-Module-Configuration. During normal operation the membrane elements can become fouled by...
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Production of High Purity Water from Seawater
Authors: Ted Prato, Erik Schoepke, Lance Etchison, Tom O’Brien, Brian Hernon, Kirt Perry, GE Water & Process Technologies, and Mike Peterson, Pacific Gas and Electric Introduction The Diablo...
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E-Series Reverse Osmosis System Helps Food Producer Meet Environmental...
Challenge A producer of various sausage products in the Unit-ed States’ Midwest was faced with environmental pressure to reduce chloride discharge from its wastewater plant. Salt (sodium chloride) was...
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Arsenic Removal from Groundwater
Application: Filtration with enhanced coagulation for arsenic removal from groundwater Capacity: 158,400 GPD (600 m3/d) Commissioned: May 2002 Challenge Arsenic is an element that occurs naturally...
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Shipping Used FILMTEC Elements
Handling, Preservation and Storage: Used FILMTEC Elements When FILMTECTM elements have to be shipped, they must be preserved with a preservation solution according to Preservation and storage of...
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Loading of Pressure Vessels: Preparation & Element Loading
Preparation This section provides guidelines for loading and unloading DOW FILMTEC™ reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) elements. For additional loading instructions, contact the individual...
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Troubleshooting: Membrane Element Evaluation
Membrane Analysis The morphology of deposits is determined with a stereo and standard light microscope or a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Information about the chemical elements contained in...
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