Disposable filtration technologies now offer a robust, flexible and economic solution for the manufacture of therapeutic proteins in the current biopharmaceutical market. Lynne Deakin, Field Applications Specialist with 3M Purification explains.
14 October 2011
IFAT has developed into one of the world's leading trade fairs for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. Due to popular demand, IFAT is switching to a two year cycle, beginning with an exhibition on 13-17 September at the Munich Trade Fair Centre, Germany. Filtration +Separation canvassed some exhibitors to find out what will be on display.
12 August 2010
In the pharmaceutical industry it is essential to eliminate pyrogens from the manufacturing process, and in particular from the water production plants they require. Claudio Maini and Luca Zonarelli of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies explain the background and the development of new systems to minimise the risks.
11 August 2010
This fourth article, in Ken Sutherland's series on the smaller end-use equipment application sectors, features the use of filtration equipment in the medical and healthcare sectors. These are vital to life and provide a major use for membrane media.
11 August 2010
Anthony Bennett investigates the use of membrane technology in the fine chemicals industry – in the production of the chemicals themselves and also in the generation of process water and the treatment of effluent from chemical synthesis.
06 July 2010
Storm flows during wet weather can cause major problems in wastewater plants. A team put together by Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies describe how the BioACTIFLO process can provide biological treatment with high-rate clarification in such circumstances.
08 April 2010
Biofouling is a major and very expensive problem for the water industry. Biofilm resulting from the growth of microorganisms on reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration membranes is a serious issue in desalination and water treatment plants, requiring a variety of pretreatment strategies to minimise the problem. Tom Berman of the Kinneret Limnological Laboratory describes the latest thinking on the subject.
07 April 2010
A novel biocidal method for disinfecting drinking water has been developed by HaloSource Incorporated. Jeff Williams and Michael Bridges describe the development, effectiveness and applications for HaloPure Br.
07 April 2010
Numerically optimised cyclones and recirculation systems have been shown to be highly efficient for the capture of fine particles, such as those occurring in the production of active pharmaceutical and food ingredients. Romualdo Salcedo and Júlio Paiva describe some of the recent developments in this area.
02 March 2010
In his series of articles, Ken Sutherland covers new developments in a number of broad classes of filtration and separation.
24 February 2010