Sediment filtration is one of the most basic and important pretreatment technologies used in water purification systems. It removes suspended particles such as sand, silt, rust, scale, pipe debris and other visible or fine particulate matter from feed water.
In laboratory water systems, sediment filtration is usually placed at the beginning of the purification chain. Its purpose is not to produce purified water directly, but to protect downstream technologies such as activated carbon filters, RO membranes, softeners, EDI modules and polishing cartridges.
Sediment filtration helps remove:
The micron rating of the filter determines the size of particles it can retain. Common pretreatment filters may range from coarse filtration to fine filtration depending on feed water condition and system design.
Sediment filters work by physical separation. As water passes through the filter media, particles larger than the pore size are trapped. Depth filters can also capture particles within the thickness of the filter structure, allowing them to hold more dirt before pressure drop increases.
Cartridge filters, depth filters and multi-layer filters may be used depending on water quality, flow rate and maintenance requirements.
Sediment filtration is used in:
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