Description | Type A/E | Type A/B | Type A/C |
Typical Applications | Water solids testing, air monitoring, gravimetric analysis |
Diagnostic applications, sample prefiltration |
Cell harvesting, prefiltration, solids testing |
Filter Media | Borosilicate glass without binder | Borosilicate glass without binder | Borosilicate glass without binder |
Pore Size (Nominal) | 1 μm | 1 μm | 1 μm |
Typical Thickness | 330 μm (13 mils) | 660 μm (26 mils) | 254 μm (10 mils) |
Typical Water Flow Rate mL/min/cm2 at 0.3 bar (30 kPa, 5 psi) |
250 | 124 | 153 |
Typical Air Flow Rate L/min/cm2 at 0.7 bar (70 kPa, 10 psi) |
60 | 24 | 40 |
Maximum Operating Temperature | Air - 550 °C (1,022 °F) | Air - 550 °C (1,022 °F) | Air - 550 °C (1,022 °F) |
Sterilization | Autoclavable | Autoclavable | Autoclavable |
Typical Aerosol Retention* | 99.98% | – | – |
Description | Type A/D | Extra Thick Discs | Metrigard™ Discs | TCLP |
Typical Applications with large-sized particulate |
Prefiltration of solutions contaminated samples |
Prefiltration of heavily | Prefiltration in systems with high particulate matter |
U.S. EPA Method 1311 |
Filter Media | Borosilicate glass without binder |
Glass fiber with acrylic binder** |
Ultrafine glass fiber with acrylic binder** |
Borosilicate glass without binder*** |
Pore Size (Nominal) | 3 μm | 1 μm | 0.5 μm | 0.7 μm |
Typical Thickness | 660 μm (26 mils) | 1270 μm (50 mils) | 330 μm (13 mils) | 432 μm (17 mils) |
Typical Water Flow Rate mL/min/cm2 at 0.3 bar (30 kPa, 5 psi) |
649 | 210 | 80 | – |
Typical Air Flow Rate L/min/cm2 at 0.7 bar (70 kPa, 10 psi) |
139 | 26 | 21 | – |
Maximum Operating Temperature | Air - 550 °C (1,022 °F) | Water - 135 °C (275 °F) | Water - 135 °C (275 °F) | N/A |
Sterilization | Autoclavable | Autoclavable | Autoclavable | Autoclavable |
Typical Aerosol Retention* | – | 99.97% | – | – |