ATPGroup Brewing Catalog 2021-2022 - Catalog - Page 68
FILTRATION
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MCI Padovan has been creating, designing, and producing innovative solutions for beverage producers
for more than 100 years and is known globally for its high-quality equipment and expertise in filtration and
pasteurization. The company’s commitment to research and development has enabled it to design a wide range
of filtration equipment and systems that function both with and without the use of filtration aids. From traditional
filtering methods to the more innovative tangential filtration process, it offers the finest equipment available today.
Its filtration systems encompass multiple types of pressure leaf, sheet, and cross-flow systems that utilize nominal
filters, absolute filters, microfiltration/sterile, ultrafiltration, and nanofiltration.
Filtration Type/Particle
Nominal
Absolute
Solids
Bacteria
Virus
PRESSURE LEAF
DE/Perlites/Cellulose
Various Pore Sizes
Multi
Valent
Ions
Mono
Valent
Ions
YES
NO
Stop
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
SHEET
Various Pore Sizes
YES
NO
Stop
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
LENTICULAR
Various Pore Sizes
YES
NO
Stop
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
YES
YES
Stop
Some
Pass
Pass
Pass
YES
YES
Stop
Some
Pass
Pass
Pass
ULTRAFILTRATION
Pore Size ≤ 0.01 um
NO
YES
Stop
Some
Pass
Pass
Pass
NANOFILTRATION
Pore Size ≤ 0.001 um
NO
YES
Stop
Stop
Stop
Some
Pass
MEMBRANE
Various Pore Sizes
& ≤ 0.45 um
MICROFILTRATION
Various Pore Sizes
& ≤ 0.45 um
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