™
ST Microscope
Scanning Electron Microscope
Ionic Range
Micrometers (Log Scale)
10
100
10
100
1000
10 4
10 5
10 6
00 50
00 80
100,000
00 30
10,000 20,000
00 20
1000
0 80
200
0 50
100
0 30
8
80
5
1.0
50
(Saccharide Type-No Scale)
3
2
3
5
Aqueous Salts
5
8
10 7 2
3
5
8
2
Pin Point
Beach Sand
Bacteria
A.C. Fine Test Dust
Virus
Granular Activated Carbon Metal Ion
Tobacco Smoke Synthetic Dye
Milled Flour
Latex/Emulsion
Pesticide
Blue Indigo Dye
Colloidal Silica
Human Hair Coal Dust
Gelatin Cryptosporidium
REVERSE OSMOSIS (Hyperfiltration)
ULTRAFILTRATION
(Hyperfiltration)
Ion Ex. Resin Bead
Pollen
Red Blood Cells
Asbestos
Herbicide
Process For Separation
3
Paint Pigment
Endotoxin/Pyrogen
Sugar
2
Yeast Cells
Carbon Black
Atomic Radius
8
1000
500,000
Albumin Protein
Relative Size of Common Materials
Macro Particle Range
0.1
30
Approx. Molecular Wt.
2
Micro Particle Range
0.01
20
(Log Scale)
Macro Molecular Range
Visible to Naked Eye
0.001
0 20
Angstrom Units 1
Molecular Range
Optical Microscope
Giardia Cyst
Mist
PARTICLE FILTRATION MICROFILTRATION
NANOFILTRATION
Desal™ RO A-Series S-Series CA-Series
Crossflow SpiralWound Membrane Element Technology
Desal NF D-Series H-Series
Desal UF G-Series P-Series M-Series
Desal MF E-Series J-Series K-Series
Memtrex™ 0.03 - 1.0µ
Pleated Filters Laboratory Sample Preparation Products
Flotrex™
™
0.2 - 40µ
0.01 - 20 microns; Sample volumes 200µL - 15 Liters Selex ® 0.5 - 30µ Hytrex ®
Depth Filters
1.0 - 75µ
Purtrex™ 1.0 - 75µ Hypure® 1.0 - 100µ
Rolled Filters
Spiraltek™
0.5 - 150µ © Copyright 1999 Osmonics, Inc., Minnetonka, Minnesota USA
Note: 1 Micron (µ) (1x10-6 Meters) ≈ 4x10-5 Inches (0.00004 Inches)
1 Angstrom Unit = 10-10 Meters = 10-4 Micrometers (Microns) = 0.1 Nanometers
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