Filtration and separation

A highly adsorptive carbonous material called Triporous, invented by Japanese electronics giant Sony of Tokyo, could be widely employed in high-performance fabrics for the filtration industry.

With increasing energy costs leading to the development of a new standard for the assessment of the energy efficiency of filters, a multilayer filter medium has been developed in response by Johns

An inexpensive and long-lasting filter for the separation of water from fluids in vehicles with internal combustion engines has been developed by UFI Innovation Center of Ala, Italy.

Toray Industries claims to have created the world’s first carbon fibre with a nanosized continuous pore structure.

Technical textiles specialist Arville has purchased manufacturer of replacement filter products, Delta Filter Services Ltd.

An antimicrobial fibre and nonwoven membranes for use in apparel and filtration were introduced at K 2019 by Ascend Performance Materials of Houston, Texas, USA.  

A nanofibre membrane for micro-filtration and micro-venting applications has been launched by NXTNano of Claremore, Oklahoma, USA.

Equipment for the production of hollow filaments will be developed by Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) Ltd of Leeds, UK, following the award of a grant to the company by Innovate UK.

A method that uses nanofibre webs and light for the removal of toxic dyes from wastewater is safer, cheaper and easier than traditional methods, according to its developers in the USA.

Toray Industries of Tokyo, Japan, claims to have created the world’s most effective nanofiltration membrane.

Air filtration media that is claimed to have high initial efficiency with improved durability, fire retardancy, antimicrobial activity and moisture resistance are disclosed by Georgia-Pacific Nonwo

A UK company has moved into new laboratory and office facilities to support plans to bring its graphene coatings for water filtration media to market.

Supported carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membranes for use in gas separation are disclosed by DowDuPont subsidiary Dow Global Technologies of Midland, Michigan, USA.

Two processes capable of making graphene membranes with pores less than 100 nm across offer the prospect of making quick and efficient filters for fluids, as well as breathable fabrics.

A filter cartridge that exhibits high efficiency in the adsorption and removal of metals has been developed by Kurashiki Textile Manufacturing of Osaka, Japan.

Advansa has added a microfibre to its portfolio of short-staple fibres (Adva Shortcut), which are intended to be added to wetlaid nonwovens for high-performance applications.

A fibre adsorbent for purifying blood that can selectively remove bio-targets, such as cells and proteins, has been created by Toray Industries of Tokyo, Japan.  

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc says it can begin production of spider silk in Vietnam now that the country’s government ha

A filter pad that removes impurities from contaminated cooking oil has been developed by Pure Gravity Filtration Systems of Conroe, Texas, USA.

All engineered products within the nonwovens business of Johns Manville will in future be sold under the name of Evalith.

Filtration media designed specifically for pulse-jet gas turbine applications has been launched by Ahlstrom-Munksjö of Stockholm, Sweden.

Nanoval of Berlin, Germany, has sold the first production plant for spunlaid nonwovens based on its unique process for spinning continuous filaments.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö says that it will release additional capacity at its plant in Turin, Italy, to meet the growing demand for engine and industrial filtration media.

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) claim to have developed thin, translucent air filters that can remove up to 90% of atmospheric particulate matter with a diameter of less t

A nonwoven with good characteristics for filtration and the barrier properties of a meltblown combined with the strength of a spunbond is now available, according to Mogul of Gaziantep, Turkey.

The Czech Republic has led the field in nanofibre-based materials and, fittingly, their industrial-scale adoption will be one of a number of key themes at the forthcoming

Ahlstrom is investing in its plant in Madisonville, Kentucky, USA, with the aim of broadening its portfolio of nonwovens intended for filtration products for engines and industrial applications.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) of Cambridge and Tufts University of Medford, Massachusetts (both in the USA)  believe that nanofibrils extracted and reassembled fro

A carbon-based molecular sieve membrane could dramatically reduce the energy required to separate a class of hydrocarbon molecules known as alkyl aromatics.

Mogul has introduced meltblown polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) to its nonwovens portfolio for the first time.

The effectiveness of filter media in respirator masks that protect workers in hazardous environments has traditionally been based on their time in service, calculated by a mathematical model.

Nanofibre nonwoven layers are increasingly being required in the latest diesel engines.

At the Bag Filter Technology and Equipment trade fair which took place in Shanghai, China,on 2–4 December 2015, Teijin showed its range of highly efficient dust-collection and energy-savin

A cheap, non-toxic polymer that that can remove mercury from water and soil could prove effective in the battle against one of the world’s biggest pollutants.

Electrospinning technology and new non-antibody proteins are being used by a researcher at the UK’s University of Leeds to develop improved nonwoven filter membranes for use in haemodialysis. 

Ahlstrom Filtration’s GenCollect and GenCollect Color are two new products designed for the forensics and genomics community that provide an easy and cost-effective solution for the collection of d

Hollingsworth & Vose has started production of air filter media (NanoWave) at a plant in Hatzfield, Germany.

Johns Manville is increasing its capacity for manufacturing glass microfibre at its plant in Waterville, Ohio, USA.

Johns Manville has inaugurated a polyester (PES) spunbond production line at its facility in Berlin, Germany.