Quartz Filter

ACCUSCIENCE offers a binder-free high purity quartz microfiber filter intended for airborne particulate monitoring in high temperatures and aggressive atmospheres. Grade MK 5 has temperature resistance for applications up to 1000°F and contains a low amount of trace elements.

Glass fiber and quartz fiber filters are depth filters that are frequently specified in contamination monitoring methods. Filters made of these materials are available with a variety of flow rates and throughput/dirt-holding capacities. Consequently, some of these filters are also ideal for prefiltration upstream of membrane filters, to prevent downstream clogging.

Our selection of depth filters includes:

  • Type APFF and AP40 glass fiber filters recommended for United States EPA Method 1311 for Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)

  • Type AP40 glass fiber filter recommended for Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Method 2540D

  • Quartz fiber filters (Type AQFA) recommended for United States EPA PM10 ambient air monitoring method

Glass and Quartz Fiber Disc Specifications

  • Membrane Material: Borosilicate Glass or Quartz Microfibers

  • Pore Sizes (μm): 0.2 – 8.0

  • Thickness (μm): 230 – 1200

  • Water Flow Rate (mL/min/cm2): 1.2 – 6.0

  • Air Flow (L/min/cm2) @ 10 psi: 10.6 – 139

  • Wettability: Hydrophilic

  • Temperature Limitations: 500 to 950 °C max

  • Chemical Compatibility: Recommended for aqueous solvents

  • Sterilizability: Autoclave, EtO and gamma irradiation

  • Surface Option: White

  • Key Properties: Performs prefiltration of particles as small as 0.6 μm, high temperature compatibility, non-shedding options, made of pure and binder-less materials

  • Key Applications: Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), heavy metals analysis, prefiltration, air monitoring

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