Features
■ Enhanced contaminant reduction capacity results in longer lifetime than competitive
■ filter cartridges
■ Economic alternative to PTFE filter cartridges
■ Advanced Pleat Technology
■ Superior flow characteristics in a compact design reduces the number of require
■ filter elements
■ Increased flow rates provide faster bath clean-up and reduced energy consumption
■ Provides a low differential pressure to minimize micro-bubble formation
■ Increased throughput and filter lifetime which lowers cost-of-ownership LifeASSURE™ IMC Series Filter Cartridge LifeASSURE™ IMC filter cartridges are high efficiency naturally hydrophilic Nylon 6,6 filter elements designed to meet the exacting requirements of DI water, critical parts cleaning, and chemical applications. Utilizing multi-zone microporous membrane and Advanced Pleat Technology (APT), LifeASSURE IMC filter cartridges provide superior flow characteristics with minimal pressure drop. Increasing flow while maintaining filter efficiency results in particle specifications being achieved in less time. This decrease in processing time results in lower total filtration costs — reduced energy consumption, pump wear, and labor. The naturally hydrophilic Nylon 6,6 membrane in an all polypropylene construction, provides low extractables, increased filter life, and superior contaminant reduction as compared to other membrane cartridges. LifeASSURE IMC filter cartridges are ideally suited for DI water, critical parts cleaning, and numerous chemical applications where high efficiency contaminant reduction at 0.1 μm, 0.2 μm and 0.45 μm is required. Multi-zone Microporous Membrane Technology LifeASSURE IMC filter cartridges incorporate 3M Purification’s multi-zone microporous membrane technology to maximize contaminant holding capacity while maintaining particle reduction efficiency. Microporous membrane consists of a higher porosity (more open) zone on the up stream section and a lower porosity (tighter) section on the down stream side. The higher porosity zone on the up stream side provides effective prefiltration of large particles resulting in higher contaminant reduction capacity and increased filter life time. The lower porosity zone on the down stream section provides a sharp retention cut-off at the rated pore size. As shown in SEM micro graph (Figure 1) the multi-zone structure enhances the surface area, lowers pressure drop, and increases contaminant holding capacity and filter lifetime thereby eliminating the need for more costly filters constructed with a double layer of membrane.