Monthly Archives: June 2013

A few weeks ago, James Cameron, director of Hollywood blockbusters "Titanic" and "Avatar," testified before the U.S. Senate's Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee, urging them to maintain federal programs aimed at oceanic research.  Although he is best known for making movies, James Cameron is also a deep sea explorer, reaching the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean last year, more than five miles below the ocean surface.  The data taken during that dive revealed new species of sea cucumber, worms, and amoeba, all of which are remarkable for their ability to survive in a such an extreme environment. These discoveries highlight the gaps in our knowledge of the oceans, despite the fact that they cover more than two-thirds of the planet's surface.  A large portion of the

Sterlitech Corporation prides itself in manufacturing and marketing some of the most advanced filtration products around.  Our filters use materials like PTFE, PVDF, and PES, and others with inconveniently long chemical names that also make their synthetic nature really obvious.  But they're not going to be the focus of this story.  Instead, we will be shining a spotlight on three natural materials that, in addition to being quite tasty, make excellent filters: papayas, oysters, and coconut. Papayas Originally native to

We are unveiling a new Water and Wastewater Analysis page on our website. This new page neatly gathers products especially useful in water analysis such as MCE membranes, microbiological filter funnels, and petri dishes into one spot.  The products we currently feature are:

• Microbiological filter funnels
• Sterile MCE membrane filters
• Glass fiber filters
• Petri Dishes

With the ever increasing value of clean water, this section is certain to grow.  Keep an eye on our site as we add the latest water and wastewater analysis lab equipment.

If you've ever wanted to see a bit of reverse osmosis in action, here it is. In this video, we use CF042 Acrylic Cell to separate blue dye from water. This demonstration is run at 200 psi and uses a Toray 70UB reverse osmosis membrane to achieve separation. Also making a cameo appearance in this video is the HP4750 Stirred Cell, which is being used to hold up the tubing, but is not actually part of the separation process this time.   To learn more about the products featured in the video, just visit our website:

• CF042 Cell
• Toray Reverse Osmosis Membranes
• HP4750 Stirred Cell