Monthly Archives: June 2016

North American Membrane Society (NAMS) annual meeting was held in Bellevue, WA, during the last week of May. Due to the great collective interest shown by the membrane research community, only 40% of the abstracts submitted to the meeting could be accepted for podium presentation, which made up to about 140 talks! In addition, about 140 posters were presented in 5 parallel poster sessions. As a comparison, there were about 144 talks and 160 posters in NAMS 2015 meeting at Boston. Conference attendees were primarily researchers from industry and academia.   Research was focused on the following topics:

• Membrane Distillation (MD)
• Biomimetic membranes
• Desalination and potable water production
• Gas separation
• Design and processing of polymeric and inorganic membranes
• Designs and processing of composite and hybrid membranes
• Novel membrane materials

Other topics

Sterlitech’s polycarbonate and polyester track-etch membrane filters are a unique product that find use in numerous applications. They possess clean cylindrical pores that transverse the membrane surface from one side to the other. As a result of this unique feature, the pore density must be much lower compared to almost all other standard thin-film membranes such as Nylon, PTFE, PVDF, and more. Particulates either pass through the pores in track-etch filters, or remain on the surface. Almost never do they become embedded within the pore’s interior. But what happens when these filters are needed for your project and the particles being filtered occlude the opening of the pores? This effect is called pore blinding; and you may ask “But what can be done?”

Fear not brave scientist! In most applications, the track-etch filters will work fine on their own. But if a difficult particulate is clogging up your filter too soon, consider use of our Polyester

They’re back! Last year, Sterlitech discontinued offering the economical Rocker vacuum pump series due to supply issues. We’re happy to report the issues are worked out and they’re now back to our product lineup! These pumps complement a family of durable and economical lab products designed to help your filtration needs.

The Rocker pumps include the models 300, 400, and 600 in both 110V/60Hz and 220V/50Hz units. These pumps are outstanding economical resources for wide ranging lab applications based on simple aqueous solutions. In addition to the Rocker pumps, we also offer the Rocker repair kits, when needed, to rebuild the pumps after they go past the extra mile.

The Rocker pumps are now online at Sterlitech.com and Amazon.com, but you can always contact us directly for a quote or tech support if needed

Nanostone flat sheet membranes are being discontinued by the manufacturer. Limited quantities of Nanostone flat sheet membranes is available at the moment, for more information or if you need assistance finding a suitable replacement product, please contact Sterlitech at [email protected].  

Nanostone™ Discontinued Nanofiltration Membranes