Monthly Archives: March 2017

In order to provide a safe work environment, better control of vapor wastes needs to be implemented. EZ waste technology has become readily available to improve the containment of volatile liquids and prevent vapors from escaping into laboratory air. Learn about how to prevent the dangers of hazardous waste and the technology behind the closed waste system with an activated carbon filter, such as the EZ waste system. Download EZwaste whitepaper for more detail and additional instruction.

 EZ waste Whitepaper

Explore EZ Waste Solvent Waste System product line at Sterlitech

Do you know today, there are over 663 million people, who do not have safe water supply and suffering with health problems from use of dirty water?

Here are some facts about wastewater:

1. Globally, over 80% of the wastewater generated by society flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused. (Sato et al, 2013)
2. 1.8 billion people use a source of drinking water contaminated with feces, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. Unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene cause around 842,000 deaths each year. (WHO/UNICEF 2014/WHO 2014)
3. The opportunities from exploiting wastewater as a resource are enormous. Safely managed wastewater is an affordable and sustainable source of water, energy, nutrients and other recoverable materials.

What options do we have to make a difference for the

Sterlitech is proud to announce the availability of Aluminum Oxide (Al₂O₃) inorganic microporous membrane filters. These filters are finding use in several specialty applications, ranging from nanomaterials synthesis (where they perform best), graphene synthesis (Buckypaper) and testing, HPLC mobile phase filtering, liposome filtering, environmental monitoring, and more! The Sterlitech alumina membranes are also a suitable alternative to Whatman Anodisc© filters.

These anodized alumina filters are distinguished by swift filtration speed owing to their high pore density, efficient separation, and high purity. The inorganic material is constructed of numerous, narrowly distributed pores in the form of honeycombs yielding a high degree of open space.

Adding to their features, these membranes become almost completely transparent when wet, and display minimal

Sterlitech Corporation’s unique track-etch polycarbonate membrane filters are helping MIT Researchers pioneer a faster and less expensive means of identifying key genes turned on in response to infection or diseases, as featured in the February 13 issue of Nature Methods from the Shalek and Love Labs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Most cells in the human body only express a tiny portion of all genes coded in their DNA. Those genes are copied into messenger RNA, also known as RNA transcripts, which direct the cells to build specific proteins. Each cell's gene expression profile (all genes turned “on” at any given moment) varies depending on its function or response to outside factors. Sequencing the RNA from individual cells of a blood or tissue sample offers a way to identify cells based on patterns of gene expression, allowing researchers to study what cells are

Sterlitech has developed a new support for the Sepa Cell Assembly to improve ease of handling and facilitate safe operation when assembling the cell or changing membrane coupons and O-rings.

The unique design of the Sepa Cell Assembly Support allows users to safely slide the cell body out of the holder onto a sturdy shelf, minimizing the risk of dropping the body and causing bodily injury. A convenient lower shelf serves as storage for the cell top, spare membranes, or O-rings. The Support can easily be integrated into existing systems configured with the Sepa Cell.

To obtain more information about the Sepa Cell Assembly Support, contact a Membrane and Process Development Expert at Sterlitech: 1-877-544-4420 or [email protected]

Continuing demand for low energy solutions to separation challenges have fueled Sterlitech’s latest product release: an Air Gap Membrane Distillation Cell. The first commercially available bench-scale tangential flow test cell of its kind, it mimics conditions representative of large-scale systems with minimal use of membrane or product. The AGMD cell offers researchers fast and accurate performance data to easily evaluate the performance of membranes and/or the efficiency of a given process with respect to their application.

How it works: liquid to be treated is circulated in direct contact with the feed side of the membrane in the AGMD cell. A cold liquid solution is circulated in direct contact with a cooling plate on the permeate side of the membrane. Both the feed and the cooling solutions are circulated tangentially while using pumps at low or no hydrostatic pressures. An air gap is created between the permeate side of the membrane and the cooling plate where permeate is condensed