Monthly Archives: December 2025

Introducing a new feature designed to make your product selection process smoother than ever. The Related Products tab is now available on product pages throughout our website. This enhancement helps you quickly find alternative options, compatible accessories, and complementary items that support your applications. 

In Part 1 of this series, we explored membrane technologies commonly applied in produced water treatment, with a focus on the membrane types used to target key contaminants across different treatment stages. This second installment focuses on the testing systems required to accurately evaluate membrane performance under corrosive, high-pressure conditions that closely resemble field environments. Effective system design and material selection are essential for generating reliable data and supporting the scale-up of produced water treatment processes.

Oleophobic is a special type of material that has either an innate resistance or a special surface treatment to resist wicking of low surface tension liquids. Derived from the Greek words oleum (oil) and phobos (fear), oleophobic literally means “oil-fearing”. These materials repel oil and oil-like substances, making them essential for protecting sensitive components. One way to determine a material’s oleophobic property is by observing how a liquid droplet beads on the surface—the wider the contact angle, the greater the resistance to wetting. 

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is a powerful analytical technique used in laboratories to separate, identify, and quantify components in a sample. Proper sample preparation is crucial for achieving accurate and reliable results. One essential step in this process is filtration using syringe filters to remove particulates that could clog the HPLC column and interfere with analysis.