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Understanding the concept<\/span><\/h2>\n

We can define mechanical water filtration as a process in which untreated or raw water passes through a filtering element that stops the suspended solids or particles from continuing with the flow.\u00a0<\/span>It is a very common process in various industries which involve the use of water, such as the food industry, water treatment facilities and water plants, to name a few.\u00a0<\/span>Typical contaminants are clay, sand, organic matter and debris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A filtration process can be divided in several stages depending on the type of contaminants and the cleanliness degree required for the process water.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first filtering stage focuses on the removal of coarse suspended solids, which can be of various sizes and of different nature. These suspended solids are usually retained by means of a simple cartage filter with a filtration degree of 10 \u00b5m. The water could appear clear and transparent, but this does not mean that it is free of contaminants or particles. Even in clear drinking water there could still be small particles that are invisible to the naked eye.<\/span><\/p>\n

After this first stage there could still be, in modest concentration, additional substances with dimensions from 0.001 to 0.01 microns such as sugar molecules, viruses and bacteria. On an even smaller scale (less than 0.001) we find dissolved salts and metallic ions. Potentially, any substance present in the water could be removed with the right filtering technique.\u00a0<\/span>This is why\u00a0 mechanical filtration is <\/span>very often used in combination with other filtration methods, for example to remove dissolved particles.<\/p>\n

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Filter choice<\/span><\/h3>\n

It is important to choose a filter type and filtration degree appropriate to the nature of the particles and contaminants to be treated. For instance, a filter that separates sand could be less effective in the filtration of colloidal particles. In addition, the level of automation of<\/span> the cleaning cycle required in the system plays an equally important role in the design of the right solution.<\/p>\n

Our dolphin<\/a> filters cover a wide range of filtration degrees, <\/span>and can therefore be used in multi-stage solutions to handle most of the particles present in process water. The filtration degree is customised to your system’s requirements.<\/p>\n

Depending on how the filter element is cleaned, dolphin filters are available as automatic or self-cleaning filters, non-automatic filters and manual or semi-automatic filters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n