ST Microscope Ionic Range

Scanning Electron Microscope Molecular Range

0.01

Optical Microscope Micro Particle Range

1.0 10

Visible to Naked Eye Macro Particle Range

100 1000

Macro Molecular Range

0.1

Micrometers
(Log Scale)

0.001

Angstrom Units 1
(Log Scale)

10
2 3 5 8
20 30 50 80

100
0 20 0 30 0 50

1000
00 80 00 20 00 30 00 50 0 80

10 4
2 3 5 8

10 5
2 3 5 8

10 6
2 3 5 8

10 7
2

Approx. Molecular Wt.

(Saccharide Type-No Scale)

100

200

1000

10,000 20,000

100,000

500,000

Albumin Protein Aqueous Salts Carbon Black Endotoxin/Pyrogen Paint Pigment Bacteria

Yeast Cells

Pin Point

Relative Size of Common Materials

Atomic Radius Sugar

Beach Sand

Virus

A.C. Fine Test Dust Granular Activated Carbon

Metal Ion Synthetic Dye

Tobacco Smoke Latex/Emulsion Colloidal Silica Blue Indigo Dye

Milled Flour

Pesticide

Red Blood Cells

Pollen

Ion Ex. Resin Bead

Herbicide Gelatin

Asbestos Coal Dust

Cryptosporidium

Human Hair

Giardia Cyst

Mist

Process For Separation

REVERSE OSMOSIS (Hyperfiltration)

(Hyperfiltration)

ULTRAFILTRATION MICROFILTRATION

PARTICLE FILTRATION

NANOFILTRATION

Desal RO
A-Series S-Series CA-Series

Crossflow SpiralWound Membrane Element Technology

Desal NF
D-Series H-Series

Desal UF
G-Series P-Series M-Series

Desal MF
E-Series J-Series K-Series

Pleated Filters Laboratory Sample Preparation Products Depth Filters

Memtrex 0.03 - 1.0 Flotrex 0.2 - 40

0.01 - 20 microns; Sample volumes 200L - 15 Liters Selex 0.5 - 30 Hytrex 1.0 - 75 Purtrex 1.0 - 75 Hypure 1.0 - 100

Rolled Filters
Note: 1 Micron () (1x10-6 Meters) 4x10-5 Inches (0.00004 Inches)

Spiraltek

0.5 - 150
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1 Angstrom Unit = 10-10 Meters = 10-4 Micrometers (Microns) = 0.1 Nanometers

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