Filtration Technologies for the Pharmaceutical Industry
In the pharmaceutical industry, filtration plays an indispensable role in the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and finished pharmaceutical products. Impurities and contaminants can lead to product failure and increase production time. Worse still, even a small amount of contamination can have detrimental consequences on a patient’s health.
To remove any pollutants, pharmaceutical companies rely on a variety of filters and other filtration equipment and systems to ensure the safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical products. Various filtration techniques are employed to meet different requirements at different levels of production. Some of these filtration technologies include:
- Membrane filtration: Also known as surface filtration, this type of pharmaceutical manufacturing filtration removes larger particles or contaminants from a fluid or gas stream by using a thin, semi-permeable membrane.
- Depth filtration: Removes finer particles, soluble substances, and colloidal substances from a liquid by using a porous filtration medium like depth filter pads and cartridges.
- Sterile filtration: Removes microorganisms from liquids and gases by using membranes with pore sizes ranging from 0.1 to 0.45 µm.
- Ultrafiltration: Separates, concentrates, and purifies macromolecules, such as proteins and lipids, and removes bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and other dangerous pathogens from liquids, using membranes with pore sizes around 0.001 to 0.1 µm.
Your Partner in High-Purity Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Filtration
We at Advanced Filtration Company have years of experience in industrial filtration and understand the needs of high-purity manufacturing. With access to some of the best names in pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing filtration products, we specialize in providing a comprehensive range of filtration products tailored to meet the stringent demands of the pharmaceutical industry.
Whether you’re enhancing process efficiency or maintaining the highest levels of product quality and integrity, Advanced Filtration offers the expertise and reliability you need to succeed in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Contact us today to learn more about our pharmaceutical filtration products and how they can help you ensure optimal purity, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory standards.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Filtration Offerings:
Amiad Filtration: Automatic back-washable media filters, sprinkling systems, and separators. More about Amiad Filtration.
Braden Filtration LLC. – Dust collection cartridges, equivalents to AAF, TDC, and Donaldson plus droplet elimination technology. More about Braden Filtration LLC.
Filtration Systems: “Over The Top” bag filter vessels, specialty, and sub-micron medias. More about Filtration Systems.
Fil-Trek: Single and multi cartridge bags and housings, s/s, c/s, and ASME code. More about Fil-Trek
Suez Water Technology and Solutions: Hytrex II filter cartridges, zplex filters, capsule filters, pleated style filter cartridges, ro/uf membrane systems, and SEPA lab scale membrane systems. More about Suez.
Graver Technologies: Pharmaceutical grade filter cartridges, g-stack disc filters, pleated and depth filter cartridges, and industrial and sanitary filter housings. More about Graver Technologies
IFC Corporation: Y basket type, simplex/duplex assemblies, self cleaning strainers, cast iron, s/s, bronze, check, butterfly, foot valves, and flexible connectors. IFC Corporation.
Mar Cor Corporation: Hollow fiber cartridges and capsules for 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 micro absolute filtration, Minncare RO membranes, fogger disinfectant, and sporicide surface cleaner. Hollow fiber filter media is suitable for micro-bead reclamation. More about Mar Cor Corporation.
Matrix Separations: Wound-type filter cartridges including: cotton, nylon, rayon, and glass fiber. More about Matrix Separations.
National Filter Media: Filter press cloths, vacuum filter belts, drum covers, repair parts for vacuum drum and belt filters, rebuilding vacuum drum and belt filters, filter leaf repair, in addition to all types of dust collector bags, and hardware. More about National Filter Media.
Pentak Filtration: Sediment removal, carbon cartridges, and plastic housings. More about Pentak Filtration.
Shelco Filters: In-line industrial and sanitary design single and multi cartridge housings. More about Shelco Filters.
Steadfast Equipment: Disposable rotary drum filter for separation of liquids and solids for pilot operations or small batches.
Van Air: Compressed air, gas filters, and air dryers. More about Van Air.
Heat Exchangers, Piping, and Separators
Aquafine: Ultraviolet water sterilization and TOC reduction equipment. More about Aquafine.
JD Cousins: Heat exchangers, tube, shell, plate style, replacement parts, and gaskets. More about JD Cousins.
