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Filtration+Separation November/December 2012

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The TMH20 line of reverse osmosis membrane products have been approved for use with drinking water.

The top energy savers in Toray’s RO product line have received the certified confirmation that the RO elements and all their components are in compliance with requirements of the KTW recommendations and relevant guidelines of German authorities. This means they are approved for use with drinking water and drinking water production in Germany.

Examination and relevant testing were carried out by Technologiezentrum Wasser, Karlsruhe, Germany. This is one of the major certifying entities for drinking water approvals in Germany. The testing process is rigorous and requires individual leach tests for all components, based on detailed disclosure of chemical composition for each of them. Given the fact that modern RO elements consist of many different types of engineering plastics, this makes the approval a sizeable task, says the company.

The scrutiny of KTW compliance is internationally renowned and makes the certificate a frequently accepted criterion for drinking water applications where national standards are not available.

The TMH20A-400 and TMH20A-430 RO elements are especially suitable for drinking water production. They combine good rejection of Toray RO elements with a low energy demand comparable to nanofiltration systems. Toray expects to extend the scope of the approval to several other RO membrane products soon.www.toraywater.com

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TSI Incorporated, a manufacturer of automated filter testers and filter test equipment, has introduced the new Component Filter Test System Model 3150, an off-the-shelf solution for custom filter testing measurement requirements.

Consisting of both software and a hardware module, the new CFTS Model 3150 is pre-configured to

work with TSI’s detectors and control the full range of particle generators from TSI, providing a platform for numerous filter test applications.

TSI’s filter testing solutions are designed to measure filtration efficiencies of media and a variety of air filters precisely, including very high-efficiency filters, respiratory filters,

cartridges and protective garments, and ensure such media meets global filter test standards. The new CFTS from TSI now brings all of these solutions together in a flexible console that allows for varied use depending on the media and filter testing requirements. To do so, this new system adapts to a wide variety of inputs and outputs while maintaining the

same interface and adapting to existing filter ducts. The company says that it also has good performance for both high and low flow rate systems, and even has multiple ports used to read temperature, pressure, and relative humidity, information needed to make flow corrections and log sensor data for test reports.www.tsi.com

New component filter test system provides flexibility

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