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New York Blood Centre chooses Pall filtration technology
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Technology news
Filtration+Separation October 2008
New York Blood Centre chooses Pall filtration technology Technology from Pall Life Sciences will support New York Blood Centre’s (NYBC) transition to a new filtration system which aims to improve efficiency when removing white blood cells from donated blood. The Pall, Leukotrap® RC system with RC2D filter, incorporates leukoreduction, a process that provides a blood product with fewer white blood cells. NYBC determined that Pall’s new inline filtration process will help
the centre effectively deliver leukoreduced red blood cells to meet increased hospital demand. Blood collected by the Pall Leukotrap RC System with RC2D Filter can be stored up to 72 hours at 1°C-6°C before filtration, permitting greater flexibility for staff scheduling. The Pall RC2D filter design increases the filtration surface area by 50% over single-sided filters. It provides consistent performance across a broad range of processing
conditions, resulting in lower white blood cell residuals with greater consistency and reduced filter plugging. “The Pall RC2D Filter is integral to the blood collection system,” said Allan Ross, president, medical business, Pall Life Sciences. “We developed this system to help our customers collect, process and deliver the highest quality blood products utilising the safest, quickest and most efficient processes.” www.pall.com
Filter tackles longwall contamination in mines
Controlling dust on cullet returns Donaldson has launched Donaldson Torit, a dust collector that can be inserted into existing systems. Traditionally, two design approaches have been commonly used for dust collection in glass plants, namely centralised and decentralised. Centralised systems usually have several hoods and duct runs connected to a single dust collector. Though they offer a flexible installation process, there is a risk of complete system failure if the dust collection system is not regularly maintained. Decentralised systems involve point-of-use dust collectors, allowing discharge of nuisance dust material back into the system. While there is significantly less ductwork to maintain, there are more dust collectors and dust discharge systems to service. Donaldson Torit have followed distributed approach, by directly integrating the dust collector into an existing batch house or cullet tunnel. Dust collection is then decentralised, with the advantage of less ductwork, while dust discharge is centralised for more efficient handling.
The LW60 filter for longwall contamination control filtration.
The first key to this approach is the company’s Dalamatic DLMV dust collector, which is a collector without a housing of its own. The components – filter media, cleaning mechanism and a fan – can be integrated, either horizontally or vertically, within the existing process equipment or hoods.
Schroeder Industries has introduced the LW60 filter for longwall contamination control. Developed to overcome problems caused by higher pump flows and extend the pilot element’s service life, the LW60 is beneficial for the large longwall systems. The LW60 consists of a single filter housing aligned horizontally with the fluid supply. By allowing
straight-through flow, Schroeder says the design maximises efficiency and minimises pressure drop, and can clear any vertical restrictions commonly associated in mines. This filter features ExcellementMD™, a new propriety synthetic media designed specifically for the mining industry, and is offered in Beta200 >3 µm, 5 µm, 10 µm, and 15 µm absolute
efficiency options. This level of filtration is required to protect the valves at the shields and is not achievable using alternative wire mesh elements because of their lack of absolute ratings. The filter is supplied with 2 inch BSPP ports, easily adaptable to Super Stecko fittings commonly used underground.
With the Donaldson Torit decentralised approach, dust collectors can be shut down individually for service, meaning production is not interrupted. Space is often an issue in glass plants and finding enough vertical space for a traditional style bag collectors can be challenging. The Dalamatic DLMV is a bagstyle collector that functions horizontal, vertical or at an angle, demanding less space and able to fit into odd places.
www.schroederindustries.com
www.donaldson.com
Technology news
Filtration+Separation October 2008
New York Blood Centre chooses Pall filtration technology Technology from Pall Life Sciences will support New York Blood Centre’s (NYBC) transition to a new filtration system which aims to improve efficiency when removing white blood cells from donated blood. The Pall, Leukotrap® RC system with RC2D filter, incorporates leukoreduction, a process that provides a blood product with fewer white blood cells. NYBC determined that Pall’s new inline filtration process will help
the centre effectively deliver leukoreduced red blood cells to meet increased hospital demand. Blood collected by the Pall Leukotrap RC System with RC2D Filter can be stored up to 72 hours at 1°C-6°C before filtration, permitting greater flexibility for staff scheduling. The Pall RC2D filter design increases the filtration surface area by 50% over single-sided filters. It provides consistent performance across a broad range of processing
conditions, resulting in lower white blood cell residuals with greater consistency and reduced filter plugging. “The Pall RC2D Filter is integral to the blood collection system,” said Allan Ross, president, medical business, Pall Life Sciences. “We developed this system to help our customers collect, process and deliver the highest quality blood products utilising the safest, quickest and most efficient processes.” www.pall.com
Filter tackles longwall contamination in mines
Controlling dust on cullet returns Donaldson has launched Donaldson Torit, a dust collector that can be inserted into existing systems. Traditionally, two design approaches have been commonly used for dust collection in glass plants, namely centralised and decentralised. Centralised systems usually have several hoods and duct runs connected to a single dust collector. Though they offer a flexible installation process, there is a risk of complete system failure if the dust collection system is not regularly maintained. Decentralised systems involve point-of-use dust collectors, allowing discharge of nuisance dust material back into the system. While there is significantly less ductwork to maintain, there are more dust collectors and dust discharge systems to service. Donaldson Torit have followed distributed approach, by directly integrating the dust collector into an existing batch house or cullet tunnel. Dust collection is then decentralised, with the advantage of less ductwork, while dust discharge is centralised for more efficient handling.
The LW60 filter for longwall contamination control filtration.
The first key to this approach is the company’s Dalamatic DLMV dust collector, which is a collector without a housing of its own. The components – filter media, cleaning mechanism and a fan – can be integrated, either horizontally or vertically, within the existing process equipment or hoods.
Schroeder Industries has introduced the LW60 filter for longwall contamination control. Developed to overcome problems caused by higher pump flows and extend the pilot element’s service life, the LW60 is beneficial for the large longwall systems. The LW60 consists of a single filter housing aligned horizontally with the fluid supply. By allowing
straight-through flow, Schroeder says the design maximises efficiency and minimises pressure drop, and can clear any vertical restrictions commonly associated in mines. This filter features ExcellementMD™, a new propriety synthetic media designed specifically for the mining industry, and is offered in Beta200 >3 µm, 5 µm, 10 µm, and 15 µm absolute
efficiency options. This level of filtration is required to protect the valves at the shields and is not achievable using alternative wire mesh elements because of their lack of absolute ratings. The filter is supplied with 2 inch BSPP ports, easily adaptable to Super Stecko fittings commonly used underground.
With the Donaldson Torit decentralised approach, dust collectors can be shut down individually for service, meaning production is not interrupted. Space is often an issue in glass plants and finding enough vertical space for a traditional style bag collectors can be challenging. The Dalamatic DLMV is a bagstyle collector that functions horizontal, vertical or at an angle, demanding less space and able to fit into odd places.
www.schroederindustries.com
www.donaldson.com