ABSTRACT
As filtration applications have evolved, so have filtration purposes and designs changed.
Filter systems are no longer standardized and limited to a tight filter portfolio, but
broadened with new requirements and needs by emerging applications. Such filter
designs experienced optimization, geared to meet the specific process parameters
required for such applications. Two major applications, which differ greatly from each
other, will be described within this chapter, and the specifics and design needs of these
two applications will also be explained. Media filtration, one of the two applications,
commonly focuses on a filter design that creates the highest total throughput and lowest
fouling, influenced by unspecific adsorption. Buffer filtration with low fouling or
blocking potentials is commonly used with high flow applications. The processing of
buffer batches need to be fast and efficient, and therefore the design of the filter system is
very different than the one used in media filtration.
