Polypropylene (PP) Syringe Filters - SPEC18205
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries demand aseptic coarse prefiltration capabilities for organic solvent applications containing significant particulate loads. Sterile hydrophobic polypropylene membrane technology at 3.0 µm pore size delivers ready-to-use debris removal while maintaining exceptional chemical compatibility with aggressive solvents. Your clean room operations benefit from individually packaged sterile filters that eliminate preparation steps and reduce contamination risks in critical manufacturing processes. The ABS housing design with double luer lock connections provides secure operation during aseptic processing of heavily particulate organic solvent samples.
Key Membrane Characteristics
- 3.0 µm hydrophobic polypropylene membrane provides rapid coarse debris removal for heavily contaminated organic solvent samples
- 20mm diameter configuration handles routine sample volumes efficiently for aseptic prefiltration operations
- Hydrophobic surface properties naturally resist aqueous contamination while permitting organic solvents and non-polar compounds to flow
- Maximum operating pressure of 72.5 psi with 116 psi burst rating accommodates viscous samples safely under sterile conditions
- Temperature capability to 80°C enables warm solvent prefiltration and elevated temperature processing in aseptic environments
Key Construction Characteristics
- ABS housing material provides a durable enclosure with chemical resistance suitable for sterile organic solvent applications
- Double luer lock connections on inlet and outlet secure syringes during aseptic operations, preventing disconnection under pressure
- Individual sterile packaging ensures each filter maintains sterility until use, eliminating handling risks in controlled environments
- 20mm diameter format delivers practical filtration capacity for routine aseptic prefiltration of particulate-laden samples
Each ready-to-use sterile filter streamlines your aseptic workflows by arriving individually packaged without requiring preparation procedures. The 3.0 µm pore size enables rapid processing of heavily particulate samples while the hydrophobic polypropylene membrane maintains chemical compatibility across diverse organic solvents. Your pharmaceutical manufacturing operations benefit from contamination control that sterile packaging provides, combined with the efficient coarse debris removal that protects downstream equipment and secondary filtration stages from premature fouling.
For more information about chemical and material compatibility, please review our Chemical Compatibility Chart.
- Bubble Point (psi)
- NA
- Burst Pressure (psi)
- 116psi
- Connection Type
- Double Luer Lock
- Construction
- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
- Diameter
- 20mm
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- 23mmx25.2mm
- Material
- Polypropylene (PP)
- Maximum Operating Pressure
- 72.5psi
- Maximum Operating Temperature (°C)
- 80℃
- Pack Count
- 100
- Pore Size (µm)
- 3
- Sterility
- Sterile
- Weight
- 0.72
- Wetability
- Hydrophobic
- Aseptic Manufacturing Prefiltration - Initial debris removal protecting secondary filtration in pharmaceutical production, requiring contamination control
- Sterile Solvent Clarification - Rapid processing of heavily contaminated organic solvents in clean room manufacturing environments
- Pharmaceutical Process Protection - Coarse prefiltration of oil-based formulations and non-aqueous preparations under aseptic conditions
- Clean Room Quality Control - Processing particulate-laden organic samples for analytical testing where sterile technique is required
- Bioprocess Stream Filtering - Removing large debris from organic process feeds under sterile conditions before downstream operations
- Viscous Material Processing - Prefiltration of thick organic solutions in controlled environments where aseptic handling is critical