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    DISPOSABLE COLOR REMEDIATION FILTERS

    AFS Filters are the first and only disposable color remediation filter cartridges for the botanical extraction industry. Our Patent Pending design allows for an easy to use solution implemented into existing extraction systems; and is now available as a standard integration from many equipment manufacturers.
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AFS CRC Filters - Premium Quality

100% recyclable prepackaged color remediation cartridges with a range of options to best suit your specific application.
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Why use CRC from AFS Filters?

Use color remediation column botanical filters to remove waxes, lipids, pesticides, heavy metals, toxins, and compounds that give extracts a dark color.
Filtration media used within the CRC can produce a translucent and pure extract form with the highest levels of purity and potency. CRC technology also removes the pigments in the plant that create the harsh taste when inhaled.

The Best Color Remediation Column Filters - Locally Owned in Colorado Springs, CO

An easy to use solution implemented into existing extraction systems. Now available as a standard integration from many equipment manufacturers.
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Remove Lid

Take out your AFS color remediation column filter and easily peel away the lid from the filter
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Place Filter in Housing

Place the prepackaged filter that best fits your application into your housing
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Position Housing in System

Position your housing into your system. AFS filters can be utilized with existing extraction systems
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Recycle Filter Cartridge

No mess or unclogging filters! Just remove it from the housing and recycle the filter

From Our CRC Blog

Why Pre-Packed Cartridges Are the Future of Oil Decolorization

Manual media packing is a messy, inconsistent bottleneck that compromises laboratory safety and slows down oil processing. Discover how AFS pre-packed, disposable color remediation cartridges streamline oil decolorization—eliminating downstream media leakage, protecting technician respiratory health, and packing a 45-minute teardown process into just 45 seconds to maximize daily batch throughput.

Engineering Out Respiratory Hazards in the Lab and Plant

When it comes to workplace respiratory safety, relying solely on PPE means you are accepting a baseline of risk. In high-stakes environments like laboratories, botanical refinement facilities, and industrial processing plants, true safety requires moving up the Hierarchy of Controls. From the hidden dangers of sub-micron respirable dust to the massive safety advantages of replacing manual powder pouring with pre-packed filtration cartridges, we explore how smart engineering controls can stop airborne hazards at the source—protecting both your team's lungs and your critical downstream equipment.

A Guide to Avocado Oil Decolorization Using Filter Cartridges

As consumer demand for heart-healthy, high-smoke-point cooking oils grows, boutique producers and clean-label facilities are upgrading from messy, multi-step powder-dosing systems to advanced avocado oil decolorization technology. Crude avocado oil emerges from extraction as a thick, dark green, and muddy liquid high in chlorophyll, which can trigger photo-oxidation, accelerate rancidity, and cause bitter flavors. Utilizing a self-contained, single-pass AFS filter cartridge embedded with engineered activated carbon or acid-activated clays simplifies the edible oil refining process. This modern depth filtration solution removes micro-sediments, wax fibers, and unwanted pigments simultaneously—improving shelf life, maximizing oil yield, and ensuring a clear, golden, and market-ready premium product without the risk of clay fine contamination.

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P+ Pesticide CRC Extraction Filter

Much like our Heavy, Medium, Light, and Econ color remediation column filters, our P+ filter assists with heavy metal filtration. In addition, the P+ eliminates/removes pesticides while still producing premium filtration giving our customers cleaner, more desirable concentrates.

Variety of CRC Filter Sizes & Connections

AFS color remediation column botanical filter housings are the perfect housings for your filtration rig. Our stainless steel housing products are available in different sizes and with a variety of connections. This enables you to easily find the right one for your botanical extraction rig.

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No agitation of the media

No particulates in the air

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Pack Your Own Color Remediation Cartridge - Shop Today

AFS empty crc filter cup
Do you want to create your own filter with your own unique blend? These cups are the same ones that are used for all AFS filters, which means they contain the micron filter paper molded into the cup base that ensures no filter media is leaked into your extraction process.
These empty remediation filter cups give users the freedom to pack their own unique blends and the simplicity of quick and easy disposal. No longer will you have to worry about cleaning the housing or unclogging filter screens. All you have to do is determine your blend, place it in the CRC filter cup, and dispose of it when you're finished. No mess, no stress.