Upgrade Your Remediation Workflow

Color remediation is one of the most critical stages in modern hydrocarbon extraction. For years, labs relied on manual hand-packing and layering loose adsorbents like silica, clay, and activated carbon into a column.

Absolute Filtration Systems replaced that messy time consuming process with pre-packed, disposable Color remediation column filter cartridges. Here is how our cartridge filter upgrade functions inside your extraction system.

Prevents Channeling

The biggest failure point with hand-packed loose powder is fluid channeling. AFS cartridges are factory-packed to exact density tolerances to prevent this issue from occuring. This provides even solvent distribution and consistent contact time ensuring every drop of solvent experiences the same filtration. By utilizing our pre-packed filters in your system, extraction run #1 will exhibit the exact same color, clarity, and purity as run #50.

Sealed 2.5 µm Filter

AFS integrates a sealed 2.5 µm membrane filter directly into the bottom of the cartridge housing. This hermetically sealed filter acts as a mechanical barrier preventing fine adsorbent particles from migrating into collection vessels. Using our cartridges replaces the need to rely sintered discs as they only act a secondary barrier not the main filter. Additionally our filter secures the filter media inside the sealed cup, avoiding dust inhalation hazards during preparation and disposal.

How It Fits into Your Workflow

Operating our filter requires no specialized retrofitting, simply drop in the pre-packaged cartridge into the matching sanitary tri-clamp stainless housing (available in 2.5", 4", and 6" diameters). Then proceed to run your system following our instructions for use. Our instructions can be found on our website as well as by scanning the QR code on your shipping box the filter were recieved in. After your first run concludes, vent the system, open the housing, pull the spent cartridge, and drop in a fresh unit. Repeat the process. A complete filter swap takes on average 60 seconds, eliminating downtime, messy spool and sintered disk cleaning, and filter dust contained to a filter cartridge.