Micronics Baghouse Solutions For A Cleaner Environment and Healthier Communities

To address industrial dust collection needs, Micronics provides clients with multiple solutions for preventing the emission of dust particles into the atmosphere. One solution is filter media utilizing Depth Filtration. The second is filter media utilizing Surface Filtration.

Baghouse Solutions Utilizing Depth (Conventional) Filtration

Depth filtration, also known as the 1st generation of filter media, is designed to filter out particulates by building an initial dust cake that is maintained on the filter bag.  The presence of this dust cake improves efficiencies of the filter media, capturing small fine particulates. 

This filter media is 99% efficient in preventing particulates from entering the atmosphere, contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable environment.

Baghouse Solutions Utilizing Surface Filtration Technology

Surface filtration is essentially the 2nd generation of dry filter media. It consists of a substrate that is laminated with ePTFE membrane, specifically engineered to be the most efficient in capturing submicron particles. 

Unlike depth filtration, a dust cake is not required for surface filtration.  The ePTFE membrane laminate is a “man-made” dust cake that is microporous, allowing for air to pass and smaller submicron particles to be captured on the surface of the filter bag. 

Our filter bags made from this style of advanced filter media meet and exceed stringent Environmental Regulations related to Particulate (PM) Emissions, e.g. PM2.5, and are often used to ensure compliance with demanding environmental requirements such as:

• NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants)
• MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology)
• CISWI (Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerator Units) and
• IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control)

This filter media is 99.9% efficient in preventing particulates from entering the atmosphere, contributing to air pollution control and a cleaner environment.

Benefits of Micronics Dry Filtration Solutions For Human Health, for Communities, and for the Planet

Micronics has a strong portfolio of engineered filtration solutions and delivering environmental benefits is a key driver of Micronics’ Baghouse Solutions.

Both filter media styles outlined above – depth filtration and surface filtration – contribute to clean air that is free of hazardous particles.  

According to the EPA, an extensive body of scientific evidence shows that exposure to ambient particles may contribute to adverse cardiovascular effects and is also likely to cause respiratory effects. As one might expect, people with heart or lung diseases, children, people with diabetes, and people of lower socioeconomic status (SES) are, unfortunately, the most likely to be affected by particle pollution exposure. The COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened awareness surrounding the costs of air pollution.

When a substrate is laminated with an ePTFE membrane, besides the critical environmental benefits, there are economic and process benefits that can additionally be realized. Enhanced operating performance with ePTFE membrane laminate may include not only enhanced emissions control but also better bag cleaning, higher collection efficiency, and reduced energy costs.

With an ePTFE membrane laminate, reduced power consumption can be realized as less energy is required to clean the filter media. On average, a Micronics membrane filter bag will consume on average 50% less cleaning energy over its lifetime, as compared to a non-membrane filter bag.

Micronics doesn’t just supply filter bags: we are Total Engineered Filtration Solutions providers and you can count on our filtration experts to help you with the emissions requirements for demanding industries and applications including cement, limestone, and asphalt industries, power generation, harsh chemical environments, the steel industry, and many more.

We understand that clients and investors alike are looking to partner with companies that have sound ESG practices. The Micronics Engineered Filtration Group and its trusted engineered filtration brands – AFT, NFM, Filterfab, SFM, CPE, UPC, AeroPulse, Midwesco, and Micronics – are committed to protecting our planet including the air we breathe, and the precious, finite water resources used in industrial processes. That is what we do, each day, every day.

Contact Us to learn more about our full range of Total Engineered Filtration Solutions for protecting our planet. Micronics’ advanced filtration solutions contribute to human health as well as contributing to more sustainable communities and cities – both today and in the future.