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For more information on filtration, visit the General Filtration Page.
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Spring 2011
Foam Filtration Current Research
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Research will focus on developing a point of use unit that uses foam filtration. Additional experiments must be conducted, including determining the head loss across the foam, the head loss at which the foam fails (collapses), the optimal layering of foam porosities and the range of influent turbidities over which the filter performs successfully.
Foam Filtration Future Research
After laboratory tests on the filtering capacity of the polyurethane foam material are concluded, we will continue to explore different research areas. This will include the effectiveness of an aluminum hydroxide wash to decrease the ripening time of the foam, the effects of natural organic matter on the foam material and the most efficient way to clean the foam material.
Foam Filtration Past Research
Research focused on developing a point of use unit that uses foam filtration. Head loss across the foam was determined using both clean water and throughout an experimental run. Experiments with layered foam pore sizes were also begun and the experiment series is to be completed in Spring 2011.
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