Aqualine Cartridge Filter is a high flow consumable designed for ultrafiltration pretreatment in industrial water treatment. This liquid filter effectively traps suspended solids and colloids to safeguard UF membrane modules against fouling and mechanical damage. Featuring large dirt holding capacity and low pressure drop, it serves as a reliable replacement option for mainstream branded filter cartridges and has gained wide adoption across diverse industrial water purification applications.
Aqualine Cartridge Filter for Industrial UF Pretreatment Water Filtration
Aqualine Cartridge Filter is a high flow consumable designed for ultrafiltration pretreatment in industrial water treatment. This liquid filter effectively traps suspended solids and colloids to safeguard UF membrane modules against fouling and mechanical damage. Featuring large dirt holding capacity and low pressure drop, it serves as a reliable replacement option for mainstream branded filter cartridges and has gained wide adoption across diverse industrial water purification applications.
The Aqualine Cartridge Filter is a high-capacity pleated filter cartridge engineered to act as the primary pretreatment consumable for industrial ultrafiltration equipment. Raw water entering ultrafiltration systems frequently carries silt, suspended particles, organic debris and colloidal contaminants. Without robust pre-filtration, these pollutants will quickly abrade and clog ultrafiltration membranes, increasing chemical cleaning frequency, pushing up operational costs and shortening membrane service cycles. The Aqualine Cartridge Filter addresses these operational challenges by delivering exceptional volumetric flow while maintaining consistent filtration accuracy.
This filter cartridge adopts the industry-standard outside-in flow configuration, which differs drastically from conventional small-bore filter cartridges. A single Aqualine Cartridge Filter can replace dozens of standard 2.5-inch filter elements, reducing the total number of filter housings required, minimizing installation footprint and cutting down labor time for routine cartridge replacement. When renovating existing water treatment skids for ultrafiltration pretreatment, customers can pair Aqualine Cartridge Filter with our Replace Parker Mega Flow Cartridge for multi-stage filtration design, achieving seamless retrofitting of legacy filtration systems.
Constructed from premium polypropylene pleated media, Aqualine Cartridge Filter demonstrates outstanding chemical compatibility. It resists most weak acids, weak alkalis and water-soluble organic solvents, supporting continuous stable operation under common industrial water temperature ranges. The reinforced inner core and outer support cage prevent pleated media deformation even under elevated differential pressure. An integrated top handle allows operators to remove and install cartridges rapidly and safely without spilling contaminated fluid, boosting field operation efficiency at water treatment facilities. Compared with ordinary melt-blown filter cartridges, this pleated high flow design delivers far greater dirt holding capacity, extending service intervals and reducing system shutdown frequency for filter change-out.
The working principle of Aqualine Cartridge Filter relies on graded depth pleated filtration for ultrafiltration pretreatment. When raw water flows into the filter housing, fluid passes from the outer surface of the pleated filter media toward the inner central core. Suspended solids, sediment, colloidal particles and fine impurities are trapped within the multi-layer pleated structure of the filter medium, while clarified permeate flows through the central core and exits the filter housing toward the downstream ultrafiltration membrane module.
The pleated structure maximizes available filtration area within the fixed outer dimension of the cartridge. Expanded surface area evenly distributes contaminant loading, slowing the rate of pressure drop increase during continuous running. Unlike simple surface filtration which only captures particles on the outermost layer, the graded pore structure of Aqualine Cartridge Filter realizes depth filtration. Larger particles are captured on the outer pleats, while finer particulate contaminants are intercepted deeper inside the filter medium. This layered capture mechanism maximizes dirt holding capacity and delays filter clogging.
Operators should schedule replacement once inlet and outlet differential pressure hits the preset threshold. Timely cartridge change prevents high pressure from rupturing filter media and allowing trapped impurities to break through and harm downstream ultrafiltration membranes. As the first protective barrier of any UF system, Aqualine Cartridge Filter reduces the particle load arriving at ultrafiltration modules, lowers membrane chemical cleaning cycles and stabilizes the overall water production capacity of ultrafiltration equipment.
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Aqualine Cartridge Filter |
| Filtration Media | Polypropylene pleated |
| Filter Rating | 1μm / 5μm / 10μm (optional) |
| Cartridge Length | 40 / 60 inch optional |
| Outer Diameter | 6 inch |
| Single Cartridge Flow Rate | up to 110 m³/h |
| Max Operating Temperature | 80℃ |
| Max Differential Pressure | 3.4 bar at 20℃ |
| End Cap Material | Polypropylene |
| Core & Cage Material | Reinforced PP |
| Seal Gasket | EPDM / Silicone optional |
| Flow Direction | Outside-In |
| Compatible Housing | High flow filter housing matched with Aqualine series |
All technical parameters of Aqualine Cartridge Filter are fully tested inside our professional filtration laboratory. If you are designing a complete pretreatment skid for ultrafiltration equipment, you can view our PP high flow water filter cartridge series to configure multi-grade filtration combinations for your project.
Strict quality management runs through the whole manufacturing workflow of Aqualine Cartridge Filter. We start with strict raw material inspection: all polypropylene raw pellets are tested for tensile strength, chemical resistance and extractables, eliminating inferior raw materials that would degrade filtration performance. The filter media will complete bubble point testing before pleating to verify pore size precision.
During mass production, automatic pleating machines guarantee uniform pleat depth and density for every cartridge. After thermal welding of end caps, every finished Aqualine Cartridge Filter undergoes a 100% integrity test. Bubble point inspection checks for media cracks or sealing leakage to make sure unfiltered raw water cannot bypass the filter element.
We carry out aging and pressure cycle tests in our lab to simulate long-term industrial operating environments. Samples repeatedly endure fluctuating pressure and temperature to validate structural stability. Our factory operates in accordance with ISO 9001 quality management standards. Every production batch of Aqualine Cartridge Filter comes with complete test records. Material certificates and filtration performance reports can be supplied upon client request. Our quality benchmarks match international industrial filter standards, making Aqualine Cartridge Filter a dependable replacement solution for imported high flow filter cartridges used in ultrafiltration pretreatment.
Aqualine Cartridge Filter acts as pretreatment protection for ultrafiltration equipment and has wide application across multiple industrial sectors.
Power Plant Water Treatment: Boiler feed water, condensate polishing and circulating water pretreatment. It removes rust, silt and suspended solids to protect ultrafiltration and RO membranes in power stations. Enhancing Power Plant Condensate Water Filtration provides reference filtration solutions for the power industry.
Food & Beverage Industry: Raw water filtration for beverage manufacturing and sugar liquid pre-filtration. It captures fine particles without fiber shedding, meeting hygienic pretreatment requirements before ultrafiltration.
Chemical Industry: Process water, circulating cooling water and chemical liquid purification. Excellent chemical compatibility allows Aqualine Cartridge Filter to handle mildly corrosive aqueous fluids and shield downstream ultrafiltration units.
Municipal Water Reuse: Reclaimed water treatment and municipal wastewater reuse projects. It intercepts suspended solids and biomass debris from secondary effluent, minimizing fouling risk of ultrafiltration membranes.
Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Water System: Purified water pretreatment. It removes particulate impurities to maintain stable running of ultrafiltration equipment used for purified water production.
Mining & Metallurgy: Mine water treatment and metallurgical process water pre-filtration. It reduces solid particle loading and extends the service life of ultrafiltration modules.
In all these application scenarios, Aqualine Cartridge Filter serves as the primary safety barrier of ultrafiltration systems. It cuts total operating costs by reducing membrane replacement frequency and chemical cleaning cycles.
A: Aqualine Cartridge Filter functions as the pretreatment filter for ultrafiltration equipment. It intercepts suspended particles, silt and colloids from raw water, preventing physical damage and fouling of ultrafiltration membranes, stabilizing water yield and lowering membrane maintenance workload.
A: It uses outside-in flow. Raw water flows through the outer pleated filter media, contaminants are trapped on the outer layer, and purified liquid flows inward through the central core. This is the standard design for large flow filter cartridges.
A: Monitor the differential pressure between the filter inlet and outlet. When pressure difference reaches 2.0~3.4 bar, the filter reaches its maximum dirt holding capacity and needs immediate replacement to avoid media rupture and contaminant breakthrough.
A: The maximum continuous operating temperature is 80℃. For fluid above this temperature, please contact our engineering team to select high temperature resistant filter material options.
A: Yes. With consistent dimensional specification and outside-in flow design, Aqualine Cartridge Filter can replace many mainstream 40/60 inch high flow filter cartridges for ultrafiltration pretreatment. Custom gaskets are available to match different filter housing interfaces.
A: EPDM and silicone gaskets are available. EPDM fits most general industrial water applications, while silicone gaskets are suitable for high-temperature and food-grade fluid operating environments.
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