Table 6.

Evaluation of filter capacity regarding 30% v/v SE.

Filter Pore Size (µm)	Vendor *	Filter Membrane Material	Flux Tested (LMH)	Calculated Capacity (L/m2)
0.35/0.2	Sartorius	PES	192	93
0.45/0.2	Sartorius	PES	175	66
0.45/0.2	Sartorius	PES, high bubble point	169	55
0.45/0.2	Sartorius	PES, surface modified	175	46
0.45/0.2	Sartorius	Cellulose acetate	157	40
0.8/0.2	Sartorius	PES	174	85
0.45/0.2	Pall	PES	545	57
0.65/0.2	Pall	PES	545	46
0.2/0.2	Pall	PES/PVDF	545	23
0.2/0.2	Pall	PVDF	545	2

* Sartorius filters were tested the day after emulsion production; Pall filters were tested 2 weeks following production.