What Is Meant by Filterability?

1. Capable of being filtered or separated by filtering: filterable solutions of granular matter. 2. Capable of being passed through a given pore size. fil′ter·a·bil′i·ty n.

How do you measure Filterability?

Procedure: The filterability index is obtained by measuring the difference of time needed to filtrate 200 ml and 400 ml of wine at 2 bars through a membrane Ø 25 mm with a porosity of 0.65 µm. Wine should be at room temperature before measurement.

What filterable virus means?

: any of the infectious agents that pass through a filter of diatomite or unglazed porcelain with the filtrate and remain virulent and that include the viruses and various other groups (such as the mycoplasmas and rickettsias) which were originally considered viruses before their cellular nature was established.