What Is Seitz Filter?

Seitz filter A filter disc (originally of asbestos) with pores so fine that they will not permit passage of bacteria; solutions emerge sterile. A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition.

What is the use of Seitz filter?

Seitz® Depth Filter Sheets are wet-laid nonwoven materials consisting of fiber and/or reactive material and active filtration substances. As a well-established technology, they can be used with any filter press to separate liquids from unwanted contaminants.

How does filter sterilization work?

Working Mechanism of Filtration Sterilization

Filters work by physically trapping particles larger than the pore size and by retaining somewhat smaller particles via electrostatic attraction of the particles to the filters.