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LIQUID FILTRATION APPLICATIONS Hollingsworth & Vose is a world leader in producing superior media for high-efficiency liquid filtration applications. We are committed to delivering consistent innovation and reliable industrial supply to global markets. This innovative drive has led to the development of a new line of nanofibrous membranes incorporating fibers with diameters of 0.3 to 0.5 micron. NANOWEB ® technology can be specifically designed to meet the stringent filtration requirements of many liquid applications. With improved efficiency, NANOWEB media’s synthetic composition addresses the growing need for advanced microfiltration as well as reverse osmosis (RO) and ultrafiltration (UF) membrane prefiltration needs in a variety of liquid service applications. These include life sciences, food and beverage, and process liquid filtration. It also offers a more durable nanofiber option for fuel and lube filtration. Supplied as a standalone substrate, with thickness ranging from 100 microns to 200 microns depending on optimized properties and performance for a given application, H&V’s NANOWEB technology offers superior filtration efficiency with lower pressure drop than that of conventional synthetic fibrous media. It does this by utilizing nanofiber technology to create millions of microscopic pores while maintaining a very durable and easy to work filter media. As a result, H&V’s NANOWEB media offers an average of 40% higher porosity for a given micron rating when compared to standard product offerings. H&V’s NANOWEB media incorporates multiple characteristics that offer unique features and benefits for liquid applications that include: 100% Polypropylene A wide range of pH compatibility allowing use in most liquid streams and suitable for caustic or acid solution cleaning-in-place processes. Standalone Substrate NANOWEB does not require a support layer for protection. However, scrim is recommended for pleatablity. Pure No solvent leaching or extraction common with other nanofibrous material produced using solvent spinning. Does not depend on particle loading to achieve performance levels that can escape and contaminate downstream flow. Durable NANOWEB offers high strength for improved processability, constant efficiency retention, and longer filter life. H&V’s NANOWEB technology can be specifically designed to meet the stringent filtration requirements of many liquid applications. With improved efficiency, its synthetic composition offers a more durable option for fuel and lube filtration, plus the growing need for advanced microfiltration in life sciences, food and beverage, and process liquid filtration. 0821055 LiqFiltrationInsert_Layout 1 3/8/11 1:49 PM Page 1

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LIQUID FILTRATION APPLICATIONS

Hollingsworth & Vose is a world leader in producing superior media for high-efficiency liquidfiltration applications. We are committed to delivering consistent innovation and reliableindustrial supply to global markets. This innovative drive has led to the development of a newline of nanofibrous membranes incorporating fibers with diameters of 0.3 to 0.5 micron.NANOWEB® technology can be specifically designed to meet the stringent filtrationrequirements of many liquid applications. With improved efficiency, NANOWEB media’ssynthetic composition addresses the growing need for advanced microfiltration as well asreverse osmosis (RO) and ultrafiltration (UF) membrane prefiltration needs in a variety ofliquid service applications. These include life sciences, food and beverage, and process liquidfiltration. It also offers a more durable nanofiber option for fuel and lube filtration. Suppliedas a standalone substrate, with thickness ranging from 100 microns to 200 microns dependingon optimized properties and performance for a given application, H&V’s NANOWEB technologyoffers superior filtration efficiency with lower pressure drop than that of conventionalsynthetic fibrous media. It does this by utilizing nanofiber technology to create millions ofmicroscopic pores while maintaining a very durable and easy to work filter media. As a result,H&V’s NANOWEB media offers an average of 40% higher porosity for a given micron ratingwhen compared to standard product offerings.

H&V’s NANOWEB media incorporates multiple characteristics that offer unique features andbenefits for liquid applications that include:

100% Polypropylene A wide range of pH compatibility allowing use in most liquid streamsand suitable for caustic or acid solution cleaning-in-place processes.

Standalone Substrate NANOWEB does not require a support layer for protection. However,scrim is recommended for pleatablity.

Pure No solvent leaching or extraction common with other nanofibrousmaterial produced using solvent spinning.

Does not depend on particle loading to achieve performance levelsthat can escape and contaminate downstream flow.

Durable NANOWEB offers high strength for improved processability,constant efficiency retention, and longer filter life.

H&V’s NANOWEB technologycan be specifically designedto meet the stringentfiltration requirements ofmany liquid applications.With improved efficiency, itssynthetic composition offersa more durable option for fueland lube filtration, plus thegrowing need for advancedmicrofiltration in lifesciences, food and beverage,and process liquid filtration.

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•40% average increase in permeability when compared to meltblown at a given mean pore size

•Capability of achieving sub-micron rated material previously unattainable with conventionalmeltblown technologies (red bars)

Basis Weight Total Weight Air Perm (cfm @ PMI Bubble Point TMI (mils) Product (g/m2) (g/m2) 0.5” H2O) (micron) (micron)

Competitor 55.1 55.1 1.4 1.5 8.1 4.2

NANOWEB 69.4 69.4 3.4 1 4.2 5.9

•When benchmarked against competitive media in the finished filter, NANOWEB offersimproved flow characteristics at the same cartridge size and efficiency rating

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