Specialty Solutions

United Filters International manufactures specialty solutions for more than water.

United Filters International manufactures numerous specialty filters for a wide variety of industries and applications including potable water treatment, viscous fluid filtration, high contaminant load, and high purity applications. UFI also offers a wide variety of specialty filters for all of our specialty housings and vessels. Many of these filters require critical pressure, purity and media specifications.

UFI Stainless Steel "Scavenger" Filters

UFI Stainless Steel "Scavenger" Filters are specified for high contaminant load particularly suited for the oil industry. Features of the Scavenger Filter:

  • Available in 18 to 72-inch lengths
  • Double open ended/Buna available
  • 150 psi differential operating pressure
  • Available in 20 to 250-micron nominal micron ratings
  • Housing interface of .5-inch, .75-inch and 1.0-inch NPT/DOE
  • No tools required for field cleaning and parts replacement
  • All stainless steel/PVC construction for fluid compatibility
  • Cleanable without tools

Multi-pleat High Flow Series Filter Cartridges

  • High Flow Pleated Cartridges Incorporating Proprietary Melt Blown Filter Media
  • Very High Surface Area per Cartridge-High Flow Rates, Long Service Life and Reduced Maintenance Costs
  • Inside to Outside Flow Configuration-All Contaminants Held Within the Single Open Ended Filter
  • Available in 20″, 40″ and 60″ Lengths
  • Proprietary Filter Media Produced for Highly Consistent Performance
  • Fixed Pore Construction – Resists Dirt Unloading at High Differential Pressures
  • Polypropylene Construction-Inert to Many Process Fluids Ensuring Wide Chemical Compatibility
  • Various Gasket/O-ring materials-compatible with Many Fluids
  • Manufactured in a Class 1,000 Clean Room Manufactured Under a Certified ISO 9001 Quality System

POLY-ADCT Series Filter Cartridges

  • Advanced Polypropylene Melt Blown Filter Cartridges with Polypropylene Core for Demanding Applications
  • Retention Ratings from 0.5um to 75um
  • Graded Pore Structure Increases Dirt Holding Capacity and Filtration Efficiency
  • Proprietary Center Core for Greater Mechanical Strength
  • Easy and Safe Cartridge Incineration or Disposal -100% Polypropylene Construction
  • Free of Surfactants, Binders, Anti-static Agents and Adhesives
  • All Materials are FDA Listed for Food and Beverage Contact
  • Double Open End and Single Open End Cartridge Configurations Available

Superior-Fine Series Filter Cartridges

  • 100% Polypropylene Melt Blown Cartridges with a Fixed Pore Structure That Deliver High Dirt Holding Capacity and Consistent Performance
  • Graded Pore Structure Increases Dirt Holding Capacity and Filtration Efficiency
  • Proprietary Inter-Zone Bonding Process Provides a Rigid Filtration Structure that does not Compress as the Differential Pressure Increases
  • High Purity Material Allows Optimization of the Filtration Media for Longer Life and Higher Efficiencies
  • Easy and Safe Cartridge Disposal via Incineration, Shredding or Compaction
  • 100% Polypropylene Construction – Non-Fiber Releasing Matrix
  • Cartridges are Free of Surfactants, Binders, Anti-static Agents and Adhesives
  • Materials are FDA Listed for Food and Beverage Contact
  • Materials are NSF Certified

Fine BB Series Filter Cartridges

  • Large Diameter Polypropylene Melt Blown Cartridges
  • Graded Pore Structure Increases Dirt Holding Capacity and Filtration Efficiency
  • Easy and Safe Cartridge Incineration or Disposal
  • 100% Polypropylene Construction
  • Free of Surfactants, Anti-static Agents, Binders and Adhesives
  • All Material Meet FDA Requirements for Food and Beverage Contact
  • Special Outside Diameter of 4.3” (110mm)
  • Can Retrofit Most Existing Cartridges Used in Large Diameter Housings

HIE Series Filter Cartridges

  • High Surface Area Pleated Cartridges to Retrofit Bag Filters.
  • High Flow and Contaminant Holding Capacity
  • Proprietary Filter Media Delivers Highly Consistent Performance
  • Fixed Pore Construction – Resists Contaminant Unloading at Maximum Differential Pressure
  • Inside-Out Flow Traps Dirt Inside the Cartridge Eliminating Downstream Contamination During Change Out.
  • Available to Fit Most Size 1 and Size 2 Bag Housings with No Hardware Changes
  • Polypropylene Construction – Inert to Many Process Fluids Ensuring Wide Chemical Compatibility
  • Various Gasket/O-ring Materials – Compatible with Many Fluids
  • Cartridges Can Be Manufactured to Customized Lengths to Retrofit Unique Bag Lengths
  • Manufactured in a Class 1,000 Clean Room
  • Manufactured Under a ISO 9001 Quality System

Fine Series Filter Cartridges

  • High Purity Polypropylene Melt Blown Cartridge can be Used in a Wide Range of Applications
  • Graded Pore Structure Enhances Dirt Holding Capacity and Filtration Efficiency
  • Easy and Safe Cartridge Incineration or Disposal
  • 100% Polypropylene Construction
  • Cartridges are Free of Surfactants, Binders and Adhesives
  • Cartridges Materials are FDA Listed for Food and Beverage Contact
  • Materials are NSF Certified

Customized Products and Specialized Engineering Services

United Filters International Engineering Services provide rapid design and prototyping services for unique customer applications. We specialize in custom designs, short runs, and private labeling and packaging to support our customers’ new emerging market applications.

Specialty medias, cartridges and applications include:

  • No Scale: This NSF 61-approved hexapolyphosphate media is available in all standard filter cartridges. This media inhibits continued corrosion and scale build-up in pipes and other wetted surfaces, as well as having the ability to remove existing scale. No Scale media will not break down under higher temperatures (can be used with temperatures up to 165ºF), making it an excellent choice for water heater, tankless water heater and boiler applications.
  • Catalytic Carbon: Compatible with multi-stage water treatment systems, coconut shell catalytic carbon has the ability to absorb chloramines and hydrogen sulfide in potable water. Catalytic carbon can also reduce herbicides, pesticides and other organic compounds, making it an ideal media for treating multiple contaminants.
  • Clay: This cost-effective media will absorb oil and other hydrocarbons in potable water treatment applications. It is highly effective in removing benzene, ethyl benzene, toluene and xylene to barely detectable levels. Granular clay is 700% more effective than granular carbon.
  • Zeolite: Granular zeolite is a non-toxic, natural micro-porous, aluminosilicate mineral capable of absorbing heavy metals including: mercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic, aluminum, tin and iron. Zeolite will also remove radioactive particles to include cesium and strontium-90 from soluble solutions.
  • Ion Exchange Resin: This media is commonly used in the production of ultra-pure (de-ionized) water as a polishing stage for electronics industry wafer and microchip manufacturing.
  • Bone Char: Natural Bone Char is derived from charred animal bones. The result is Kosher-Certified, 100% organic bone char made of 80% phosphate of calcium, 10% carbon and 10% calcium carbonate. This media lasts a long time, has no toxicity and leaves behind beneficial minerals. There is no pH effect, and it is highly effective in reducing chlorine, heavy metals (such as zinc, lead cadmium, mercury, iron, manganese, copper, aluminum, nickel, arsenic), and radioactive particles (such as uranium and radium), pesticides and herbicides, as well as the fluoride. Fluoride is difficult to remove, and the calcium content in the bone char is what reduces the fluoride. Calcium attracts the fluoride whether it is calcium or sodium-based.
  • Suction/Scavenger Stainless Steel Filters: These all-stainless steel-louvered filters with inner screens withstand differential operating pressures in excess of 150 psi. They are commonly used with mobile vacuum pump trucks for water recycling in oil fields. They were designed to support ease-of-field disassembly and cleaning.
  • String, Melt Blown, and Pleated: Multi-layered string, pleated, and melt blown configurations (with or without carbon options) accommodate customers’ unique needs that include the following removal or reduction: submicron contaminants, hydrocarbons, heavy metals, organic compounds, particulates, sediment, and taste and odor reduction within a single filter cartridge.
  • Activated Carbon Canisters: Bulk activated granular carbon is specially selected to maximize performance in gas processing applications where the target contaminant is a long chain of hydrocarbon molecules. These all-metal granular canisters are used extensively in natural gas exploration, and production and transport.

Call the experts at United Filters for your next customized filtration project!