3M™ LifeASSURE™ BLA Series Filter Cartridge, BLA045B03BA, 30 in, 0.45um, 226/Spear, Silicone, 6/Case

Technical Brief

Hot water sanitation is required in many applications to reduce bioburden populations and provide a sanitized (not sterile) environment. Hot water sanitation is generally preferred over chemical sanitation.

Customer Application Brief

Consumer demand for fresh-cut fruits and vegetables has grown exponentially in recent years. Consumers appreciate the convenience of fresh-cut produce and the healthy options they provide. This market innovation was made possible by a number of advances in growing, processing, packaging and distribution of produce of the last decade. One such innovation, the development of anti-browning solutions, has lead to the marketing of fresh-cut fruits, such as apples, that do not brown for up to 20 days. The solutions, typically containing vitamins, minerals and other ingredients, are sprayed on the apples or contained in a bath in which the apples are soaked after the slicing process, delaying the normal oxidation that would occur.

3M™ ZVS & ZMS Series

3M™ ZVS & ZMS Series

Cryptosporidium Protection with LifeASSURE™BLA Series Filters

Customer Application Brief on Cryptosporidium Protection with LifeASSURE BLA Series Filters

Microfiltration Devices to Control Populations of Thermo-tolerant Acid-resistant Bacteria Alicyclobacillus (ACB)

This paper addresses the capability of microporous filter devices to retain Alicyclobacillus and Bacillus spores. Included are design features, operation, and deployment in filtering production-scale beverages and beverage ingredients. Data are presented to show that both microporous depth filter media and microporous membrane (surface) media deliver complete retention according to the pores size rating selected and the retention rating respectively.

Technical Brief

The installation integrity test was developed to provide customers proper installation and operation instruction of LifeASSURE(TM) BLA series filter cartridges. The method, called a Pressure Hold Test, is based on gas flow through the water-wetted membrane and can be conducted with any number of LifeASSURE(TM) BLA series filters. The method can be conducted either manually, or with 3M Purification Inc.’s CUNOCheck(TM) 2 automated integrity test instrument. The installation integrity test is intended to verify proper installation of filters and is not correlated to bacteria reduction.

17799 LifeASSURE BLA Series Data Sheet

3M™ LifeASSURE™ BLA Series, Filter Cartridges for Beverage Service. LifeASSURE BLA series filters are 3M’s advancement in membrane filter cartridge technology. Encompassing two leading-edge processes, multi-zone microporous membrane technology and Advanced Pleat Technology (APT) construction, the LifeASSURE BLA series filter cartridges offer unmatched protection of final membrane filter cartridges, as well as long service life. Data Sheet includes intended & restricted use language as of 12/2024, English, Low Res PDF, 70-0201-8712-9 REV 224hb, ADA Compliant

Warm Water Regeneration Of Zeta PlusŽ Series and LifeASSUREŽ Series Filters

In many beverage applications, Zeta Plus™ series and, LifeASSURE™ series filters are eventually plugged not by particulate ormicroorganisms, but by deformable colloidal material inherent in the beverage. Typically, these are complexes including-glucans, proteins and tannins. Many beverage processors have found that including a warm water flush step in their daily filtration cycle reduces the build up of these colloidal plugging compounds in the pores of the filter, decreasing differential pressure build up. In effect, the warm water dissolves these compounds and flushes them from the filter matrix, resulting in greater filter service life and lower operating costs.