Cartridge Filters
September 16, 2025, Tuesday
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET, USA
$USD 350
$USD 175 (Member Only )
Course Objective
The objective of this course is to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of cartridge filtration technologies, including their history, types, market dynamics, applications, and performance characteristics. Participants will learn how cartridge filters are manufactured, assess the strengths and limitations of each type, and develop criteria for selecting the appropriate filter for diverse industrial applications—spanning pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, chemicals, electronics, engine oil, etc. The course will conclude with a panel discussion on evolving market trends, emerging technologies, and future directions in cartridge filtration.
Course Outline
1. Introduction to Cartridge Filtration
Overview of cartridge filters
Key market applications
A brief history of cartridge filtration
Market overview
2. Types of Cartridge Filters
String Wound, Resin Bonded, Melt Blown, Nanofiber, Particle-Filled (e.g., Activated Carbon, Ion Exchange), Stainless Steel, Lenticular Cartridges, Membrane Cartridges, etc.
3. Key Characteristics and Performance
Filtration mechanisms: depth vs. surface
Materials: organic, inorganic, and composites
Definitions and rating standards (nominal vs. absolute)
Strengths and weaknesses of each type
4. Manufacturing Processes
Winding, spinning, bonding, pleating, and molding techniques
Advances in fiber technology and pleat design
Automation and quality assurance in production
5. Applications Across Industries
Pharmaceuticals (prefiltration, sterile filtration)
Food and beverage (clarification, safety)
Chemicals and petrochemicals
Oil, gas, and automotive
Electronics and microelectronics
Water treatment and environmental uses
6. Selection Criteria
Choosing between cartridge types based on application
Performance trade-offs (cost, flow, efficiency, dirt holding capacity)
Serial cartridge applications for enhanced performance
7. New Developments, Trends, and Opportunities
Panel Presentations by Dr. Wu Chen, Dr. Thomas Peters
Panal Discussion and Live Q&A
Instructor Biography
Mr. Scott Yaeger
Instructor
Mr. Scott Yaeger is currently President/CEO of Filtration and Separation Technology International, Inc. (FAST International, Inc.) He has over 40 years with a broad range of experience in Membrane Filtration with several market leading manufacturers and marketers including Sartorius, Cuno/3M, Gelman/Pall, and PTI Advanced Filtration/Parker Hannifin. He has held worldwide senior level positions in Sales, Marketing, Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, and General Management. Since 2004 as President of FAST Consulting, LLC, he has assisted in the development of new membranes into new and existing markets, new membrane device technologies, and new membrane applications for multiple market leading filtration companies. Scott was the Founding Chairman of the American Filtration and Separation Society (AFS), a past Member of the Board of Directors, and Program Chair. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Electrocoat Association (EA). He was awarded the Wells Shoemaker Award from AFS and the Brewer Award from EA. He is the inventor on 4 US Patents and their International counter parts, has presented over 400 technical papers into more than 10 technical societies. Scott is on the Editorial Board for Filtration News.
Dr. Wu Chen
Panelist
Dr. Wu Chen is a recently retired Fellow at Dow. He has 35 years of industrial experience in all areas of solid/liquid separation and air/gas filtration. His experiences include laboratory filtration evaluation, pilot study, full scale installation, startup, production scale operation and trouble shooting. He also has expertise in carbon capture, water management, project management, process design, and plant startup. He has been teaching this course in numerous organizations and countries for 30 years. He is very active in the filtration industry and has been the plenary and keynote speakers in major conferences, served as the chair of the American Filtration and Separation Society (AFS), AFS board of directors, conference chairs, and various committee members. His was awarded AFS Frank Tiller Award for outstanding technical achievements, AFS Well Shoemaker Award for leadership and service to the filtration industry and Fellow Member Award for sustained significant contributions to filtration technologies and filtration industry. In 2024, he received the AFS Lifetime Achievement award which recognized his significant lifetime contribution to the filtration industry.
Dr. Swarna Agarwal
Panelist
Dr. Swarna Agarwal is Senior Material Scientist at PTI Technologies. At PTI she is responsible for all the liquid, air and fuel cell filter product development for aviation industry. Prior to this, she was Engineering Manager for filtration media R&D at Parker Hannifin, Engine and Mobile Original Equipment Division, USA. At Parker she was responsible for R&D for diesel fuel, hydraulic nand H2 fuel-cell filters. While working at Parker she has developed more than 50 new products and improved the R&D technology and capabilities to an advanced level. Prior to Parker, she worked as a filtration scientist at UCLA, Water Planet Inc. Los Angeles and ITV Denkendorf Germany. She has over 18 years of academic and industrial experience in new product development for various filtration applications, nonwovens manufacturing, nanotechnology and surface functionalization. She is an expert for coalescence through porous media, emulsion formation, characterization and separation, interfacial and wetting science, bio-inspired textiles, medical textiles, and project management She received the AFS Senior Scientist Award in 2018, Parker Inventor appreciation Award 2021, WFI product of the Year Award 2021. She has over 30 publications, one book and 3 patents. Dr. Agarwal received her PhD from University of Stuttgart, Germany.
Penalists
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Peters is an internationally renowned expert in membrane technology and environmental engineering. He has over 40 years of experience in the field of pressure-driven membrane processes for the treatment of water, process fluids, and wastewater. Related pioneering work was focused between others on the use of reverse osmosis for desalination of seawater, for the purification of landfill leachate and water reuse in different areas. He earned his Ph.D. in 1980 at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg on the subject "Production of drinking water from seawater with reverse osmosis“. After leading management functions in a middle-sized and multinational company, he has been a high-level independent technology consultant since 1986, authored more than 100 publications and more than 50 oral presentations. He is co-editor of a landfill compendium. He received the Stanley Gray Award - Marine Technology 2000/2001 of the IMarEST, London, and the ATCP Award 2007, Concepción, Chile.
Dr. Wilson Poon is a Senior Scientist at W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. with over 30 years of experience in research and development in air and liquid filtration, including 25 years in membrane research. He holds over 30 US and international patents, both granted and pending. His innovative work has led to products that have received prestigious awards such as the American Filtration & Separation Society’s Product of the Year and DuPont’s Plunkett Award. Dr. Poon is an advisor to the US EPA Environmental Technology Verification Program and serves on the ISO TC 142 WG9 and European Turbine Network Air Filtration Standard committees. He is also an active board member and conference moderator for the American Filtration & Separation Society, as well as the air filtration track co-chair for the 13thWorld Filtration Congress. Dr. Poon earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Particle Technology Lab at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Christine Sun, President, World Filtration Institute, USA, is a globally renowned technical and market expert in the filtration and nonwovens industry. With over 30 years of experience in academia and industry, she has in-depth knowledge of filtration and extensive hands-on expertise in product and business development, with over 100 technical publications and patents in the field. She is also actively involved in the development of many air and liquid filter test standards, such as ASHRAE and ISO. Dr. Sun worked for Freudenberg Filtration Technologies from 2004 to 2011 as an R&D manager and then served as Technology Director for Donaldson Company from 2011 to 2013. She was the Chair of the American Filtration and Separation Society (AFS) from 2016 to 2017 and has received the AFS Fellow Award in 2019, the Sr. Scientist Award in 2012, and the best paper awards from INDA (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry) in 2008. She is also an editorial board member for the Journal of Industrial Textiles. Dr. Sun received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and her Executive Certificate from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, USA.