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-----Why Polypropylene Bags?
Polypropylene Felt bags "soften" somewhat at 190 F. Yet almost all EN platers seem to prefer them to Polyester felt, which is somewhat more resistant to temperature. Anyone wish to comment?
Normand BoutinFilter bag supplier - Agawam, MA, USA
February 7, 2009
Because they are readily available from a number of sources, competition lowers the price, they work just fine and "that's the way we have always done it".
James Watts- Navarre, Florida
February 10, 2009
February 11, 2009
Normand,
I can't say all the reasons, but generally the chemical resistance of the polypro is proven and the material is used for other types of bags (i.e. anode bags
⇦ huh?). Some of the specification may be "me too". By this I mean that process manufacturers specify the same materials as their competitors because they do not want to be different.
I would like to know besides temperature stability, what do you feel the advantage of the polyester bag would be over polypro?
process supplier - Great Neck, New York
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