Technical Absorbents (TAL) is part of Bluestar Fibres

Company Limited, a subsidiary company of China

National BlueStar (Group) Company Limited, who are
wholly-owned by ChemChina. Since inception in 1993,
TAL has endeavoured to offer a truly world-class level
of innovation, development and supply of super
absorbent products, precisely tailored to meet its
customers requirements.

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Unsurpassed levels of service and support, coupled

with continual investment in its core technology, have
helped take the company to the forefront of the super
absorbents industry. This has been recognised externally
with ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System, ISO
140001:2004 Environmental Management System and
BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety
Management System accreditations. It is also a winner
of the UK Queens Award for Export.

What is SAF ?
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SAF is an extremely effective and versatile super absorbent

technology. It is available in different grades for various markets and
applications and has been developed to provide rapid rates of saline
and water uptake.
As a fibrous super absorbent, it allows for ease of downstream
handling and processing. This gives rise to exceptionally substantive
and even super absorbent distribution profiles within final fabric
construction. As such, filtration media fabrics incorporating this
technology offer truly unparalleled levels of consistent water
absorption performance and media integrity.
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Enhanced filter
media technology

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Technical Absorbents provides extremely high levels of innovation and

product development expertise to the filtration media markets with its
Super Absorbent Fibre (SAF ) technology.
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Applications:
A significant reason for the majority of oil and fuel system failures is
the presence of high water levels in dissolved, dispersed and free
water. FilSAF -based filter media fabrics can remove both dispersed
and free water to very low ppm levels at industry leading rates. This
leads to reduced fuel and oil degradation and provides the required
filter quality for efficient machine operation.
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The basic functionality of SAF is its ability to absorb up to 200 times

its own weight in water, and 60 times its own weight in saline, at an
extremely fast absorption rate. Being fibre-based, SAF can be
precisely tailored into a diverse range of filter media fabric formats
that offer the potential for enhanced design and performance.
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FilSAF is aimed specifically at this market. It is the key component

for a wide range of enhanced nonwoven filter media fabrics that are
designed for the removal of water and particulates from aviation fuel,
automotive diesel and a wide range of oils. Such fabrics help reduce
problems associated with water contamination in such situations.
Its versatility gives rise to cost savings over traditional cellulosic-based
absorption media, while offering full compliance potential to stringent
international filtration standards particularly in the aviation fuel and
hydraulic oil markets.

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Aviation fuel FilSAF -based monitor cartridges

Monitor cartridges are based on either outside-to-inside, or inside-tooutside fuel flow, and offer excellent filtration rate capabilities. FilSAF based monitor cartridges incorporate a multi-layer nonwoven
composite with a revolutionary FilSAF -containing nonwoven structure.
This has an MSEP Rating of (ASTM D3948) >90 and is compliant
to IP 1583 specifications.
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The cartridges have been designed to reduce particulates to < 0.3

mg/litre of solids in effluent and reduce free and dispersed water to
<5 ppm in effluent. The system flow is halted when the media is hit
with a localised slug of water and a gel block is formed. Presence of
water/solids in the incoming fuel gives rise to an increase in pressure
differential, or a decrease in the flow rate, as the cartridges reach
their maximum capacity for solids, water or a combination of both.
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Automotive diesel FilSAF -based filter cartridges and

spin on oil filter media
These filter cartridge systems are based on pleated particulate layers
composited with multi-layer FilSAF -based fabric, and have been
designed to remove free and emulsified water to less than 2 ppm.
They have high water absorbing capacity capabilities, and effectively
filter silt and other particulates with no media migration or linting. In
addition, the FilSAF component offers an antimicrobial function and
does not affect oil additives. A differential pressure increase indicates
when the cartridges need replacing.
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Advantages of FilSAF -based filtration media fabrics

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Suitability for the removal of water from a range of fuel and oils
High and rapid water removal performance
Optimised filter media design
Optimum control over pressure loading within filter media
Improved filtration efficiency
Longer filter life

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Hydraulic oil high bulk FilSAF nonwoven filter media

These filter media are designed to provide excellent particulate and
water removal performance. As a result, they reduce oil mutagenicity
and the risk of contaminant damage to parts, and machinery thus
extending the working life of the oil. They are combined with other
synthetic filter elements within the main housing unit and can be used
in both static and portable systems.

Compliance with international standards

Delivery of clean, dry fuels and oils

Suitable for use with a wide range of oil types, including waste oils,
e.g. cooking oil, they can remove dispersed and free water to
<150ppm in minutes. Such filter systems can be by-pass or full flow
based.