Chemical Resistance Table for Membrane Filters
+ = Resistance o = Limited resistance -- = Not resistant na = Not available
| Cellulose nitrate |
Cellulose acetate |
Regenerated cellulose |
Nylon 66 |
PTFE |
| 1-Hexanol |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| 1,4-Dioxan |
-- |
-- |
+ |
na |
o |
| Acetic acid, 10% & 25% |
+ |
o |
+ |
-- |
+ |
| Acetone |
-- |
-- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Acetonitrile |
-- |
-- |
+ |
+ |
-- |
| Aliphatic hydrocarbons |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Ammonia, 1 M |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Aromatic hydrocarbons |
+ |
+ |
+ |
na |
+ |
| Benzene |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Boric acid |
+ |
+ |
+ |
o |
+ |
| Carbon tetrachloride |
+ |
o |
+ |
-- |
+ |
| Carboxylic acid |
+ |
+ |
+ |
-- |
+ |
| Chloroacetic acid |
-- |
-- |
o |
-- |
+ |
| Chloroform |
+ |
-- |
+ |
+ |
o |
| Cyclohexane |
o |
o |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Cyclohexanol |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Diethylether |
o |
o |
+ |
+ |
o |
| Dimethyl formamide |
-- |
-- |
o |
+ |
+ |
| Dimethyl sulfoxide |
-- |
-- |
o |
na |
+ |
| Ethanol=< 98% |
-- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Ethyl acetate |
-- |
-- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Ethyl chloride |
o |
o |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Ethylene glycol |
o |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Formic acid, 25% |
+ |
o |
+ |
-- |
+ |
| Hexane |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Hydrochloric acid, 25% |
+ |
+ |
+ |
-- |
+ |
| i-Propanol |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Methanol |
-- |
+ |
+ |
o |
+ |
| Nitric acid, 25% |
o |
o |
+ |
-- |
+ |
| Pentane |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Phosphoric acid, 25% |
+ |
+ |
+ |
o |
+ |
| Phosphoric acid, 45% |
o |
o |
o |
o |
+ |
| Potassium hydroxide, 1 M |
-- |
-- |
o |
-- |
+ |
| Salt solutions, aqueous |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
| Sodium hydroxide, 1 M |
-- |
o |
-- |
-- |
+ |
| Tetrachloroethane |
+ |
o |
+ |
o |
+ |
| Tetrahydrofuran |
-- |
-- |
+ |
+ |
o |
| Toluene |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Trichloroacetic acid, 10% |
+ |
-- |
-- |
o |
+ |
| Trichloroethane |
+ |
o |
+ |
o |
+ |
| Trichloroethylene |
+ |
o |
+ |
o |
+ |
| Xylene |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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