Culinary Steam Filters
Why Do You Need Culinary Steam?
Culinary Steam filters are an essential part of any Food, Beverage of Pharmaceutical facility. Culinary rated Steam Filters are filters that remove 95% of particulates 2 microns or lager and 100% of 5 micron or larger Micropure offers Absolute rated filters with 1,2,3 or 5 Micron ratings to meet or exceed the need of any application.
These filters will help protect equipment and any process & product from damage or loss. They can remove particulates, debris and scale that are present in steam lines and systems before it gets to your critical process. By ensuring quality steam, you can reduce your downtime and increase your processing efficiency and product quality.
By using a Micropure Steam filter, your steam used in mixing, agitating or cooking will be free from contaminates that could possibly spoil the appearance, smell, or taste of your product.
A Stainless Steel housing and the segmented element design support the woven stainless steel filter media. This unique design helps the filter maintain its integrity and absolute rating under conditions that cause conventional sintered and pleated filter cartridges to disintegrate and lose effectiveness. Micropure’s Filter media can be easily cleaned or back flushed in place. This design will remove the need for acid cleaning or frequent filter replacements. Our unique patented segmented design allows you to only have to replace the filter media instead of having to replace the entire element. This will offer you a substantial cost savings compared to a typical sintered or pleated filter element.
The illustration depicts how Micropure Filter media offers a superior solution to the standard competitor cartridge. Our media will trap contaminants and keeps them on the surface making cleaning and regeneration simple, easy and effective. The competitor’s filter element will absorb the contaminants. This makes cleaning elements difficult and regeneration will not remove all of the particles absorbed by the filter element. Once Regeneration is complete, the element will not be able to maintain its original micron or PSID rating.
MICROPURE has the Culinary Steam filter size you need from 10 lbs/hr to 16,500 lb/hr (at 100 psi, 3 um grade). If your application pressure, temperature or steam flow rate changes, you can often keep the same housing & just increase the element size. By changing the number of segmented filter discs in your element, you can meet your new requirements we ease and very little cost. With MICROPURE, culinary steam filtration is simple, effective and cost efficient.
Does your application High or Low Pressure? Does your application have a flow rate about 16,500 lbs/hr? do you need a unique or unconventional filter housing?
Micropure can offer a custom filter solution for you! If you have a small application or a small budget the Mini Filter Series might be the solution to your filtration needs. The same great quality, segmented design and exceptional features at a lower cost to you. More information can be found below.
Micropure has experience with applications with High Pressures or Flow Rates and building unique custom housings for customers. Check out our webpages below with more information about our capabilities
Culinary Steam Filter

Head Plate
Filter Media
Segment with Inside Openings
Segment with Outside Openings
End Plate
The patented Segmented Construction of MICROPURE Filters offers significant advantages over conventional cartridge filters.
Air flows into the openings on the outside of each segment disc and passes through the filter and into an adjacent disc.
Filtered Air exits through the opening at the center of the cartridge, free from contaminants that can affect the quality of your product.
Segmented Filtration Explanation
How do MicroPure Culinary Steam Filters do it Better?
Steam Filter Convivence
- Sterilization or Regeneration can be done in place without loss of effectiveness or absolute micron rating.
- Media rated for 150 cleanings and has been validated by internationally recognized food lab.
- Micropure filters can also be sterilized using backflush, autoclave, hydrogen peroxide, or a variety of sanitizing agents.*
- Filter Media Replacement is short, simple and easy process.
- Filter Replacement interval is based on simple, on-site visual inspection of individual filter media.
- Media is easily removable for laboratory analysis or culture.
- You only replace the media discs. The element stays in the filter for its entire life.
- Cost of Ownership is significantly less than competitors.
- Culinary Steam Mini Filter Series available for small applications
System Security
- Woven stainless steel filter media with absolute micron retention(99.9999997% retention)
- Media available in sizes 1,2,3,5 micron. For other micron sizes, check out our steam filters page or contact Micropure for a custom solution.
- Each piece of filter media works independently allowing for maximum filtering capability and extremely low PSID.
- A stainless steel rod and compression spring provides continued support upstream and downstream of the filter media.
- The design of Micropure Segmented Filters has been subjected to extensive testing.
Unlimited Reusability
- High Quality Stainless Steel segmented support discs and components that will outlast all conventional cartridge style filters.
- Since each filter media disc acts independently, Micropure Filters can be adapted to changes in pressure or flow rate requirements.
- Filters can be cleaned and reused leading to long filter life.
Application Versatility
- The segmented element height and diameter are determined by your application specifications giving each application an individualized fit.
- Unlike conventional cartridge filters, Micropure’s segmented filters can handle bi-directional flow.
- Filters allow higher flow rates than conventional cartridge filters while maintaining absolute micron retention
- High Temperature & Pressure Tolerance
Steam Filter Convenience
- Micropure filters can be steam sterilized in place up to 150 times with no loss of filtering effectiveness for pressure loss as validated by an internationally recognized food laboratory.
- Micropure filters can also be sterilized using Backflush, autoclave or any chemical safe to use on stainless steel.
- Media Replacement is simple and easy.
- Simple, on-site visual inspection of individual filter media
- Media is easily removable for laboratory analysis or culture.
No other filter offers this combination of features:
- Filter Media can be changed to meet new application requirements because of segmented design
- Filter is available in multiple micron sizes and 4 element diameters for excellent versatility.
- Meets all Culinary Steam Standards
- Housing and segmented discs have 5 year warranties
- Bi-directional flow possible in all filters
- Unlimited Reusability possible because of the high quality materials and extreme tolerances to pressure and temperature
- Easy to design into any process system
Flow Rate Information for Steam Filter
Steam Flow Rate @ 100 psi & 3 Micron Absolute | ||||
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Filter Type | (lb/hr) | Pipe Size Available** (Inch) | Pipe Connection Available* | Filter Weight (lbs) |
PDF-0602 | 75 | 0.5,1 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 8 |
PDF-0604 | 150 | 0.5,1 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 9 |
PDF-0606 | 225 | 0.5,1 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 10 |
PDF-0802 | 300 | 1,1.5,2 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 14 |
PDF-0804 | 600 | 1,1.5,2 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 15 |
PDF-0806 | 825 | 1,1.5,2 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 15 |
PDF-0808 | 975 | 1,1.5,2 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 16 |
PDF-0810 | 1,200 | 1,1.5,2 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 16 |
PDF-0812 | 1,375 | 1,1.5,2 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 18 |
PDF-1008 | 1,500 | 2,2.5,3 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 30 |
PDF-1010 | 1,725 | 2,2.5,3 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 30 |
PDF-1012 | 2,250 | 2,2.5,3 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 31 |
PDF-1014 | 2,475 | 2,2.5,3 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 32 |
PDF-1408 | 3,000 | 2,3,4 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 44 |
PDF-1410 | 3,750 | 2,3,4 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 45 |
PDF-1412 | 4,500 | 2,3,4 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 48 |
PDF-1414 | 5,250 | 2,3,4 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 50 |
PDF-1416 | 6,000 | 2,3,4 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 54 |
PDF-1418 | 6,750 | 2,3,4 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 56 |
PDF-1420 | 7,500 | 2,3,4 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 58 |
PDF-1426 | 9,750 | 2,3,4 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 62 |
PDF-1432 | 12,000 | 2,3,4 | FNPT, Tri-Clamp, Flange | 65 |
*Other Pipe Connections available upon Request
**Standard pipe sizes for filters. In-between or larger connections available
Are you looking for a steam filter with a different pressure or micron level?
Contact Micropure Filtration’s sales and engineering department for sizing.
Are you Looking for a steam filter with a Higher Flow rate than 16,500 lbs per hour?
Contact tsenney@micropure.com sales and engineering department about our multi-element High Flow Steam filters.
Find more information here: Micropure High Flow Steam Filters
Ask Micropure about High Flow Filtration
Dimensional Chart
Filter Type | A (in) | B (in) | C (in) | D (in) | Filter Weight (lbs) | |
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PDF-0602 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 12 | 3.15 | 8 | |
PDF-0604 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 12 | 3.15 | 9 | |
PDF-0606 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 12 | 3.15 | 10 | |
PDF-0608 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 12 | 3.15 | 12 | |
PDF-0802 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 4 | 14 | |
PDF-0804 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 4 | 15 | |
PDF-0806 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 4 | 15 | |
PDF-0808 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 4 | 16 | |
PDF-0810 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 4 | 16 | |
PDF-0812 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 4 | 18 | |
PDF-1008 | 13 | 15.5 | 20.5 | 5 | 30 | |
PDF-1010 | 13 | 15.5 | 20.5 | 5 | 30 | |
PDF-1012 | 13 | 15.5 | 20.5 | 5 | 31 | |
PDF-1014 | 13 | 15.5 | 20.5 | 5 | 32 | |
PDF-1408 | 13 | 26 | 33.5 | 6 | 44 | |
PDF-1410 | 13 | 26 | 33.5 | 6 | 45 | |
PDF-1412 | 13 | 26 | 33.5 | 6 | 48 | |
PDF-1414 | 13 | 26 | 33.5 | 6 | 50 | |
PDF-1416 | 13 | 26 | 33.5 | 6 | 54 | |
PDF-1418 | 13 | 26 | 33.5 | 6 | 56 | |
PDF-1420 | 13 | 26 | 33.5 | 6 | 58 | |
PDF-1426 | 13 | 26 | 33.5 | 6 | 62 | |
PDF-1432 | 13 | 26 | 33.5 | 6 | 65 |
Steam Filter Technical Data
Technical Data | ||
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Maximum Operating Pressure | 232 psig | 16 bar |
Maximum Differential Pressure | 75 psid | 5.2 bar |
Maximum Reverse Pressure | 75 psid | 5.2 bar |
Micron Pore Sizes | 1,2,3,5,10,25,32,50,100 (Other sizes available upon request) |
Material of Construction: | ||
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Housing | 304 SS or 316 SS | |
Segmented Filter Discs | 304 SS or 316 SS | |
Filter Media | 304 SS of 316 SS | |
O-Rings | EPDM, Viton or PTFE |
Steam Filter Warranty
Micropure Filtration, Inc. provides a five year limited warranty on all parts except O-rings and media. A one year warranty on filter media is based on periodic backflushing to prevent overloading. These warranties extend only to components purchased from Micropure or a certified Micropure Filtration Vendor.
Culinary Steam Standards
3A Accepted Practices for a Method of Producing Steam of Culinary Quality requires 95 % particulate filtration to 2 microns and larger (Reference No. 609-00;D.2).