Frequently-Used filter media chemical compatibility reference table

Filter media chemical compatibility to the fluid is an important factor to consider in filtration field. As an industrial worker, are you really familiar with what filter media should be used for your fluid filtering? Here we sort out the most often-used filter media and chemicals in this reference table, it would be helpful for you easily to find a proper filtering solution.

Chemical Type	Chemicals	PP	PES	PTFE	PVDF	Nylon	VMQ	Viton	EPDM
Alcohol	Amyl Alcohol	R	R	R	R	R	NR	R	R
	Benzyl Alcohol 100%	LR	LR	LR	R	R	LR	R	R
	Butyl Alcohol	R	R	R	R	R	NR	R	NR
	Ethyl Alcohol	R	R	R	R	R	R	LR	R
	Isopropyl Alcohol	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
	Methyl Alcohol	R	R	R	R	LR	R	NR	R
Ether	Diethyl Ether	LR	LR	LR	LR	NR	LR	NR	NR
	Isopropyl Ether	R	---	R	R	---	NR	NR	NR
	Dioxen	R	---	R	R	NR	NR	NR	---
	Butylene Oxide	LR	NR	R	LR	R	NR	NR	R
Benzene	Benzene	LR	LR	NR	NR	LR	NR	R	NR
	Methylbenzene	LR	NR	LR	LR	NR	NR	R	NR
	Xylene	NR	LR	LR	LR	NR	NR	R	NR
Glycol	Ethylidene Glycol	R	LR	R	R	R	R	R	R
	Glycerinum	R	LR	R	R	R	R	R	R
	Propylene Glycol	R	LR	R	R	R	R	R	R
Halocarbon	Carbon Tetrachloride	LR	LR	LR	LR	LR	NR	R	NR
	Trichloromethane	LR	NR	LR	LR	LR	NR	R	NR
	Ethylene Dichloride	LR	NR	LR	LR	LR	NR	LR	LR
	Freon TF	LR	R	R	LR	---	NR	R	NR
	Freon TMC	LR	NR	LR	LR	LR	NR	LR	NR
	Methylene Dichloride	LR	NR	LR	LR	LR	NR	LR	NR
	Ethylene Perchloride	LR	LR	LR	LR	---	NR	R	NR
	Trichloro Ethylene	LR	LR	NR	NR	LR	NR	R	NR
Acid	Glacial Acetic Acid	R	R	R	R	NR	LR	R	LR
	Hydrochloric Acid - Strong	R	LR	R	R	NR	NR	NR	LR
	Hydrochloric Acid - 6N	R	---	R	R	NR	LR	R	LR
	Nitric Acid - Strong	R	NR	R	R	NR	LR	LR	NR
	Nitric Acid - 6N	R	---	R	R	NR	LR	R	NR
	Phosphoric Acid - Strong	R	---	LR	R	NR	NR	R	NR
	Sulfuric Acid - Strong	R	NR	R	R	NR	NR	R	LR
	Hydrofluoric Acid - 6N	NR	---	R	R	NR	NR	---	NR
Ester	Amyl Acetate	R	---	R	R	LR	NR	NR	LR
	N-Butyl Acetate	LR	---	R	R	LR	NR	NR	R
	Fine Acetate	R	R	R	R	---	NR	NR	R
	Acetic Ether	LR	LR	R	R	LR	R	NR	R
	Methyl Acetate	R	NR	R	R	LR	---	NR	R
	Isopropyl Acetate	R	R	R	R	---	LR	NR	R
Alkali	Ammonium Hydroxide 3N	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
	Ammonium Hydroxide 6N	R	R	R	R	R	R	LR	LR
	Potassium Hydroxide 3N	R	R	R	R	R	LR	R	R
	Sodium Hydroxide 3N	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
	Sodium Hydroxide 6N	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	LR
Oil	Cotton Seed Oil	---	---	R	R	R	R	R	R
	Lubricating Oil	---	NR	R	R	R	R	R	LR
	Peanut Oil	R	---	R	R	R	R	R	R
	Sesame Oil	---	NR	R	R	R	R	R	LR
	Turtentine	LR	LR	LR	LR	LR	NR	LR	NR
Ketone	Acetone	R	NR	R	R	R	NR	NR	R
	Cyclohexanone	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	R
	Methyl Ethyl Ketone	R	---	R	LR	R	NR	NR	R
	MIBK	R	NR	R	R	LR	NR	NR	LR
Others	Aniline	LR	NR	LR	R	LR	NR	R	R
	DMF	R	NR	R	NR	NR	R	NR	R
	37% Methanal	R	R	R	R	R	R	NR	R
	4% Methanal	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
	Gasoline	LR	LR	LR	LR	LR	NR	R	R
	Ethane	LR	NR	R	R	R	NR	R	NR
	Kerosene	R	R	R	R	R	NR	R	NR
	Phenol	R	NR	R	R	R	NR	---	NR
	Pyridine	LR	NR	R	R	LR	NR	NR	R
	Turpentine	LR	R	R	R	---	NR	R	NR
	Water	R	R	R	R	R	LR	R	R
	Acetonitrile	R	R	R	R	LR	---	NR	R
	Nickel Sulfate Solution	R	---	R	R	R	R	---	R