classification

Major Class	Parent	Descriptor	Acronym	Synonym	Chinese Descriptor	Spanish Descriptor	Reference	Definition
Product	Filter Bag	Filter Media				Filtro de los medios de comunicación
Product	Media	Filter Media				Filtro de los medios de comunicación	INDA Nonwovens Glossary	Material that makes up the filter element.

Major Class	Parent	Descriptor	Acronym	Synonym	Chinese Descriptor	Spanish Descriptor	Reference	Definition
Product	Filter Media	Knitted Fabric				Tela tricotada	INDA Nonwovens Glossary	A fabric made from yarns or filaments that have rows of loops that interlock with the following row.
Product	Filter Media	Membrane			膜	Membranas	AFS Glossary	Media through which a liquid is passed; usually associated with an extremely fine or tight type of filtration. Highly engineered thin polymeric film containing a narrow distribution of pores. Used as the separation mechanism in R/O, Electrodialysis (ED), Ultrafiltration (UF), Nanofiltration (NF) & Microfiltration (MF).
Product	Filter Media	Nonwoven Fabric				Tela no tejida	INDA Nonwovens Glossary	A fabric made directly from a web of fiber, without the yarn preparation necessary for weaving and knitting. In a nonwoven, the assembly of textile fibers is held together 1.) by mechanical interlocking in a random web or mat; 2.) by fusing of the fibers, as in the case of thermoplastic fibers; 3.) by bonding with a cementing medium such as starch, casein, rubber latex, a cellulose derivative or synthetic resin.
Product	Filter Media	Scrim				Scrim	INDA Nonwovens Glossary	A textile with an open structure, which may be woven or nonwoven, added to reinforce weaker materials.
Product	Filter Media	Yarn				Hilo	INDA Nonwovens Glossary	A continuous strand of fibers or filaments that are twisted together, to enable its conversion into a woven, knitted or braided fabric.