Bag filters, used for suspended solids separation, accept filter media from 0.5 up to 800 microns. If suspended solids create a problem for your discharge effluent, bag filters are excellent options to resolve the issue. These solids separation methods are economical and highly effective in removing solids from any liquid medium. Stainless steel bag filters are required when projects require filtration of chemicals, fuels, or highly turbid water at flows between 600-800 GPM.
Our stainless steel bag filters are constructed with 304 grade stainless steel. This makes them ideal for use when projects require filtering fluids with abrasive or corrosive properties that may destroy a carbon steel filter.
Our Bag Filter equipment includes:
Since 1997, E-Tank has provided innovative equipment solutions for environmental remediation, industrial maintenance, and infrastructure projects across the United States. Within our comprehensive filtration inventory, bag filters represent one of the most versatile and widely used tools for suspended solids separation. When suspended solids create problems for your discharge effluent, whether you are managing construction dewatering, treating industrial process water, or polishing effluent before final discharge, industrial bag filters offer an economical and highly effective solution for removing solids from virtually any liquid medium.
Bag filters operate on a straightforward principle: liquid flows through a fabric filter bag that captures suspended solids while allowing clean liquid to pass through. The simplicity of this design belies its effectiveness. With filter media available from 0.5 microns up to 800 microns, industrial bag filters can target everything from fine silts and clays that cause turbidity to larger particles that could clog downstream equipment or violate discharge permits. This wide micron range makes bag filters adaptable to countless applications across multiple industries.
Why Material Selection Matters
The construction material of your bag filter housing is as important as the filter media itself. Standard carbon steel filters work well for many water treatment applications, but when your project involves chemicals, fuels, or highly turbid water at higher flow rates, material compatibility becomes critical. Our stainless steel industrial bag filters are constructed from 304 grade stainless steel, making them ideal for filtering fluids with abrasive or corrosive properties that would rapidly destroy carbon steel equipment.
Stainless steel construction provides several advantages beyond corrosion resistance. These filters withstand the mechanical stress of high-flow operation, typically handling flows between 600 and 800 gallons per minute with ease. They resist pitting and degradation when exposed to chlorides, acids, and other aggressive compounds. And they clean up more effectively between uses, maintaining their integrity through multiple rental cycles. For projects involving chemical processing, fuel polishing, or industrial wastewater with challenging chemistry, stainless steel industrial bag filters deliver the durability and reliability the job demands.
Complete Bag Filter Equipment Line
E-Tank maintains a comprehensive inventory of bag filter configurations to match virtually any flow rate and application requirement. Each configuration is available in materials suited to your specific conditions, from economical carbon steel for standard water applications to chemical-resistant polypropylene and rugged 304 stainless steel for demanding environments.
1-Bag Simplex Filter serves as the entry point to bag filtration, ideal for smaller projects or applications with limited space. Available in stainless steel or polypropylene construction, this compact unit provides 4.4 square feet of filtering area with a recommended flow rate of 100 to 150 gallons per minute. Common applications include final polishing on small dewatering projects, treatment of industrial process streams with limited flow, and point-of-use filtration for specific equipment. The simplex design means simple operation and maintenance, making it an excellent choice when operator familiarity is a consideration.
Duplex Filter addresses the need for continuous operation during maintenance. With 8.8 square feet of filtering area and a recommended flow rate of 200 to 300 gallons per minute, the duplex configuration allows one filter chamber to remain in service while the other undergoes bag changes. This design proves invaluable on projects where uninterrupted flow is critical, such as treatment trains feeding downstream equipment that cannot tolerate shutdowns. Operators can switch between chambers without interrupting flow, maintaining compliance while performing routine maintenance.
6-Bag Filter represents a significant step up in capacity, offering 26.4 square feet of filtering area and handling recommended flow rates of 600 to 900 gallons per minute. Available in both stainless steel and carbon steel configurations, this workhorse unit handles medium to large dewatering projects, industrial process streams, and remediation sites with substantial flow. The six-bag configuration distributes flow across multiple bags, reducing pressure drop and extending time between changeouts compared to single-bag units operating at similar flows.
Multiplex 6-Bag Filter doubles the capacity by pairing two six-bag housings in a parallel configuration. With 52.8 square feet of total filtering area and recommended flow rates of 1,200 to 1,800 gallons per minute, these systems handle major dewatering operations, large-scale remediation projects, and industrial applications with significant flow requirements. The multiplex arrangement provides operational flexibility, allowing one bank of bags to be serviced while the other continues filtering. For projects requiring both high flow and high reliability, multiplex industrial bag filters deliver the performance needed to stay on schedule.
23-Bag Filter stands at the top of our bag filter line, providing massive capacity for the largest projects. With 101.2 square feet of filtering area and recommended flow rates of 2,300 to 3,500 gallons per minute, these systems handle major pipeline dewatering, large industrial discharges, and regional remediation efforts. Despite their size, these units maintain the same operational simplicity that makes bag filters attractive across all scales. When your project moves millions of gallons and every minute of downtime costs money, the reliability and capacity of our largest industrial bag filters prove their value.
Applications Across Industries
The versatility of industrial bag filters makes them valuable across the full spectrum of industries E-Tank serves.
In construction dewatering and stormwater management, bag filters remove sediment from water pumped from excavations or collected as runoff. When paired with sand filtration as pre-treatment, bag filters provide final polishing to meet strict turbidity limits before discharge. Their scalability allows contractors to match filtration capacity to pump rates, ensuring the treatment train keeps pace with water production.
For environmental remediation projects, bag filters serve multiple roles. They protect downstream carbon vessels from solids loading that would quickly exhaust media. They polish effluent after oil water separation to meet discharge limits. And they capture fines migrating from soil washing or other treatment processes. The wide micron range allows remediation contractors to target specific particle sizes based on site contaminants and regulatory requirements.
Industrial and process water applications benefit from bag filters as both pre-treatment and polishing steps. Manufacturing facilities use them to protect sensitive equipment from solids that could cause wear or fouling. Power plants deploy them to treat cooling water blowdown before discharge. Chemical processors rely on stainless steel industrial bag filters to handle aggressive fluids that would compromise lesser equipment.
Oil and gas and pipeline operations use bag filters to treat hydrostatic test water, manage drilling fluids, and polish produced water before reuse or disposal. The ability to handle high flows while maintaining effective solids removal makes bag filters ideal for these demanding applications.
Integration with Complete Treatment Systems
Bag filters rarely work alone. They function as components within larger treatment trains, each element playing a specific role in achieving compliance. E-Tank’s value lies not just in providing individual pieces of equipment but in designing integrated systems where every component works together.
A typical treatment train might begin with sand and water filtration to remove larger solids and reduce loading on downstream equipment. From there, flow passes through industrial bag filters for intermediate solids removal, sized and configured to match the flow and particle size distribution. If dissolved contaminants remain, media filter vessels loaded with activated carbon or other specialized media target specific pollutants. Finally, cartridge filters provide final polishing to meet the strictest discharge limits.
Our team designs these sequences based on your specific conditions: flow rate, contaminant types, target effluent limits, and site constraints. We select the right bag filter configuration and micron rating, position it correctly within the train, and ensure connections, valves, and instrumentation all work together. This systems approach, backed by decades of field experience, delivers compliance without complexity.
The E-Tank Difference
When you rent industrial bag filters from E-Tank, you receive more than equipment. You gain access to a team that understands how filtration works in the real world. Our personnel know that bags plug, pressure rises, and changeouts must happen on schedule. They know that material selection matters when fluids turn aggressive. They know that a bag filter is only as good as its integration with the pumps, tanks, and vessels around it.
Every bag filter in our fleet is inspected, cleaned, and serviced after each rental by trained personnel at our branches across seven states. Housings are pressure-tested, gaskets replaced, and internals verified clean before the next deployment. When a unit arrives on your site, it is ready to work.
From our Massillon headquarters to branches in Buffalo, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cadiz, Chattanooga, and Toledo, we position our industrial bag filters and filtration expertise where you need them. Contact us today to discuss your application and discover why customers across the industrial economy trust E-Tank for bag filter rentals and complete filtration solutions.
Bag filters, used for suspended solids separation, accept filter media from 0.5 up to 800 microns. If suspended solids create a problem for your discharge effluent, bag filters are excellent options to resolve the issue. These solids separation methods are economical and highly effective in removing solids from any liquid medium. Stainless steel bag filters are required when projects require filtration of chemicals, fuels, or highly turbid water at flows between 600-800 GPM.
Our stainless steel bag filters are constructed with 304 grade stainless steel. This makes them ideal for use when projects require filtering fluids with abrasive or corrosive properties that may destroy a carbon steel filter.
Our Bag Filter equipment includes:
Since 1997, E-Tank has provided innovative equipment solutions for environmental remediation, industrial maintenance, and infrastructure projects across the United States. Within our comprehensive filtration inventory, bag filters represent one of the most versatile and widely used tools for suspended solids separation. When suspended solids create problems for your discharge effluent, whether you are managing construction dewatering, treating industrial process water, or polishing effluent before final discharge, industrial bag filters offer an economical and highly effective solution for removing solids from virtually any liquid medium.
Bag filters operate on a straightforward principle: liquid flows through a fabric filter bag that captures suspended solids while allowing clean liquid to pass through. The simplicity of this design belies its effectiveness. With filter media available from 0.5 microns up to 800 microns, industrial bag filters can target everything from fine silts and clays that cause turbidity to larger particles that could clog downstream equipment or violate discharge permits. This wide micron range makes bag filters adaptable to countless applications across multiple industries.
Why Material Selection Matters
The construction material of your bag filter housing is as important as the filter media itself. Standard carbon steel filters work well for many water treatment applications, but when your project involves chemicals, fuels, or highly turbid water at higher flow rates, material compatibility becomes critical. Our stainless steel industrial bag filters are constructed from 304 grade stainless steel, making them ideal for filtering fluids with abrasive or corrosive properties that would rapidly destroy carbon steel equipment.
Stainless steel construction provides several advantages beyond corrosion resistance. These filters withstand the mechanical stress of high-flow operation, typically handling flows between 600 and 800 gallons per minute with ease. They resist pitting and degradation when exposed to chlorides, acids, and other aggressive compounds. And they clean up more effectively between uses, maintaining their integrity through multiple rental cycles. For projects involving chemical processing, fuel polishing, or industrial wastewater with challenging chemistry, stainless steel industrial bag filters deliver the durability and reliability the job demands.
Complete Bag Filter Equipment Line
E-Tank maintains a comprehensive inventory of bag filter configurations to match virtually any flow rate and application requirement. Each configuration is available in materials suited to your specific conditions, from economical carbon steel for standard water applications to chemical-resistant polypropylene and rugged 304 stainless steel for demanding environments.
1-Bag Simplex Filter serves as the entry point to bag filtration, ideal for smaller projects or applications with limited space. Available in stainless steel or polypropylene construction, this compact unit provides 4.4 square feet of filtering area with a recommended flow rate of 100 to 150 gallons per minute. Common applications include final polishing on small dewatering projects, treatment of industrial process streams with limited flow, and point-of-use filtration for specific equipment. The simplex design means simple operation and maintenance, making it an excellent choice when operator familiarity is a consideration.
Duplex Filter addresses the need for continuous operation during maintenance. With 8.8 square feet of filtering area and a recommended flow rate of 200 to 300 gallons per minute, the duplex configuration allows one filter chamber to remain in service while the other undergoes bag changes. This design proves invaluable on projects where uninterrupted flow is critical, such as treatment trains feeding downstream equipment that cannot tolerate shutdowns. Operators can switch between chambers without interrupting flow, maintaining compliance while performing routine maintenance.
6-Bag Filter represents a significant step up in capacity, offering 26.4 square feet of filtering area and handling recommended flow rates of 600 to 900 gallons per minute. Available in both stainless steel and carbon steel configurations, this workhorse unit handles medium to large dewatering projects, industrial process streams, and remediation sites with substantial flow. The six-bag configuration distributes flow across multiple bags, reducing pressure drop and extending time between changeouts compared to single-bag units operating at similar flows.
Multiplex 6-Bag Filter doubles the capacity by pairing two six-bag housings in a parallel configuration. With 52.8 square feet of total filtering area and recommended flow rates of 1,200 to 1,800 gallons per minute, these systems handle major dewatering operations, large-scale remediation projects, and industrial applications with significant flow requirements. The multiplex arrangement provides operational flexibility, allowing one bank of bags to be serviced while the other continues filtering. For projects requiring both high flow and high reliability, multiplex industrial bag filters deliver the performance needed to stay on schedule.
23-Bag Filter stands at the top of our bag filter line, providing massive capacity for the largest projects. With 101.2 square feet of filtering area and recommended flow rates of 2,300 to 3,500 gallons per minute, these systems handle major pipeline dewatering, large industrial discharges, and regional remediation efforts. Despite their size, these units maintain the same operational simplicity that makes bag filters attractive across all scales. When your project moves millions of gallons and every minute of downtime costs money, the reliability and capacity of our largest industrial bag filters prove their value.
Applications Across Industries
The versatility of industrial bag filters makes them valuable across the full spectrum of industries E-Tank serves.
In construction dewatering and stormwater management, bag filters remove sediment from water pumped from excavations or collected as runoff. When paired with sand filtration as pre-treatment, bag filters provide final polishing to meet strict turbidity limits before discharge. Their scalability allows contractors to match filtration capacity to pump rates, ensuring the treatment train keeps pace with water production.
For environmental remediation projects, bag filters serve multiple roles. They protect downstream carbon vessels from solids loading that would quickly exhaust media. They polish effluent after oil water separation to meet discharge limits. And they capture fines migrating from soil washing or other treatment processes. The wide micron range allows remediation contractors to target specific particle sizes based on site contaminants and regulatory requirements.
Industrial and process water applications benefit from bag filters as both pre-treatment and polishing steps. Manufacturing facilities use them to protect sensitive equipment from solids that could cause wear or fouling. Power plants deploy them to treat cooling water blowdown before discharge. Chemical processors rely on stainless steel industrial bag filters to handle aggressive fluids that would compromise lesser equipment.
Oil and gas and pipeline operations use bag filters to treat hydrostatic test water, manage drilling fluids, and polish produced water before reuse or disposal. The ability to handle high flows while maintaining effective solids removal makes bag filters ideal for these demanding applications.
Integration with Complete Treatment Systems
Bag filters rarely work alone. They function as components within larger treatment trains, each element playing a specific role in achieving compliance. E-Tank’s value lies not just in providing individual pieces of equipment but in designing integrated systems where every component works together.
A typical treatment train might begin with sand and water filtration to remove larger solids and reduce loading on downstream equipment. From there, flow passes through industrial bag filters for intermediate solids removal, sized and configured to match the flow and particle size distribution. If dissolved contaminants remain, media filter vessels loaded with activated carbon or other specialized media target specific pollutants. Finally, cartridge filters provide final polishing to meet the strictest discharge limits.
Our team designs these sequences based on your specific conditions: flow rate, contaminant types, target effluent limits, and site constraints. We select the right bag filter configuration and micron rating, position it correctly within the train, and ensure connections, valves, and instrumentation all work together. This systems approach, backed by decades of field experience, delivers compliance without complexity.
The E-Tank Difference
When you rent industrial bag filters from E-Tank, you receive more than equipment. You gain access to a team that understands how filtration works in the real world. Our personnel know that bags plug, pressure rises, and changeouts must happen on schedule. They know that material selection matters when fluids turn aggressive. They know that a bag filter is only as good as its integration with the pumps, tanks, and vessels around it.
Every bag filter in our fleet is inspected, cleaned, and serviced after each rental by trained personnel at our branches across seven states. Housings are pressure-tested, gaskets replaced, and internals verified clean before the next deployment. When a unit arrives on your site, it is ready to work.
From our Massillon headquarters to branches in Buffalo, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cadiz, Chattanooga, and Toledo, we position our industrial bag filters and filtration expertise where you need them. Contact us today to discuss your application and discover why customers across the industrial economy trust E-Tank for bag filter rentals and complete filtration solutions.
From system design and installation to maintenance and customized billing, our team of experts knows that there’s more than spec sheets to consider when choosing an equipment vendor.
Each piece of equipment in our inventory is backed by decades of experience, a rigorous inspection and maintenance protocol, and our industry leading customer service.