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what kind of microporous material would strain out dirt and is
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what kind of microporous material would strain out dirt and is non biodegradable?
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>>950095
microfibre
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>>950095
Fibreglass filter media.

A bucket of sand.
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>>950113
>Fibreglass filter media
will it hold up in water straining small amounts of dirt? meaning will the fibers fall out of the mesh?
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>>950134
Have a look at fish tank filters, they do pretty much what you're looking for, and yes the fiberglass mats do eventually have to be replaced, but that's generally because they are clogged with dirt, rather than the filter media degrading.
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>>950164
fish tank filters.. of course. shoudl have thought of that thanks
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Carbon.
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>>950175
Aren't charcoal filters biodegradable?
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>>950177
I'm not sure but activated carbon filters are not. Otherwise their purpose would be non existent.
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>>950177
No because the already are degraded biological matter.
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