(under subclass 149) Process in which a gas and solid or liquid particles entrained therein is passed through a foraminous or porous mass which separates the solid or liquid particles from the gas by entrapment and retention while permitting the gaseous or vaporous constituents to pass.
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273+, for filtering without liquid contact.
281, for filtering with cleaning of the filter by use of a liquid.
