As detailed by Processing Magazine in their article, “Applications of Filtration in the Pharmaceutical Industry,” filtration is so fundamental in pharma manufacturing that it’s nearly omnipresent. Defined by the Indian Journal of Science and Technology as the removal of solid particulate matter from a fluid using a porous medium, filtration plays a crucial role across the spectrum of pharmaceutical applications.  

The article clarifies that filtration is often confused with adsorption—a related but distinct process where particles are separated based on physical characteristics using materials like activated charcoal. True filtration, however, relies on membranes to mechanically separate unwanted particulates from fluids.

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