Pad filters are stacks of cellulose sheets that get mounted in a stainless steel or metal frame. Wine or juice is forced by a pump or by air pressure through the cellulose pads and depending upon the "tightness" of the cellulose matrix and the back pressure on the system, a varying degree of particles will pass through.
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