Abstract: A method for application in conjunction primarily with so-called rotating filters of the kind which include a substantially cylindrical filter tube (1) which is provided with a permeable wall and which is sealingly journalled at preferably two axially spaced locations, preferably at the ends of the tube, and which is arranged for rotation about its longitudinal axis in a filter jacket (2), wherewith material to be filtered, the so-called feed, is supplied to a space or chamber (11) located between the filter jacket and the filter tube, and the filtered substance, the filtrate, being tapped-off from the interior of the filter tube.The method is particularly characterized by sealing and journalling the filter tube (1) in a manner adapted to substantial changes in temperature in the filter tube and that facilities are provided for sterilizing the filter.