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filter press

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(Chemistry) an apparatus used for filtration consisting of a set of frames covered with filter cloth on both sides, between which the liquid to be filtered is pumped
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Instead, the water and sand is collected in sumps and recirculated through a filter press to press out all the moisture from the sand.
Augmenting resource recovery is the recent addition of an advanced filter press, which extracts clarified, batch-grade water from process flows.
The company's automation products comprise drive control systems, machine control systems, distributed control systems, and motor control centers; and sludge treatment products include filter press and steel-belt filter press categories, which are used for the separation of solid from liquid in the handling of industrial waste.
The Global Filter Press Industry 2016 Market Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Filter Press industry .
The dewatering equipment includes 2 Edwards & Jones filter presses and 3 Willett Filter Press Feed Pumps.
As some water is removed the clay is formed into sheets which are removed from the filter press and placed into a de-airing pug mill for mixing.
Process waste containing toxic concentrations of lead are treated and solidified utilizing a filter press. That lead filter cake is transferred and stored in hazardous waste containers.
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Gil Campbell, the original Air Force Academy librarian, started Filter Press in 1957 and offered reprints of historic Western texts.