Solid-Liquid Filtration : Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering.

Front Cover -- Solid-Liquid Filtration -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Filtration Overview -- Filtration Equipment Categories -- Principles and Mechanisms -- Inertial Impaction -- Diffusional Interception -- Direct Interception -- Filter Aids -- Diatomite -- Perlite -- Cellulose and Other Organic Media -- Filter Media -- Media Synthetic Cloth -- Plain, Square Weave -- Twill Weave -- Plain, Reverse Dutch (PRD) -- Double Layer Weave (DLW) -- Metal Media -- Plain Weave -- Twilled Weave -- Plain Dutch Weave -- The Twilled Dutch -- Coagulants and Flocculants -- Surface Charges -- Filter Rating Systems -- Nominal Rating -- Absolute Rating -- Beta Ratio -- Air Permeability -- 2 Filtration Testing -- Filtration Theory: Background and How to Use It in Practice -- Slurry Characteristics -- Particle Characteristics -- Pressure Testing -- Vacuum Testing -- 3 Types of Filtration Systems -- Batch Systems -- Plate and Frame Filter Press -- Horizontal Pressure Leaf Filter -- Membrane Press -- Nutsche Filter-Agitated Nutsche Filter -- Tubular Filter -- Cartridge Filter -- Bag Filter -- Candle Filter -- Pressure Plate Filter -- Combination Filter Press-Membrane Press -- Tower Press -- Continuous Systems -- Rotary Pressure Filter -- Disc Filter -- Rotary Drum Vacuum Filter -- Pressurized Drum Filter (P-DF) -- Vacuum Belt Filters -- Pan Filter -- Screw Press -- Belt Press -- 4 Combination Filtration -- Testing for Combination Filtration -- Thickening -- Concentrating Candle Filters Followed by Batch Pressure Plate Filtration -- Concentrating Candle Filters Followed by Continuous Vacuum Filtration -- Candle Filtration Followed by Conventional Filter Press -- Polishing -- Continuous Vacuum Filtration Followed by Concentrating Candle Filtration.

Continuous Rotary Pressure Filtration Followed by Candle Filtration -- Process Segmentation -- Continuous Vacuum Filtration Followed by Contained Filter Press Filtration -- Continuous Vacuum Filtration with Reslurry Washing-Multiple Uses -- 5 Filtration Selection -- Specifications -- Upstream and Downstream Equipment -- Integration and Controls -- Applications -- Centrifugal Alternatives to Pressure and Vacuum Solid-Liquid Filtration -- Classification (Categories) of Centrifuges -- When to Use a Centrifuge -- Basic Process Steps -- Selection Lab Testing -- Static Settling Tests -- Filtration Rate Tests -- Spin Settling Rate Tests -- Life Cycle Capital Equipment Costs -- 6 Commissioning and Operation -- Commissioning Plan -- Preventative Maintenance -- Troubleshooting -- Interesting Process Challenges After the Fact -- Nutsche Filter -- Continuous Rotary Pressure -- Clarification Application with Candle Filters -- Continuous Vacuum Belt Filter -- Pressure Plate Filtration Systems -- Replacing Candle Filters with Continuous-Indexing Vacuum Belt Filters -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendix: Paint Filter Liquids Test -- Glossary of Important Filtration Terms -- Suggested Further Reading Online -- References -- Bibliography.

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