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Faculty Of Pharmacy ASU
Industrial Pharmacy“Frame and Plate Filter
Press”
By: Marina Adel Ibrahim
Filtration:*Term describes the process of removal
or separation between fluid and solid or fluid and fluid. Darcy’s Equation:
Filtration Equipment:
Frame and Plate Filter Press*The press is made of 2 units:
a) Frame b)Plate
Filtration Operation:
Slurry
Filtrate
Slurry enters the frame from feed channel!
Filtrate drains and escapes from outlet in the plate leaving solid to form a cake!
Cont. Filtration Operation:
Slurry
Filtrate
Frame becomes filled with filter cake!
The process stops, frame is emptied & cycle restarts!
Cont. Filtration Operation:
Slurry
Filtrate
Washing Operation:
In case the solid cake is wanted, the cake is washed!
Wash Water
Washings
Cont. Washing Operation:
To wash the cake, outlets on washing plates are closed and washing water is pumped into washing channel!
Wash Water
Washings
Water passes through inlets in washing plates to cake and filter cloth then escapes from outlets of ordinary plates!
Disadvantages Advantages
*High labor cost .*Used for slurries <
5% .
*Simple .*High surface area .
*Provides effective cake washing.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Filter Press: