This presentation includes applications of filtration, filtration processing steps, different filtration conditions, affect of fluid characteristics on filtration, classification and scale up of filters.

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Applications
Section Example
Feed Stock Preparation Removal of impurities
Process Catalyst separation
Product Recovery Solid or Filtrate
Utility Water treatment
Waste (ETP) Sludge dewatering

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How Filtration takes place?
Flow of fluid through media

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What are different filtration conditions?
•Constant-Pressure Filtration
•Constant-Rate Filtration
•Variable-Pressure, Variable-Rate Filtration

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Influence of fluid characteristics
•Very fine solid particles
•High viscosity liquids
•High consistency slurries
•Granular or crystalline solids
•Flocculent or slurry precipitates

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Classification
•By filtration mechanism
•Cake filtration / Depth filtration
•By objective
•Product – Dried solids or filtrate or both
•By operating cycle
•Batch / Continuous
•By nature of solids
•Compressible/ Incompressible Cake

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Scale up of Filter

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Types of Filters
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