Plate and frame filter presses use recessed-chamber filter plates to separate the liquids from the solids. Two plates join together to form a chamber to pressurize the slurry and squeeze the filtrate out through the filter cloth lining in the chambers. The filter cake is collected on the surface of the filter plate cloths and dropped onto a horizontal conveyor.
Some benefits of using a plate and frame filter press is that they produce stackable, cake-like solids that are amongst the “dryest’ of all technology. This gives you the most cost reduction when dealing with higher disposal cost materials such as hazardous waste.
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