Wet Cake Filtration: Fundamentals, Equipment, and Strategies (Hardcover)

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

SLURRY CHARACTERIZATION
Introduction
Liquid
Particles
Slurry
Sampling

CAKE STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION
Introduction
Porosity
Particle Arrangement
Pore Size

CHARACTERIZATION OF LIQUID FLOW THROUGH POROUS PARTICLE LAYERS
Introduction
Dimensionanalytic Approach for the Flow Through Porous Particle Layers
Empirical Approach for the Flow Through Porous Particle Layers

SLURRY PRE-TREATMENT TO ENHANCE CAKE FILTRATION CONDITIONS
Introduction
Thickening
Agglomeration
Fractionation/Classification/Sorting
Filter Aids -
Body Feed Filtration
Thermal Conditioning
Chemical Conditioning

FILTER CAKE FORMATION
Introduction
Filtration Mechanisms during the Initial Phase of Cake Filtration
Formation of Incompressible Filter Cakes by Pressure Filtration
Formation of Compressible Filter Cakes by Pressure Filtration
Formation of Filter Cakes in Centrifuges

PARTICLE WASHING
Introduction
Principles of Particle Washing
Limits of Particle Washing
Characterization of Particle Washing
Dilution Washing
Permeation Washing

FILTER CAKE DELIQUORING
Introduction
Characterization of Deliquoring Results
Desaturation of Filter Cakes
Consolidation of Compressible Filter Cakes by Squeezing
Consolidation/Desaturation of Compressible Filter Cakes by Gas Differential Pressure
Electrically Enhanced Press Filtration

SELECTED ASPECTS OF FILTER MEDIA FOR CAKE FILTRATION
Introduction and Overview
Woven Filter Media for Cake Filtration
Porometry - using Capillarity to Analyse Pore Sizes of Filter Media
Semipermeable Filter Media -
Gas Pressure Filtration without Gas Flow