INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER

TREATMENT

PLATE AND FRAME FILTER PRESS

Submitted by:- 19BCH505 (Utsav Patel)
Submitted to:- Dr. Jayesh Rupareliya
INTRODUCTION
Filtration
 The mechanical operation of separating a solid from a liquid by means of a porous medium
is called filtration.
 The medium retains the solid in the form of porous cake , while the liquid passes through it.
 The driving force is required for a separation by filtration may be divided into four category
gravity , vacuum , pressure and centrifugal.

Examples of filtration
 Separation of suspended impurities from water in water purification.
PLATE AND FRAME FILTER PRESS
 It is pressure filter.

 It operates in a batch mode.

 It is named so due to it’s constructional features.

 It can be designed so as to facilitate thorough washing a cake. In such case it consist

additional plate named as washing plate. In such case it consist a non-washing plate.
 CONSTRUCTION
It consists of plates and frames
This is the simplest type of
arranged alternately and
pressure filter.
supported on a pair of rails.

The plate is a solid piece having a The frame is hollow and provides
ribbed surface. the space for the filter cake.

The plate and frame are square

or rectangular in shape which
By this alternate arrangement of made from cast iron, stainless
frame and filter the chamber steel, nickel, aluminum, Monel,
form in which cake will deposited. wood, hard rubber or plastics
(polypropylene).Filter Cloth
Frame and Plate

Coated materials are also be

used(rubber or lead or epoxy
resin covered).
CONSTRUCTION
• Filter cloths are placed over each plate to cover the
plate surface on both sides so that hollow frame is
separated from the plate by the filter cloth.
• The plate and frame have circular holes on the
corners for feed and discharge.
• The filter cloth also having holes.
• The filter cloth themselves act as gaskets.
• By using the hand screw or hydraulically the press is
closed and a continuous channel is formed along the
whole length.
• At the bottom of the plates, holes are cored which
connect the faces of the plates to the outlet cocks.
 WORKING
The filtrate passes through
Slurry to be filtered is It runs into the chambers the cloth, runs down the faces
pumped through the feed formed and filled the of plates and finally leaves the
channel. chamber completely. filter through discharged
cocks.

To remove soluble impurities

The solids are deposited on The press is then dismantled,
from the cake wash liquid
the filter cloth. After some and the cake of solids
may be introduced in the
time chamber is fully charged scrapped off from each plate
press, then blown with air to
then the press is said to be and dropped to a conveyor or
remove the residual liquid
jammed. storage bin.
from it.
 WORKING
In simple washing, the Filtrate is discharged by
two way which is : The close technique is
wash liquor is introduced
It is suited when cake is • Open Discharged , 2. Close used when toxic or
through the feed channel
uniform and permeable. Discharged volatile materials are to
and leaves the filter
be filtered.
through outlet cocks.

Due to this, the viscosity

In many presses, The plate is ranging from
of the filtrate is reduced Operating pressure upto
arrangement is done for 100 X 100 mm to 1500 X
and a higher rate of 700 kPa are common.
steam heating. 1750 mm.
filtration is achieved.

The press may be

operated upto 7 MPa by
using suitable material of
construction.
 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Advantage Disadvantage
 Simple in construction.  Labor requirement is very high.
 Low first cost.  Filter cloth life is relatively short.
 Very low maintenance and hence, its
cost is low.  Not suitable for high
 It provides large filtering area per unit throughputs.
for floor space occupied.  Presses frequently drip and leak,
 High operating pressure are easily making housekeeping in the area
obtained. a problem.
 Most joints are external, so leakage is
easily detected.
 Cake washing is likely to be
 Flexibility.
imperfect.
 DESIGN PARAMETERS

Std. Height 66”/1,676mm

Std. Width 64”/1,626mm
Range of Length 200-376”/5,080-9,550mm
Capacity 38.3 ft3-92.8 ft3
Std. Area 25.2 ft2
Plate Dimension 47.2”/1,200mm
Discharge Ports 4 Corner
Std. Vol./Chamber 1.16 ft3
MAIN PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS

Specifications Parameters
Scale 1-100
Operation Batch, Continuous
Objectives Clarification, Solids Recovery
Rate <0.1 to >5
Clarification Poor
Proportion of sludge < 2% vol to > 20% vol
Slurry filtering characteristics Slow at the rate of cm/h, up to 10 h
INDUSTRIES
Following industry in which plate and frame filter press is use
 Petrochemical
 Metals and Mining
 Pulp and Paper
 Food & Beverage
 Pharmaceutical & Chemicals
 Biodiesel Dry Wash Separation
 Ethanol Filtration
OPERATING CONDITION
 The operating pressure is commonly up to 7 bars for metal.
 The improvement of the technology makes it possible to remove large amount of
moisture at 16 bar of pressure and operate at 30 bars.
 However, the pressure is 4-5 bars for wood or plastic frames.
 If the concentration of solids in the feed tank increase until the solid particles are
attached to each other.
 It is possible to install moving blades in the filter press to reduce resistance to flow of
liquid through the slurry.
 For the process prior to cake discharge, air blowing is used for cakes that have
permeability of 10−11 to 10−15 m2.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• Dewatering With a Filter Press

• The Development Curve

• Operating the System at Bishop

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