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Operation sequences in
cake filtration
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Mesh demister
Feed : Gas + liquid
Separating agent: Pressure reduction (energy) + wire mesh
Products: Gas + liquid
Principle of separation : size of liquid droplets larger than
pore size of filter medium, wetting of filter medium
Mesh demister
Centrifugal filtration
Feed : Liquid + solid
Separating agent: Centrifugal force (energy) +filter
medium
Products: Liquid + solid
Principle of separation : size of solid larger than pore size
of filter medium
Mechanical separation technique based
on differences in surface properties
Flotation
Feed : Mixed, powdered suspended solids in liquid
Separating agent: Added surfactants, rising air bubbles
Products: Two solids, clear liquid
Principle of separation : tendency of surfactants/rising air
bubbles to adsorb preferentially on one of the solid
species
Wastewater treatment using flotation and settling
Mechanical separation technique based
on differences in fluidities
Expression
Feed : Liquid + solid
Separating agent: Mechanical force
Products: Liquid + solid
Principle of separation : tendency of liquid to flow under
applied pressure gradient
Application of expressing
using screw presses
Mechanical separation technique based
on differences in electrical charging
Electrostatic precipitation
Feed : Gas + fine solids
Separating agent: Electric field
Products: Gas + fine solids
Principle of separation : charge on fine solid particles
Electrostatic precipitation
Mechanical separation technique based
on differences in magnetic properties.
Magnetic separation
Feed : Mixed powdered solids
Separating agent: Magnetic field
Products: Two solids
Principle of separation : Attraction of material in
magnetic field
Magnetic separation