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precoat leaf filteration
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precoat leaf filteration

precoat leaf filteration

(OP)
    I  AM USING A PRECOAT FILTER IN MY CAUSTIC SODA PLANT FOR BRINE FILTERATION. THE PRECOAT MEDIA IS CELLULOSE.
THE FILTERS ARE RUNNING AT 40% OF RATED CAPACITY.
  I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER
  INCRESING FILTER AID WILL REDUCE PRESSURE DROP
  FILTR CLOTH IS OF 40 MICRON. SHOULD I INCRESE THE SIZE
WILL IT REDUCE THE QUALITY OF BRINE
 PLEASE GIVE YOUR OPINIONS
THANKS
VISCOSE
    

RE: precoat leaf filteration

In pulp and paper teflon coated polpropylene (Gore-Tex) is commonly used on caustic slurries.  The most common in these applications is 10 micron.

RE: precoat leaf filteration

(OP)
thank you dear headley
  THe Filter is for brine filteration.the liquid is brine,not caustic. i am using cellulose as filter aid.Are you suggesting gore-tex as replacement for cellulose.
 I am from India. can you suggest me the suppliers
thanks
viscose

RE: precoat leaf filteration

In our chloralkali process, we have a brine filtration unit which is similar to yours, but we have carbon filter elements instead of a filter cloth.

We had similar problems in filter dP and filtrate pH control, which was crucial for brine chealating. Adding 50% more filter aid and increasing the forward circulation step (during the filter change-over cycle) seemed to help, and we have excellent filter life since. The coating on filter seemed to hold although it was thicker

If the filter is running at 40% it's capacity, it might be due to excessive blinding of the filter cloth. A 4% HCl wash was recommended for cleaning the filter cloth. Contact your filter manufacturer for details.

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