filter press

British  

noun

1. an apparatus used for filtration consisting of a set of frames covered with filter cloth on both sides, between which the liquid to be filtered is pumped

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Employees work on the production line at Jingjin filter press factory in Dezhou, Shandong province, China August 25, 2022.

From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2022

Another application of the filter press is in the Porter-Clark process of softening water, which is shown in operation.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 by Various

Such, in brief, is the manner of using this filter press for chemical works' purposes.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 by Various

The properly treated lye is then run through the filter press while slightly warm and the filtered lye is fed to the evaporator from the filtered lye tank.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

At a low temperature a sediment is often formed, but this can be overcome by the use of sugar and filtering the soap through a filter press at a low temperature.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.