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filter press
noun
- 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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Another application of the filter press is in the Porter-Clark process of softening water, which is shown in operation.
By the introduction a few years ago of the filter-press, their value has been considerably enhanced.
Having obtained this clear solution, agitation is stopped, and the contents of the tank passed through a filter press.
The original residue from the filter-press, if it does not contain indigo, may be at once put to similar use.
Stir well together, allow all sediment to settle, or better, filter-press the mass.
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