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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Example Sentences

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

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2022

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 cost of each filter press, including royalties, is from �250 to �300, the size being 8 ft. by 4 ft. diameter.

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

When sufficiently concentrated the glycerine may be decolorised, if necessary, by treating with 1 per cent. animal charcoal and passing through a filter press, from which it issues as "dynamite glycerine".

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

This filter press is not in use anywhere for dealing with large quantities of water in connection with a town water supply.

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