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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filter press

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

From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2022

These sacks are placed in a filter press, where they are exposed to pressure while heated to a temperature sufficient to melt the fat.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various

As to the filter press cake, this may be best thrown away in a small factory.

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.

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.

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