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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The Brock and Minton filter press system is another method.

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

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

This filtered lye is then neutralized to the proper point with caustic, as already described, and passed through the filter press again.

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.

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

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