Klinkau filter plates are mainly utilized in the solid/liquid separation industry for polishing dewatering and filtration recovery
The following list includes the major applications and industry users of Klinkau filter plates:
Chemical Industry Application
The Chemical Industry applications require different operating parameters for chemical resistance and extreme filtration characteristics.
The Klinkau diaphragm plate product line provides a multifunctional solution for many extreme filtration applications.
Many years of research and development, as well as years of testing in the field, have led to the design and manufacturing of the Klinkau diaphragm plate product line.
The custom made Klinkau diaphragm plate provides maximum wash efficiency especially for complicated wash procedures.
The filtration of chemicals at temperatures between –10 to 95 degree centigrade requires a careful selection of diaphragm resins.
The ideal solution for many chemical filtration applications is the welded Klinkau diaphragm plate in the standard and "Empty Chamber" design with corner feed and no stay-bosses in the filtration area for optimum performance.
Food and Beverage Industry Application
There is a wide variety of filtration processes in the Food and Beverage Industry requiring the benefits of the Klinkau diaphragm plate product line.
The Klinkau diaphragm plate technology has been successfully utilized in sugar and starch production, beer mash filtration, wine, juice, and wine lees filtration, wine yeast, dry active yeast and baker`s yeast production, cheese and dairy production, and palm oil fractionation.
Sugar industry standards require a minimum of 70% solids in the cake and a maximum of 0.5% sucrose content remaining in the filter cake. This high extraction rate must be achieved with a minimum of high temperature wash water not exceeding the cake volume. Cycle times between 12 and 30 minutes in a 24 hour operation at temperatures between 80 and 85 degree centigrade require a durable filter plate to meet these extreme parameters. Thousands of Klinkau diaphragm filter plates worldwide are in operation under these requirements.
This specially designed external top feed eye diaphragm filter plate provides excellent filtration and washes results.
Beer Mash Filtration requires a bottom external feed eye inlet to enable a smooth filtration with very little oxygenation in the worst.
The design of the filtrate channels allows a mutual flow direction of the wash water to optimize the consumption of wash water.
The moisture content of the husks is kept at 55-78% based upon the squeeze pressure and time.
Municipal and Industrial Water / Wastewater Treatment Industries Application
Due to the EPA`s RCRA regulations and a more ecologically-minded public, efficient dewatering practices are required to process water and wastewater treatment sludge.
Since landfill space is becoming scarcer and the disposal costs of land applying are increasing, the filter cakes are required to pass the "Paint Filter Test" as well as meet cake dryness and leach ability standards.
Many applications for incineration require dry filter cakes to meet certain standards for fuel value to reduce incinerator load requirements.
The diaphragm filter press provides the optimum results compared to standard dewatering methods such as belt filter presses, rotary drum vacuum filters, centrifuges, and recessed chamber filter presses.
The diaphragm filter press provides the highest possible level of dewatering even with variable process parameters.
The Klinkau diaphragm filter plate design will produce the highest cake solids content possible and meet all shearing strength demands with either polymer conditioned sludge or ferric-chloride/hydrated lime conditioned slurries.
The wide variety of the Klinkau diaphragm product line can allow easy conversion of standard recessed chamber plate filter presses.
