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Article: Outokumpu Mintec - new Ceramec filter plates from ceramic membranes.(Mining World Technology)
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- Mining Magazine
- Article date:
- August 1, 1997
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OUTOKUMPU'S CERAMEC[R] FILTER MEDIA, BASED ON CAPILLARY ACTION, IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND LOW-COST METHODS FOR MANY DEMANDING APPLICATIONS. BASED ON THE USE OF NATURAL FORCES, THE FILTER PROVIDES RELIABLE OPERATION AND HIGH-QUALITY RESULTS. TO MEET CAPILLARY FILTRATION REQUIREMENTS WITH OVERPRESSURE, OUTOKUMPU HAS DEVELOPED A NEW CERAMEC[R] FILTER MEDIA WITH A HIGHER BUBBLE POINT PRESSURE. BASED ON CERAMIC MEMBRANES OF ALUMINA, THE NEW MEMBRANE PLATE WITH A BUBBLE POINT OF I BAR IS WELL SUITED FOR FILTERING COARSE MATERIALS.
Overcoming three resistances
According to Darcy's law, the filtration rate for liquid through a filter media is determined by the ...