Filters discontinuous pressure

TABLE 11,10. Application of Cartridge Filters in Industry and TABLE 11.11. Sizes of Commercial Discontinuous Pressure Typical Particle Size Ranges Removed Filters... 

It may be noticed that some of the filters discussed are operated continuously and some are not. For example, the rapid sand filter, the slow sand filter, the pressure filter, and the rotary vacuum filter are all operated continuously. The plate-and-frame press is operated as a batch. Thus, filters may also be classified as continuous and discontinuous. Only the plate-and-frame press is discussed in this chapter as a representation of the discontinuous type, but others are used, such as the shell-and-leaf filters and the cartridge filters. The first operates in a mode that a leaf assembly is inserted into a shell while operating and retracted out from the shell when it is time to remove the cake. The second looks like a cartridge in outward appearance with the filter medium inside it. The medium could be thin circular plates or disks stacked on top of each other. The clearance between disks serves to filter out the solids. 

TABLE 11, 11, Sizes of Commercial Discontinuous Pressure Filters... 

DISCONTINUOUS PRESSURE FILTERS. Pressure filters can apply a large pressure diflerentiai across the septum to give economically rapid filtration with viscous liquids or fine solids. The most common types of pressure filters are filter presses and shell-and-Ieaf filters. 

A variation of the same principle is the DDS-vacuum pressure filter which has a number of small disks mounted on a shaft which rotates discontinuously. The cake is formed on both sides of the disks when they are at the bottom position, dipped into the slurry. When the disks come out of the slurry and reach the top position, hydrauhcaHy driven pistons squee2e the cake and the extra Hquid then drains from both sides of the cake. The cake is removed by blowback with compressed air. 

The flask of a Parr hydrogenation apparatus was charged with 10,5 g of 3,3-diphenylpropyl-amine, 7.7 g of cyclohexylacetone, 50 ml methanol and 150 mg of platinum dioxide. Hydrogen at a pressure of 3 atmospheres was introduced and the mixture stirred. Upon absorption of the theoretical amount of hydrogen, stirring is discontinued, the catalyst is filtered off and the solution is evaporated to dryness. The residue is taken up with ether and the hydrochloride is precipitated with HCI in alcoholic solution. The product, as collected on a filter and washed with ether, is recrystallized from isopropanol. Yield 17 g (92.5% of theory). 

After filtration through a 30-mesh filter at a nitrogen pressure of 15 psig, the amount of fuel filtered is recorded in 10-second intervals. After 60 seconds, the test is discontinued and the total amount of fuel filtered is recorded. Test results are rated as follows ... 

A solution of 21.3 g. (0.10 mole) of freshly distilled N,N-dimethyldodecylamine (Note 1), 9.6 g (0.10 mole) of 94% <-butyl hydroperoxide (Note 2), and 0.050 g. of vanadium oxyacetylacetonate (Note 3) in 27 g. (34 ml.) of Cbutyl alcohol is placed in a 250-ml. round-bottomed flask fitted with a. thermometer, a reflux condenser, and a heating mantle. The reaction mixture is heated to approximately 65-70°, at which point an exothermic reaction begins. The heating is discontinued until the vigorous exothermic reaction subsides (about 5 minutes) and then the reaction mixture is heated at reflux (the reaction mixture boils at 90°) for 25 minutes. After the resulting mixture has been cooled to room temperature, it is analyzed (Note 4) to establish the absence oft-butyl hydroperoxide, and then concentrated with a rotary evaporator (30-35° bath with 30-40 mm. pressure). The crude solid residue is triturated with 50 ml. of cold (0-5°), anhydrous diethyl ether and then filtered under conditions which prevent exposure of the residual amine oxide to atmospheric moisture (Note 5). The residual solid is washed with 50 ml. of cold (0-5°) anhydrous diethyl ether and then dried under reduced pressure to leave 12.9-15.5 g. of the crystalline amine oxide, m.p. 131-131.5°. Concentration of the mother liquors and trituration of the residual paste with 25 ml. of cold (0-5°) anhydrous diethyl ether separates another 4.9-3.4 g. of the amine oxide, m.]). 130-131°. The total yield of the crystalline amine oxide (Note 6) is 17.4-18.9 g. (76 83%). 

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