Filtration equipment-related factors

It may be difficult to choose the right filtration equipment for a crystallization process. The selection of filtration equipment involves balancing the process specihcations and objectives with the capabilities and characteristics of the various equipment alternatives. Wakeman and Tarleton [49] provide guidelines for the selection of hltration equipment. Important process-related factors are the slurry character, production throughput, process conditions, performance requirements. 

It is, therefore, necessary to relate basic filtration requirements to possible types of filter and then to study the specific performance of individual designs of filters, of suitable types, against system requirements. In the case of straightforward plications, this generally leaves only a suitable filter size to be selected. Where other or more critical factors are involved, close co-operation between potential user and equipment manufacturer may be necessary in order to arrive at an optimum solution, particularly as regards the choice of medium. 

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