What are the operating steps of the AUTOPRESS?
The operation of the AUTOPRESS begins with slurry filling and pressure filtration. The cake can then be mechanically compressed on spacer elements to eliminate cracking to ensure maximum washing efficiency in the forward or counter-current direction. Finally, the cake can be dried either by vacuum or blowing gas through the cake in either direction. Final moisture contents of less than 0.1 percent have been achieved. This gentile drying without agitation or tumbling is important for fragile crystals and thixotropic cakes.
