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Volume 7, Issue 3                                                                                                            
 
In This Issue:

This issue will focus on “Acidic Slurries and Vacuum Filtration”    

Welcome to A&SoF. A&SoF is an e-newsletter, managed by BHS, with its sole purpose to enhance the filtration knowledge of the marketplace to solve actual plant problems.

This issue focuses on the challenges of acidic slurries and vacuum filtration.  First, there is a paper by Garrett Bergquist, the BHS Process & Application Engineer, which is being presented at the AICHE annual meeting in San Francisco.  In this article, Garrett discusses belt filter technologies, materials of construction and proper vacuum belt selection.  Following this is a presentation about the laboratory filtration testing capabilities of BHS.  Finally, BHS has supplied a fully-mobile vacuum belt filter skid including vacuum pump, separators, instrumentation and PLC controls. 

As always, thanks again, to our readers, for your feedback and if you missed any issues, please click on the following link:  A&SoF to view them.   Our goal this year is a deeper dialog and engaging conversations with the many authors, bloggers, tweeters and experts from our industry

Sincerely,

Barry A. Perlmutter
barry.perlmutter@bhs-filtration.com 

Featured Problem Solving Technical Articles

BLOG

Sleuthing in Solid-Liquid Separation

7 Key Steps in PetChem Safety

Attending the PetChem Technology Forum in Houston I learned from engineering, operating company, supplier and industry experts. I was fortunate enough to be presenting on Filtration Technology for Removing Solid Contaminant Fines from Water Scrubbing, Clarifier Effluent and Grey Water.  
 
During PetChem, there was a presentation from Robert J. Weber, the President/CEO and founder of PSRG, a global provider of process safety, risk management, process plant reliability, and comprehensive HSSE services for the hydrocarbon and chemical process industries.   He spoke about “lessons-learned” from industry incidents and presented guidelines for Key Elements of Process Safety.
 

Read the Blog

 

CONTINUOUS VACUUM FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR SULFURIC AND HYDROCHLORIC ACID SLURRIES

By:  Garrett Bergquist, Application & Process Engineer, BHS-Sonthofen Inc

This article discusses the different types of vacuum filtration technologies in the market for acidic slurries and the issues involved both from a process view and a safety view.  Also covered is the use of alternate materials available in the construction of vacuum belt filters to address chemical compatibility concerns in applications using sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid as the liquid constituent in a slurry. This article continues with a case study including laboratory testing and scale up to a production vacuum belt filter.  The challenge is to process 2,200 kg/h dry solids that have been precipitated from a sulfuric acid solution.Read More….  

BHS LABORATORY CAPABILITIES FOR FILTRATION TESTING OF PROCESS SLURRIES

BHS has up-fitted a fully-functional filtration laboratory in our facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.  We are able to conduct pressure and vacuum testing as well as various analytical tests such as conductivity, total solids (dissolved and suspended), and moisture.   Slurry evaluations include slurry preparation (reaction chemistry, if necessary), cake structure, filtration, washing and drying, filter aids, etc.  Read more …

BHS VACUUM BELT FILTER FULLY-MOBILE SKID

BHS has provided a Vacuum Belt Filter skid, 0.3m2, including liquid ring vacuum pump, separator, transfer pump, instrumentation and PLC controls.  The skid is easily moved within process operating suites and is fully-wired for quick electrical hook-up.  Standard sizes of skids range from 0.1 m2 to 0.6 m2 with custom units available.  Please contact BHS for further information.

 

Contact BHS for your process development needs via lab and pilot-plant testing and “lunch & learn” filtration brainstorming sessions
C³ - Customer Contribution Corner
 
 
 
BHS News & Updates:

BHS Presentation, AICHE Annual Meeting, 13 – 18 November 2016, San Francisco
The BHS presentation is:  Continuous Vacuum Filtration Technologies for Sulfuric and Hydrochloric Acid Slurries

BHS vacuum belt filter, 6.5 m2, new and in–stock….. and ready for immediate delivery.


Specifications

  • All wetted parts in polypropylene
  • Filtration zones with oscillating feed
  • Cake washing zones
  • Steaming zone
  • Pressing zone
  • Drying zones
  • Liquid ring vacuum pump in stainless steel
  • Filtrate receivers and pumps
  • PLC controls

Guide to Solid-Liquid Filtration by Barry A. Perlmutter.
This book is part of the series of Practical Guides of Chemical Engineering published by Elsevier, Oxford, UK.
 

Petroleum Technology Quarterly (PTQ), 2Q Issue
BHS technology article “Solid-Liquid Separation technology for removing contaminant fines from water scrubbing, clarifier effluents and grey water.” 

PharmaChem, 2Q Issue
BHS technology article “Thin-Cake Filtration for Full Containment of Air Sensitive and Chemicals for Pharma Production.

2016 FILTECH, 11 - 13 October, Cologne, Germany
BHS will be in booth C12 in Hall 11.1 and will be presenting our solid-liquid filtration technologies with over 60 years of experience. 

BHS New On-Site Service Contract Program.
Please contact BHS for information on our new program including spare parts discounts. 
 

"Lunch & Learn Filtration Seminars": BHS is organizing technical seminars focusing on the principles of filtration with application specific information. Contact BHS for details and scheduling.