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plate filter press

plate filter press

6.9
A machine made of many plates that removes solids from liquids
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : prensa de filtro de placas
  • The plate filter press is widely used in industrial wastewater treatment for efficient dewatering of sludge.

Examples

  • Engineers recommended installing a modern plate filter press to improve the filtration process in the factory.

  • During the sugaring process, a plate filter press can remove fine particles from maple syrup.

  • The plate filter press is essential in the wastewater treatment process.

  • Many industries use a plate filter press for efficient solid-liquid separation.

  • During the sugaring process, a plate filter press can remove fine particles from maple syrup.

  • Engineers recommended installing a modern plate filter press to improve the filtration process in the factory.

  • The plate filter press is widely used in industrial wastewater treatment for efficient dewatering of sludge.

Synonyms

plate-and-frame filter press
vsplate filter press
  • Specialized
8.3

A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories

is the same device described more generally for filtration
filter press
vsplate filter press
  • Specialized
6.4

A machine that removes solids from liquids by pushing the liquid through cloth over frames

is a specific type built from alternating rigid panels and supports

Surface Forms

plate filter press singular
plate filter presses plural

Morphology

plate + filter + press

The compound is fully compositional: 'filter press' denotes a press used for filtering and 'plate' specifies that the device is built from plates. A B1 learner who knows 'plate', 'filter' and 'press' can readily infer it is a pressing/filtering device made of plates, so the meaning is predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Plate filter press comes from how the machine is built: many flat plates, cloth filters, and a press that squeezes them together. When a wet mixture is pushed into the spaces and the press squeezes, the liquid goes through the filters while the solids stay behind, so the name describes 'a device that separates solids from liquids'.