High Retention
Conventional
Clarifier Thickeners
High
Drives
Capacity
Clarifier
Thickeners
High Rate Pronto
Clarifier Pressure
Thickeners Filters
Horizontal
Belt Vacuum
Filters
Proven Innovative Technology
CLARIFIERS/THICKENERS • HORIZONTAL BELT VACUUM FILTERS
PRONTO® PRESSURE FILTERS
CLARIFIER / THICKENER
PRINCIPLE
Feed pulp enters thickener
and is flocculated.
The flocculated pulp enters an active
setting zone at a controlled velocity
in a horizontal direction.
PERFORMANCE DATA FOR OPERATING UNIT
AN ACTUAL ENVIRO-CLEAR HIGH CAPACITY OPERATING UNIT Free Settling Type
Solids Volumetric
Feed Underflow Separation Rate, Separation Rate, Typical
Application % Solids % Solids ft /ton/day
2
ft2/ton/day Separation Rate
Brine Purification 0.02 21 – 2.0 0.2-0.5 gpm/ft2
Clean Coal Fines 2 30 0.8 3 0.4-1.0 gpm/ft2
Coal Refuse 4 35 1.0 4 0.3-0.5 gpm/ft2
Copper Concentrate 30 65 0.2 2.6 2-6 ft2/ton/day
Copper Tailings 32 60 0.2 3.5 4-10 ft2/ton/day
Gold Ore, Cyanide Leached 22 58 0.4 3 5-13 ft2/ton/day
Kaolin Slurry 2 30 3.2 2.6 –
Paper Mill Waste 0.02 5 – 2 0.5-0.9 gpm/ft2
Phosphate Slimes 3 18 1.7 3.1 –
Phosphoric Acid (30%) 1 26 – 1.5 –
Sand Tailings 4 42 – 4 –
Scrubber Water (FGD) 10 32 0.6 2.5 5-6 ft2/ton/day
Silver Ore, Cyanide Leached 20 53 0.3 2.8 5-13 ft2/ton/day
Uranium Acid Leached Ore 25 60 0.2 3.5 1.5-6 ft2/ton/day
Zinc Concentrate 30 65 0.2 1.9 3-7 ft2/ton/day
Zinc Tailings 35 65 0.1 3.2 –
COMMENTS
Coal Industry Copper Industry Uranium Industry
Enviro-Clear high capacity Enviro-Clear thickener will occupy Enviro-Clear 20' diameter
thickeners vs. free settling only 5% of the area required for clarifier/thickener vs. conventional 80'
(conventional) thickeners conventional thickeners. diameter clarifier/thickener
• Overflow clarity and underflow • Four 80' diameter Enviro-Clear • Enviro-Clear performance excellent
concentration as good or better thickeners will process 143,000 • Installed cost is half
• Same flocculant dosage tons per day of copper tailings. • Has met optimistic expectation
• Can handle 7 times the volume rate • 1/4 to 1/7 the diameter underflow 65-70%; overflow is below
Sugar Beet Processing Industry 50 ppm
• Better response to variation in feed
and other operating variables Enviro-Clear clarifier/thickener vs. Zinc Industry
• Solid particles react better to former conventional type unit Enviro-Clear 23' diameter thickener vs.
flocculating agents • 1/10 the retention time… conventional 85' diameter thickener
• Field erection in short period of time 1/10 the size • Installed cost substantially less –
• Eliminates free settling zone occupies 1/10 the area
Mining Industry
• Rotary vacuum underflow sludge • Rapid start-up and shutdowns-oveflow
25 years of trouble-free drive clarity and underflow concentration
filter operate more efficiently
operation established easily and quickly
with hotter, less viscous juice.
HORIZONTAL BELT VACUUM FILTER
PRINCIPLE
The ENVIRO-CLEAR Horizontal Belt Vacuum
Filter can be arranged to provide both de-
watering and washing or only dewatering.
When designed to include washing, the
number of wash stages and wash arrange-
ment can be varied to optimize the process.
The flow diagrams illustrate three possible
modes of operation:
FEED
FEED WASH LIQUOR
WASH LIQUOR DESIGN MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
FEED
The Enviro-Clear horizontal belt vacuum filter
design is providing continuous, reliable service in
the harsh operating environment of the chemical
and mineral processing industry.
Special features include:
• Heavy duty frame
• Transport belt specially designed for service
• Flexible formed curbing bonded to transport belt
• A patented Air Cushon® support
• Feed dam roller
• Automatic cloth tensioning
• Feed distributor provides uniform distribution
• Low friction vacuum box and wear system
• Automatic retractable vacuum box system
PRONTO® PRESSURE FILTERS
Pronto® filter line consists of individual
and multi-leaf filter surfaces housed
in pressurized tanks. This permits a
large filtering area in a comparatively
small tank.
The Pronto® pressure filters are
manufactured in four basic types:
• Vertical Leaf Filters
• Single Tray Filters
• Horizontal Tray Filters
• Tubular Check Filters
TECHNICAL SERVICE
The experienced engineers of the
Technical Service Group provide
assistance for customers including:
• Equipment sizing
• Process optimization
• Troubleshooting
• Erection
• Start-up
Specially designed test equipment
allows for dynamic testing of liquid
solid separation.
152 Cregar Road, High Bridge, NJ 08829 USA • www.enviro-clear.com
Phone: 908.638.5507 • Fax: 908.638.4636 • email:
[email protected]
