| Preface | xiv |
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| CENTRIFUGATION |
| Centrifugal Thickening of Wastewater Sludges (Performance Considerations Beyond Sigma Theory) |
| Lawrence Berkowitz | 1 |
| Scale - Up of the Dewatering Kinetics of Filtering Centrifuges |
| Christof Stadager | 13 |
| Tricanter - Two Centrifuges in One |
| Kenneth Lindgren | 17 |
| Decanter Centrifuge |
| Alan Letki | 21 |
| Decanter: Worm - Screen or Pusher Centrifuge? Science Makes the Decision Easy |
| Michael Wuensch | 25 |
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FILTER MEDIA |
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| Filtration and Separation Considerations in the Selection of Media for Process Applications |
| Ed Gregor | 29 |
| High Efficiency Bag Filtration: Contaminant Removal with Engineered, Meltblown Polypropylene Composites |
| Ed Schrader | 40 |
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FILTRATION SYSTEMS |
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| New Revolving Laboratory Filter |
| N. B. Hsyung | 45 |
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CRYSTALLIZATION |
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| Control of Crystal Size Distribution by Crystallizer Design |
| M. A. Larson | 49 |
| Factors Influencing Crystal Growth and Nucleation |
| Gordon Youngquist | 52 |
| Industrial Applications for Crystal and Precipitation Size Distribution Control |
| Wayne Genck | 56 |
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SEDIMENTATION/ THICKENER CLARIFICATION |
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| Generalized Method for Thickener Design |
| Frank Tiller | 59 |
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EQUIPMENT AND APPLICATIONS |
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| Pressure Filtration Versus Conventional Filtration and Some Practical Applications |
| Kevin Haggerty | 63 |
| Utilizing the Tube Press - Where and When |
| Roger Sturt | 67 |
| Membrane Press and Cake Pump Provide Continuous Feed to Incinerator |
| Robert Steward | 70 |
| Rotary Vacuum Filter System Design and Operation |
| William Blunt | 74 |
| A Gravity Belt Thickener and Membrane Filter Press Produce High Performance |
| Robert Steward | 78 |
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UNIQUE SOLID/LIQUID SEPARATIONS |
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| Solid - Liquid Separation - What You Don't Know Can Hurt You |
| Donald Dahlstrom | 82 |
| Exxflow/Exxpress: Industrial Wastewater, Industrial Laundries, and Other Practical Applications of Crossflow Dynamic Membrane Technology |
| Gary Bartman | 86 |
| Denver Tube Press - High Pressure Filtration Meets Coal Fines Moisture Requirements |
| Adolf Jonaitis | 97 |
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| REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM WASTEWATER AND COOLING TOWERS |
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| Heavy Metals Removal From Wastewater/Groundwaters with duPont/Oberline Microfiltration Technology |
| Ernest Mayer | 101 |
| Sidestream Filtration for Clean Cooling Tower and Process Water |
| Kenneth Latzer | 118 |
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| MEMBRANE AND FILTRATION TOPICS |
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| Size Centrifugal Pumps to Your Filtration Process |
| George Chase | 119 |
| Application of Ozone to Cooling Tower Filtration Problems |
| Felix Rodriguez | 124 |
| Application of Membrane Filtration in Paper and Pulp Operations |
| Erik Dahlquist | 139 |
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| CARTRIDGE FILTERS: SELECTING, TESTING, CLEANING |
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| Selecting the Proper Filter Cartridge for Pigmented Paint Process |
| Drew Willoughby | 145 |
| Cleaning Metal Filters Avoids Disposal Problems |
| J. R. Heyward | 149 |
| The Basics of Cartridge Filtration |
| Lew Osterhoudt | 154 |
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| SEDIMENTATION/THICKENER CLARIFICATION |
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| Flocculation and Sedimentation in Sugarcane Processing |
| Steve Clarke | 158 |
| Advanced Clarification Based on Lamella Technology |
| Robert Fromson | 159 |
| Tubular Back - Pulse Filter: A Combination Thickener and Polishing Filter |
| Craig Rinschler | 166 |
| Thickening and Clarification |
| James McHardy | 169 |
| Measuring Turbidity-Translating Theory to Practical Applications |
| Terry Engelhardt | 173 |
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| ADVANCES IN FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY |
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| Membrane Filter Press Performance |
| Quentin Avery | 177 |
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SPECIAL FILTRATION TOPICS
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| Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Sludge Treatment and Stabilization by Filtration (U) |
| H. Lee Martin | 195 |
| Factors Affecting the Performance of Sieve Bonds in Corn Wet Milling Applications |
| Pierre Ducloux | 200 |
| Characteristics of Ultrafiltration Ceramics Produced by Hydrothermal Technique |
| Hermann Schloemer | 210 |
| VSEP Applied to Liquid - Solid Separations |
| Brad Culkin | 214 |
| Trends in Filtration of Fuels at Service Stations |
| Kirby Mohr | 219 |
| Filtration in the Sugar Industry |
| Steve Clarke | 223 |
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| FILTRATION AIDS AND FILTER MEDIA |
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| RHA - A Surprisingly Effective Filter Aid |
| Roy Rieber | 227 |
| Flow Versus Clarity Versus Viscosity |
| E. R. Butterworth | 233 |
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| FILTER TESTING METHODS |
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| Applying Air Filter Measurements to Equipment Qualification |
| T. Jaroszczyk | 239 |
| Filter Aid Testing Methodology |
| Ernest Mayer | 243 |
| Review of Standard Test Methods Used for Gas Filters Efficiency Measurement |
| Ken Rubow | 253 |
| Computerized Filter Efficiency Testing |
| H. T. Sommer | 259 |
| The Water Pressure Integrity Test |
| Michael Dosmar | 260 |
| Analytical and Numerical Solutions for Suspended Particles in Finite Soil Column |
| Nelly Abboud | 261 |
| Actual Challenge Testing vs. Micron Rating and Coulter Parameter Values |
| Ernest Mayer | 268 |
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| SPECIALTY SEPARATIONS |
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| Optimum Feed and On - Line Slurry Conditioning in Filter Presses |
| Werner Rummel | 283 |
| Selecting the Proper Pipeline Strainer: A Review of Today's Macro Filtration Products |
| Gerard Lynch | 284 |
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| FUNDAMENTALS OF FLUID/ PARTICLE SEPARATION |
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| Optimizing Filtration and Fluid Particle Separation |
| Clemens J. Traut | 290 |
| The Effect of Different Shaped Cross - Sectional Microfibers on Filtration |
| Ian Ushe | 295 |
| Recovery of Fine - Grained Pigment by Means of Alternating Current Electrocoagulation |
| Clifton Farrell | 296 |
| Fractionation of Fine Particle Suspensions by Combined Ultrasonic and Flow Fields |
| Zenon Mandralis | 300 |
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| NEW JAPANESE TECHNOLOGY |
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| Basic Studies on Ultrafiltration Mechanism of Proteins |
| Eiji Iritani | 304 |
| Applications of Micro - Fibrillated Cellulose Filter Aids |
| Akira Miyagawa | 314 |
| Plateless Filter Press |
| Tetsuya Kurita | 318 |
| Applications of Dynamic Filtration System for Fine Particle Classification |
| Masaru Hasegawa | 322 |
| Development and Industrial Application of Screw Press with Cake Cutter Plates |
| Toshiyoshi Yamamoto | 326 |
| Filtration in Continuous Strip Plating Processes |
| Aisaburo Yagishita | 329 |
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| INDUSTRIAL DEWATERING TECHNIQUES |
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| Hyperbaric Filtration: Concept and Applications |
| Joerg Ehlert | 333 |
| A Correlation of Full - Scale Filter Operation from Bench Filter Data |
| Paul Eggerstedt | 343 |
| Improved Waste Water Filtration With Fully Automated Pressure Filters |
| Gary Miller | 347 |
| Nonhazardous Oilfield Waste to a Product: The Reuse of “NOW" |
| William Ballantine | 357 |
| Choosing the Appropriate Dewatering Technology |
| Robert Hurdle | 361 |
| Precoat Filtration Equations for Flat and Cylindrical Septa |
| Bob Baumann | 372 |
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| GENERAL FILTRATION TOPICS |
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| Recent Filtration Developments in European Teaching, Research, and Industrial Applications |
| Albert Rushton | 396 |
| Specifying Cartridge Filters |
| Tony Uberoi | 405 |
| Heat Exchanger Fouling Causes Problems in Gas and Liquid Systems |
| Reza Hashemi | 417 |
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| AGGLOMERATION-COAGULATION- FLOCCULATION |
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| Mathematical Modelling of Shear Flocculation Using a Genetic Algorithm |
| S. K. Sharma | 421 |
| Hydrodynamics of Shear Flocculation |
| D. R. Spears | 433 |
| Advances in Magnetic Collection of Fine Particles: Magnetic Filtration |
| Daniel Norrgran | 444 |
| Using Mist Eliminators for Particulate Removal |
| Edward Fowler | 454 |
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| FLOTATION |
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| Liquid CO2 Based Agglomeration Process |
| Shiao-Hung Chiang | 458 |
| Dilution Considerations for the Rapid Flotation of Coal |
| F. J. Susko | 462 |
| Floatability of Pyrite in Coal Flotation |
| S. K. Kawatra | 476 |
| In - Line Static Ntxer for Improved Flotation Kinetics |
| Gwendolyn Hood | 480 |
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| FINE PARTICLE FILTRATION |
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| Colloid Filter Method |
| Tod Johnson | 488 |