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Automatic Filtration Technologies for the Chemical Process Industries
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Automatic Filtration Technologies for the Chemical Process Industries

$195 AFS Members
$295 Non-members

Course Introduction
The use of manual filtration solutions, such as plate filters, bag filters, and filter presses, can create process problems and operator safety concerns in chemical manufacturing processes.  This course covers automatic technologies designed to help alleviate these potential problems.

Learning Objectives
This course is designed to relay first-hand experience on the case for automatic filtration solutions.  Case studies are presented for each technology to illustrate existing problems and the improvements experienced with automatic filtration.
  • Understanding of process problems related to conventional manual filtration equipment
  • Basics of filtration testing
  • Automatic filtration technologies: candle filters and plate filters
  • Filter Media
  • Filter aids
  • Solving process problems with actual case histories
Who Should Attend
  • Chemical Industry
  • Process, production, plant and project engineers
  • Safety and reliability engineers
  • Operations and maintenance
Course Outline/Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Conventional manual filtration equipment
  • Testing for improved filtration technologies
  • Candle filter technology
  • Plate filter technology
  • Filter media selection
  • Filter aid
  • Improved installations
  • Conclusions and takeaways
Keywords
  • Solid-liquid separation
  • Automatic filtration technologies
  • Candle filters
  • Filter media
  • Filter aids
  • Plate filters

Perlmutter, Barry imageBarry A. Perlmutter is currently President of Perlmutter Idea Development LLC. Barry is an experienced international practitioner with over 38 years of technical engineering and business marketing experience in the field of solid-liquid separation including filtration, centrifugation, and process drying. His strong professional skills focus on process solutions, innovation strategy, market expansion and business development. Barry has published and presented extensively worldwide on applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and energy/environmental industries and has been responsible for introducing many European companies and technologies into the Americas marketplace. He is an author of Elsevier’s “Solid Liquid Filtration Handbook”. He is currently editing a second book for Elsevier, Integration & Optimization of Unit Operations, to be published in 2022.

Contact Information: linkedin.com/in/barry-perlmutter-3793516; https://perlmutterideadevelopment.com/
Email:  [email protected]