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What is a filter press and how does it work? A filter press is one of the oldest and most trusted pieces of dewatering equipment. They’re used for wastewater treatment across a variety of industries and applications. A filter press works by separating out solids from liquids, removing impurities, and suspended solids from industrial wastewater. This allows plant managers to easily handle and dispose of waste while returning clean water to their systems. Want to learn how the technology or filtration equipment works or how it could help your operation? In this Water Facts, we'll examine these details further.

Many industrial plants and facilities use or create wastewater with their processes. The wastewater can be discharged, based on local regulations and permit requirements, or re-used within their process. Most likely in all cases, the water needs to be treated to some degree to meet quality characteristics or regulatory requirements – often referred to as wastewater treatment or wastewater pretreatment.

ChemREADY knows how important it is to properly maintain boiler systems and keep your boiler operating at peak efficiency. How to Shut Down a Boiler is very important, boilers are often damaged by improper shut down. When drained hot, the residual heat in the boiler furnace can cause warpage of tubes or tube sheets, causing leaks and requiring tube rolling.

Here at ChemREADY, we know how important boiler maintenance is and how to keep your boiler operating at peak efficiency. A common boiler system failure is a boiler leaking and leaky water tubes. Boiler tube leaks can cost a company thousands of dollars in lost efficiencies, elevated maintenance costs, and in the worst cases, added risks associated with complete boiler system failure. ChemREADY can help companies who have boilers mitigate the risk of boiler leaking through proper treatment of the boiler’s water system.

The affordability of a Filter Press is a concern for many of our customers, can a Filter Press be affordable. Finding the correct equipment to fuel your operation can sometimes be a difficult task especially for smaller operations with a limited capital budget. Historically, to deal with wastewater, a lot of capital investment was required to keep the plant running smoothly, engineers were hired, and a lot of chemicals were employed.

With so many options for alkalinity adjustment in wastewater treatment, it is hard to know which one truly works the best. There are three main options that are typically represented in the marketplace for Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) when faced with this question: magnesium hydroxide, lime slurry, and caustic soda.