Abstract
SummaryThis study describes the washing of starch filter cakes in a filter press, and shows an easy, simple and reliable method for the prediction of starch cake washing. The specific properties of starch particles that affect the filtration behaviour are introduced, as well as the starch pressure filtration process cycle, the monitoring of the cake washing process in a filter press, the sampling of the filter cake, and the modelling of the washing process. The monitoring of the washing process for industrial‐scale cake washing operations is quite difficult, and a prediction of the result is needed. The use of the simple model in predicting the washing process is for the purpose of making the washing process easier. The results obtained show that the starch cake washing can be effectively carried out in a filter press and the behaviour of the starch cake during washing can be interpreted with the washing models if the filtration properties of that starch are known.
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