The Amafilter® Versis® Pressure Leaf Filter System significantly improved the liquid sugar process efficiencies of a sugar plant, reducing maintenance and improving profitability

THE CHALLENGE
The Amafilter® customer was dissatisfied with the quality of the liquid sugar produced during
their B-sugar campaign. They required an efficient filtration solution that would deliver
high quality liquid sugar that would meet the high standards expected by the Food &
Beverages industry.

THE SOLUTION
To ensure exceptional quality, the Amafilter® team recommended a two-step filtration
process:
Step 1
The first step involves two Versis® pressure leaf filter systems, each with a filter area of
40 m², utilizing perlite precoat and body aid to remove any solids present. One filter is actively operating while the other serves as a backup. This setup allows for a continuous filtration
capacity of 20 m³/h.
Step 2
The second step focuses on reducing colour through active carbon filtration. Similar to the first step, the Amafilter® team advised to
install another two Versis® pressure leaf filter systems, each with a filter area of 40 m². These pressure filter systems function in the same capacity, with one operating and the other on standby. The Versis® pressure leaf filter systems are equipped with dry cake discharge for a seamless operation and were the perfect filtration solution to meet the customer’s process requirements.

THE RESULT
The complete filtration solution included four Amafilter® Versis 1200-40/1810 pressure leaf filter systems with dry cake discharge in stainless steel, together with filter bags rated at 5 microns and cotton wound cartridges with a 1 micron rating.
The Versis® pressure leaf filter systems are fully automated and require minimum manual intervention and are designed to filter the finest particles and contaminants, delivering only the very best liquid sugar filtration.
The Amafilter® customer were pleased with the new filtration process efficiencies and the high quality of liquid sugar it delivered, all with https://www.amafiltration.com/case-studies/minimum maintenance, ensuring a cost
effective operation.