AJM - Pilot Plant Filter
Once the filter arrived on site the client was eager to get into production! As the picture shows, the filter still on the shipping pallet was elevated using stacks of pallets. Whilst the connections were being made, the production staff made a trial batch and within 4 hours of arrival, material was being produced.
Not obvious in this photograph is the fact this filter package is supplied with 3 vessels. These are to separate the mother and wash liquors and allow a single stage counter current cake wash to minimise the volume of cake wash water used. Over the next few months the filter reliably produced material for appraisal and as the marketing team had predicted accepatance of the product exceeded the client`s expectations.
Phase 2
Phase 2 As finance became available this was a return to site and, with some client assistace, an extra section was iserted into the filter. Thanks to progressive plant improvements and process developments by the client, the filter capacity inreased by more than the expected 50%.
Phase 3
Phase 3 - Thanks to the success of the initial EU funded project, the material has gained international accreditation and business has increased. The Client has since raised capital and ordered a 10 x scale filter for the production facility. This replicated the pilot filter and also has counter current cake washing . It has become the Master Pilot Plant