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introduction
With more than a hundred years’ industrial experience, Prayon is a world leader in the
phosphate sector. The Group manufactures an extensive range of phosphate and fluorine
products that are used in food and industrial applications, fertilisers and other products
such as pharmaceuticals.
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ENGINEERING
AND PART DESIGN
+ Make drawings;
+ Calculate stresses;
+ Simulate relative movements between
the various parts (e.g. cell tilting).
QUALITY
CONTROL
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THE PRAYON
FILTER
Over 300 Prayon tilting pan filters have Main developments Main benefits
been sold since the 1950s, and approxi-
mately 250 installed in phosphoric-acid + A special compact vacuum box for sepa- + High level of reliability due to their ro-
production units. The rest are used in rating gases and the various filtrates; bust design; indeed, a number of filters
other fields such as: + A fast-drain filtration cell (pan) which sold in the 1960s are still in operation;
can increase filter capacity and filtra- + On-stream factor of over 95%;
+C
opper, cobalt, zinc and uranium hy- tion yield; + Excellent capacity / extraction yield
drometallurgy; + An automatic system to keep the pans ratio, due to batch filtration and a high
+P2O5-impregnated active carbon washing; horizontal; authorised maximum vacuum level;
+ Phosphate washing; + A new tilting-track design for higher + Extremely energy-efficient;
+ Acid filtration in general. rotation speed and filtration capacity; + Negligible recycling of the solids re-
+ S upport rollers designed for heavy covered during cloth washing, meaning
loads; that the cake discharged from Prayon
+ A robust rotating frame with a replace- filters contains very little free water;
able wear plate; + Able to benefit from Prayon’s proven
+ A new waterproof cloth-fixing system track record with very large filters (e.g.
meaning that the cloth can be replaced 30-240 filter with a surface area of
in a very short time; 275 m²).
+ A high filtering surface to base area
ratio.
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THE BELT
FILTER
Atmosphere
Filtrate
Washing outlet
Following a number of experiments with Specific features of the PROFILE belt + A main carrier belt with sloping grooves,
partners, PROFILE has developed its own filter: supported by water-lubricated rollers;
belt filter. + An automatic system for maintaining
+ A polygonal vacuum box for pre-sepa- the tension and position of the filter
rating gases and filtrates; cloth.
+ A pneumatic vacuum-box lifting system
offering easy access for maintenance;
+ A single centred wear belt with trans-
versal grooves allowing transversal
displacements of the main filtering
belt and enhancing vacuum tightness;
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AGITATION
Developments
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GAS
SCRUBBING
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ON-SITE
SUPERVISION
A team dedicated
to serving you
E. Desmet
General Manager
S. Michel V. Decoeur
Executive Assistant Quality Control