DrM
Dr. Müller AG
CH-8708 Männedorf
Switzerland
High Performance Filtration
in the
Process Industry
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FFundabac ®
Contibac ®
Steribac®
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The proof of the FUNDABAC® idea:
Over 3500 installations in successful
operation worldwide
Chemical industry
Oleo-chemical Industry
Steel industry
Fertilizer Industry
Petrochemical industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Food industry
Environmental protection
Electronics Industry
Textile Industry
Coatings Industry
Oil & Gas Industry
Application Range
• Solids concentration range 5 ppm – 20 % wt.
– in special cases up to 50% wt.
• Particle size range 1 – 100 microns
– With precoat down to 0.1 micron
• Achievable filtrate quality < 1 ppm
– With precoat down to < 100 ppb
• Filter sizes 0.01 up to 200 m2 (2150 ft2) in a single unit
• Flow up to 500 m3/h (2200 gpm) in a single unit
• Differential pressure up to 10 bar (150 psi)
• Discharge methods
– Dry cake
– slurry, thickening in the mother liquor
– slurry, reslurried in a liquid different to the mother liquor
Applications
“Classical” applications of FUNDABAC filters
• Fine chemicals • Titanium dioxide
• Dyes and pigments • Water glass production
• Pulp and Paper • Galvanic processes
• Pharmaceuticals • Zeolite production
• Vitamins • Gas scrubbing, gasification
• Catalysts • Gas sweetening, Amines
• Active carbon, absorbents • Plastics, resins
• Textile fibers
• Agrochemicals
• Chlor-Alkali, Brine
• Edible oils and fats
• Waste water
• Food, nutrition
• Rare earth, metals, mining and more…
FUNDABAC® Construction
• Pressure Vessel
• Filtrate Groups
• Filtrate Outlets
• Registers
• Candles / Filter Media
• Cake Discharge Opening
The Unique
Filtration Element
(patented)
Multitube candle with 40 bar
collapsing pressure (SS)
Pressure forms cake
Filtrate escapes through centre
tube
• Solids
• Filter Media
• Filtrate Flow
Discharge
by back pressure
Dynamic discharge with back pressure
Dynamic radial movement of cloth
Filter
Cake
Candle
Filter media
Stroboscopic photograph
Discharge
by pressure
Gas displacement affects:
• Cracking of the cake
• Breaking the cake into pieces
• Throwing off the solids
• Cleaning of the cloth
DrM
FUNDABAC® Filtration
Basic Process Steps
Gas for draining and drying
Gas for blow-back
Filtrate
Batch Filtration Process
1. Filter Filling
2. Cloth Cleaning
3. Prefiltration
4. Filtration
5. Filter Emptying
Feed 6. Filter Cake Drying
Heel volume
7. Filter Cake Discharge by Air Blow-
Back
Filter cake
HVF W
Skid Mounted Units – Benefits
Skid mounted filter package benefits
• Complete system engineering, design and
performance guarantee from one single source
• Fabrication, assembly, automation and testing
completed in work shop
• Ideal for small and medium size capacities
• Shortest time from on-site delivery to plant
start-up
• Various execution options
– frame module (semi skid)
– full support & access skid
Typical flow diagram of a filter package with
indication of skid battery limit
Hydrogenation - Catalyst Filtration
Pharmaceuticals Oleochemicals
Rubber Vulcanizers
Fine Chemicals
Hydrogenation Process
Slurry or Dry Cake Discharge
Fresh
Catalyst
H2 Wash Liquid
Recycled Catalyst slurry Filtrate (Product)
Fundabac®
Reactor Filter Product
Intermediate
(Batch 2) Vessel (Batch 1)
(Batch 1)
Reacted Product Filter Feed “Dry” Catalyst
for Regeneration
Pharmacy Ingredients & Biochemical
Steribac® - Constructed and built according to FDA and GMP standards
Petrochemicals
Catalysts are extensively used in the production of various
petrochemicals. For example:
▪ PTA
▪ TDA
▪ Adipic Acid
▪ Lube Oil Additives
Polyols Production (Alkoxylation)
N2
PO or EO Glycol
Catalyst
Reaction (KOH, NaOH etc.)
Reactor
Neutralization
Filter Polyol
Salts
Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD)
Oil & Gas
• Mercury removal from crude oil
• Amine treatment
• Gas sweetening
TiO2: Various Applications
Characteristics:
• Filtration and washing of the pigments
• Removal of Fe to below 100 ppm after Preleach
• Compact design
• Closed & automated system
• Low wash water consumption
• Cake is easily re-suspended
4 x 150 m2 for Preleach
3 x 150 m2 for Postleach
Chlor-Alkali: Brine Treatment
The FUNDABAC® Dry Discharge Option is the easiest way
to handle the solid waste
300 g/l NaCl 220 g/l NaCl
NaOH
6 t/h
1-5%
NaCl
Precipitation
Ion Flocculation
300 - 1500 ppm
Exchange
< 1 ppm
FUNDABAC®
Filtration
Solid waste
CaCO3, Mg(OH)2
Chlor-Alkali: Brine Treatment
Dry discharge of thin cakes possible
Test Units (pilot scale)
Mono (manual valves) Mono (plc control, actuated valves)
Single candle, filtration area: 0.16m2 Single candle, filtration area: 0.32m2
The FUNDABAC® – Summary
The unique features of the FUNDABAC® result in significant process improvements
and intensification as well as in reduction of operating and maintenance cost. Its main
features advantages are summarized below.
• High chemical resistance
All components in contact with the aggressive process fluid are built in chemically resistant materials.
• Mechanical strength of filter internals
The components are built up of high strength extruded engineering plastics made for a long lifetime under harsh conditions.
• Improved filtrate quality
Fine filter media assure a high filtrate quality over a life time of up to 4 years. The media are tightly assembled onto the filter
elements which effectively prevent leakage.
• Wide range of feed solids concentrations
The filter system can operate over a wide range of solids concentration without design adaptations. It can operate with or
without filter aid and adapt flexibly to varying operating conditions.
• Slurry or dry cake discharge
The filter design allows for easy adoption to the process requirements of the operators. Dry cake discharge is a unique design
feature of the FUNDABAC® which reduces waste and brine loss.
• Low maintenance / live cycle cost
In contrast to competing filtration systems, the FUNDABAC® uses permanent filter internals that do not need to be replaced
during maintenance. Only the filtering media are exchanged which significantly reduces maintenance cost. The total live cycle
cost is typically 2 – 3 times lower when compared to competing designs.
