Filter Aid
Pretreatment of suspensions. E.S. Tarleton, R.J. Wakeman, in Solid/Liquid Separation, 2007 3.6.8 Addition of filter aid. Filter aids can improve the permeability and sometimes porosity of a filter cake, improve filtrate clarity and help to prevent filter medium blinding. They comprise relatively porous particles such as diatomite, perlite and activated carbon …