Activated Carbon (AC) filter

Advanced recovery, compact design

Designed to remove organics in battery metals, the Activated Carbon (AC) filter is based on nearly a century of experience and strengthens the Metso Outotec filtration portfolio even further with its cost effective and modular design, increasing recovery and recycling of valuable process chemicals.

4 different filter sizes

Reduces entrained organic to a level of few ppm

Low operating pressure, low operating cost

Fully automatic operation

Benefits

Utilizes the already proven cost-effective, modular design and operation philosophy as in the Metso Outotec DM filter product family
Low energy consumption due to low pumping pressure
Increases the quality and intake of the plant’s end product
Suitable for both greenfield and brownfield operations
Increases recovery and recycling of valuable process chemicals
Safe to use and operate due to sealed pressure vessel and piping

Application

AC filter is used to remove organics in battery metals processes. It strengthens the existing Metso Outotec filtration portfolio with the capability to serve a larger variety of industries and processes. Together with the Dual Media (DM) filter, Metso Outotec now has a complete filtration portfolio for solvent extraction (SX), electrowinning and crystallization processes.

AC filter becomes an ideal choice when the solution is already free from suspended solids and when a very clean solution filtrate is needed. It is also used for raffinates, when a very clean solution is needed to follow SX steps in order to ensure that the remaining solvents and reagents from previous extraction step do not pass to the following step.

Testing capabilities

Metso Outotec’s filtration expertise is built on almost one hundred years of R&D and process knowledge, and is supported by the company’s globally unique Dewatering Technology Center (DTC) in Lappeenranta, Finland. The DTC plays a crucial role in Metso Outotec’s filtration solution innovations and acts as a hub for close university cooperation related to separation technology research. Metso Outotec has performed over 14,000 filtration tests and has delivered over 5,000 filters around the world.

The Metso Outotec Filtration Services team strives to deliver the best possible availability, performance and quality whilst optimizing costs. Our filtration solutions aim to eliminate environmental and societal risks at our customer operations. Our filtration experts ensure safety and quality are built into everything we do from R&D and engineering to parts and services.