Larox® RT filter

Vacuum filtration

Safe and optimized multi-step processing in a single unit for a wide range of complex Industrial & Chemical Processing Industry applications

1.6 – 63 m² Filtration area

High availability with low OPEX

Suitable for various applications

Continuous operation

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Larox® RT and Larox® RT-GT filters offer fully continuous multi-step processing in a single unit for various different applications.

Benefits

The cloth is supported by a rigid vacuum tray and the filter is capable of cake washing in both co-current and counter-current modes. The filter handles a wide range of feedstocks and produces high-purity products cost effectively.

Separates slurries into filter cake and clear filtrate continuously
Washes co-current and counter-current filter cake
Increases dry solids content through mechanically compressing the filter cake
Uses hot gas (air or steam) and infrared energy for thermal drying of the cake

Applications

Bio-processing
Chemicals
Foodstuffs
Metallurgy
Petrochemical
Pharmaceuticals
Rubber and plastics
Waste processes

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.