Recessed chamber and membrane plate filter presses are gaining more popularity in the coalfields. The systems are used to dewater fine refuse that would traditionally be pumped to a thickener and eventually to an impoundment or settling pond. Instead, the dry cake produced by the filter press can be backfilled into the pit. This is important as coal operators are finding it more difficult to permit new impoundments.
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