October 2007
Larox fully automatic solid/liquid separation solutions reduce manpower requirements, energy and water consumption, waste water treatment costs and also improve product quality and recovery. Ranging in size from 1,6m2 up to 168m2, the Larox C Series Pressure Filters offer solutions for all industries ranging from industrial minerals through chemical processes to food, pharma and biotechnology.
Major applications include but are not limited to:
o Precipitated calcium carbonate
o Titanium dioxide
o Starch (natural and modified)
o Fermentation broths
o Pharmaceuticals
o Fine chemicals
o Pigments
o Metal salts
o Soda ash waste
For more information contact:
Larox SA (Pty) Ltd
PO Box 4010
Halfway House
1685
Phone: +27 11 314 1746
Fax: +27 11 314 3173
Email: info@larox.com
Internet: www.larox.com
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Goetz-D Wolff and Stefan Lauxtermann, both of ABB AG, Minden, Germany and Ramesh Kumar, ABB AG, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Solids Handling
The safe storage, flow and handling of people
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Waste Treatment
Biological sulphate removal from acid mine effluent using ethanol as carbon and energy source
H A Greben, CSIR (NRE), Pretoria, J P Maree, Dept of Environmental Water & Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Tech, Pta, Y Singmin, Dept of Water Chemistry Pta, Knowledge Services, CSIR, Pta, and S Mnqaqeni, Protechnik Laboratories, Pta
The impact of micro-screening upon higher-order water treatment processes
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