High Retention

Conventional
Clarifier Thickeners

High
Drives
Capacity
Clarifier
Thickeners

High Rate Pronto

Clarifier Pressure
Thickeners Filters

Horizontal
Belt Vacuum
Filters

Proven Innovative Technology

CLARIFIERS/THICKENERS • HORIZONTAL BELT VACUUM FILTERS
PRONTO® PRESSURE FILTERS
 CLARIFIER / THICKENER

PRINCIPLE
Feed pulp enters thickener
and is flocculated.

The flocculated pulp enters an active

setting zone at a controlled velocity
in a horizontal direction.

PERFORMANCE DATA FOR OPERATING UNIT

AN ACTUAL ENVIRO-CLEAR HIGH CAPACITY OPERATING UNIT Free Settling Type
Solids Volumetric
Feed Underflow Separation Rate, Separation Rate, Typical
Application % Solids % Solids ft /ton/day
2
ft2/ton/day Separation Rate
Brine Purification 0.02 21 – 2.0 0.2-0.5 gpm/ft2
Clean Coal Fines 2 30 0.8 3 0.4-1.0 gpm/ft2
Coal Refuse 4 35 1.0 4 0.3-0.5 gpm/ft2
Copper Concentrate 30 65 0.2 2.6 2-6 ft2/ton/day
Copper Tailings 32 60 0.2 3.5 4-10 ft2/ton/day
Gold Ore, Cyanide Leached 22 58 0.4 3 5-13 ft2/ton/day
Kaolin Slurry 2 30 3.2 2.6 –
Paper Mill Waste 0.02 5 – 2 0.5-0.9 gpm/ft2
Phosphate Slimes 3 18 1.7 3.1 –
Phosphoric Acid (30%) 1 26 – 1.5 –
Sand Tailings 4 42 – 4 –
Scrubber Water (FGD) 10 32 0.6 2.5 5-6 ft2/ton/day
Silver Ore, Cyanide Leached 20 53 0.3 2.8 5-13 ft2/ton/day
Uranium Acid Leached Ore 25 60 0.2 3.5 1.5-6 ft2/ton/day
Zinc Concentrate 30 65 0.2 1.9 3-7 ft2/ton/day
Zinc Tailings 35 65 0.1 3.2 –

COMMENTS
Coal Industry
Enviro-Clear high capacity
thickeners vs. free settling
(conventional) thickeners
• Overflow clarity and underflow
concentration as good or better
• Same flocculant dosage
• Can handle 7 times the volume rate
• Better response to variation in feed
and other operating variables
• Solid particles react better to
flocculating agents
• Field erection in short period of time
Mining Industry
25 years of trouble-free drive
operation
Copper Industry
Enviro-Clear thickener will occupy
only 5% of the area required for
conventional thickeners.
• Four 80' diameter Enviro-Clear
thickeners will process 143,000
tons per day of copper tailings.
• 1/4 to 1/7 the diameter
Sugar Beet Processing Industry
Enviro-Clear clarifier/thickener vs.
former conventional type unit
• 1/10 the retention time…
1/10 the size
• Eliminates free settling zone
• Rotary vacuum underflow sludge
filter operate more efficiently
with hotter, less viscous juice.
Uranium Industry
Enviro-Clear 20' diameter
clarifier/thickener vs. conventional 80'
diameter clarifier/thickener
• Enviro-Clear performance excellent
• Installed cost is half
• Has met optimistic expectation
underflow 65-70%; overflow is below
50 ppm
Zinc Industry
Enviro-Clear 23' diameter thickener vs.
conventional 85' diameter thickener
• Installed cost substantially less –
occupies 1/10 the area
• Rapid start-up and shutdowns-oveflow
clarity and underflow concentration
established easily and quickly
 HORIZONTAL BELT VACUUM FILTER

PRINCIPLE
The ENVIRO-CLEAR Horizontal Belt Vacuum
Filter can be arranged to provide both de-
watering and washing or only dewatering.
When designed to include washing, the
number of wash stages and wash arrange-
ment can be varied to optimize the process.
The flow diagrams illustrate three possible
modes of operation:

FEED

FEED WASH LIQUOR

WASH LIQUOR DESIGN MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

FEED
The Enviro-Clear horizontal belt vacuum filter
design is providing continuous, reliable service in
the harsh operating environment of the chemical
and mineral processing industry.
Special features include:
• Heavy duty frame
• Transport belt specially designed for service
• Flexible formed curbing bonded to transport belt
• A patented Air Cushon® support
• Feed dam roller
• Automatic cloth tensioning
• Feed distributor provides uniform distribution
• Low friction vacuum box and wear system
• Automatic retractable vacuum box system
 PRONTO® PRESSURE FILTERS

Pronto® filter line consists of individual

and multi-leaf filter surfaces housed
in pressurized tanks. This permits a
large filtering area in a comparatively
small tank.

The Pronto® pressure filters are

manufactured in four basic types:
• Vertical Leaf Filters
• Single Tray Filters
• Horizontal Tray Filters
• Tubular Check Filters

TECHNICAL SERVICE

The experienced engineers of the

Technical Service Group provide
assistance for customers including:
• Equipment sizing
• Process optimization
• Troubleshooting
• Erection
• Start-up

Specially designed test equipment

allows for dynamic testing of liquid
solid separation.

152 Cregar Road, High Bridge, NJ 08829 USA • www.enviro-clear.com

Phone: 908.638.5507 • Fax: 908.638.4636 • email: sales@enviro-clear.com