UNIT 4 FILTRATION PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING B.Pharmacy 3rd Semester 2024 (2023-2024) Previous Year's Question Papers/Notes Download - HK Technical PGIMS

 FILTRATION

Definition

Filter medium (filter paper), Slurry, Filtrate, Filter cake

Objectives/Applications of filtration

Factors affecting filtration

Theories of filtration

• Poiseuille's equation
• Darcy's equation
• Kozeny Carman equation

Mechanism of filtration

• Straining
• Impingement
• Entanglement
• Attractive forces

Types of filtration

• Surface filtration
• Depth filtration

Equipments used in filtration

• Plate and frame filter (Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages, Disadvantages, Uses)
• Filter leaf (Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages, Disadvantages, Uses)
• Rotary Drum Filter (Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages, Disadvantages, Uses)
• Meta Filter/Edge Filter (Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages, Disadvantages, Uses)
• Catridge Filter (Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages, Disadvantages, Uses)
• Membrane Filter (Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages, Disadvantages, Uses)
• Seitz Filter (Principle, Construction, Working, Advantages, Disadvantages, Uses)