Filtration

Description

• Removals suspended solids from process bath solutions

Advantages / Limitations

• Suspended solids in the solution can cause roughness and burning of deposits

Implementation Process

• Determine cost effectiveness
• Purchase equipment
• cartridge filter (in-tank or external)
• precoat filters, diatomaceous earth (typically for large systems)
• sand filters
• multimedia filters
• Train and monitor employees – give incentives for superior performance
• Maintain the system

Resource

• Cushnie, George C. Jr. Pollution Prevention and Control Technology for Plating Operations. National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, 1994.