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Exploring features and advantages of candle filters


Candle filters are manufactured making use of extremely light structure filter components that have Equi-Diameter funnels covered with filter hose in polypropylene, polyester, nylon or PVDF. The totally different design of the filters is what makes cake release very smooth.
Candle Filter


Candle Filters are considered to be very much suitable for handling flammable, highly toxic and corrosive materials because they are specifically designed and autoclaved for life-threatening conditions where the highest level of pressure along with safe operation are needed.

Principal Components

The Candle Filter has the 3 given below components:
  • The vessel
  • The filtering elements
  • The cake discharge mechanism
The Vessels

There are 2 kinds of vessel configurations:

  1. Vessels with conical bottom for cake filtration and polishing
  2. Vessels with dished bottom for slurry thickening

Candle Filters are available in a large number of sizes, and the largest one can have an area of upto 200 m2 while containing 250 or even more filtering elements.

Salient Advantages candle filters include the following:

  • Filter elements in Stainless Steel construction
  • Candle in Metal or Polypyrene construction
  • Suit process requirement
  • Body in Stainless Steel or Carbon Steel
  • Excellent cake discharge.
  • Adapts readily to slurry thickening.
  • Minimum floor space.
  • Mechanically simple since there are no complex sealing glands or bearings.
Areas of Applications
Made available by candle filter suppliers India, these filters find their applications in the following areas:
  • Precious metal catalyst like Nickel and Palladium Carbon
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Chemicals
  • Oils and Foods
  • Miscella
  • Bio Fuels
  • Beverages
  • Foods
  • Pesticides
  • Sulphur
As a trailblazer in the field of Oil and Fats extraction and as a market-leading candle filter exporter. Mectech has been acting as a catalyst in the development and growth of oil & fats industry in India right since its inception in the year 1978.







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