Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A filtering-press.
- noun Specifically An apparatus for the extraction of oil from fish, as menhaden, and the compression of the residuum into cakes.
- To filter by means of a filter-press.
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Examples
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By the introduction a few years ago of the filter-press, their value has been considerably enhanced.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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The sludge experimented upon was that produced by sulphate of alumina, lime, and sulphate of iron, and contained, after being subjected to Johnson's filter-press, from .6 to .9 per cent of nitrogen, and over 1 per cent of phosphoric acid.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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By the use of Johnson's filter-press, however, a sludge containing 90 per cent of water was at once reduced to 50 per cent or even less.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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The original residue from the filter-press, if it does not contain indigo, may be at once put to similar use.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 Various
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Stir well together, allow all sediment to settle, or better, filter-press the mass.
The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics Franklin Beech
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Now the filter-press squeezes this through canvas bags until after having been pressed between iron plates you get your cakes of smoothly mixed clay of about the consistency of putty.
The Story of Porcelain Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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