cloth filtration

Filtration systems with water technologies

pile cloth filter media
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cloth filtration

The most used tertiary filtration

techniques for municipal and industrial
wastewater treatment plants are:
a) cloth filtration
b) sand filtration

The MITA Water Technologies cloth

filtration system (both drum and disc
types) is an excellent alternative to sand
filtration.

Thanks to the employment of special

kinds of cloth it combines characteri-
stics and advantages of both surface
and deep filtration to achieve high solids
removal rates.

Operating principle

The Polstoff cloth filtration through the riser pipe or, in the
occurs by flow under gravi- case of the disc version, from
ty with the unit completely at the central shaft via the di-
rest. No reserve unit nor ser- scharge weir. As solids are de-
vice water are required during posited on the cloth the pres-
the backwash of the cloth. sure drops increase; the water
Two versions are available: level in the filter basin increases
a) drum type compared to the height of the
b) disc type exit weir.
When a difference in level of
In the first case the filtration approx. 25 cm is reached, the
cloth is fitted on a drum made cloth backwash device is acti-
of perforated steel sheet, ope- vated: a pumping system, con-
rating in a horizontal position. nected to a series of suction
In the second version on the nozzles, removes the solids
other hand a central hollow retained by the cloths, restoring
shaft supports up to a maximum the filtration capacity of the unit.
of 32 discs, each comprising 6 The suction water and the
sectors made of plastic, cov- sludge removed are returned
ered with filter cloth. The water upstream. Any solids settled out
to be treated is channelled to on the bottom of the filter tank
the containment tank of the fil- are removed by a pump con-
ter, which operates totally sub- trolled by a timer.
merged, and passes through
the filter cloth whilst the solids
are retained by its fibres.
The clean water is sent to the
discharge from inside the drum
 Key
characteristics

• Gravity filtration with limited pres- • Simplicity of installation with the

sure drop possibility of installation in con-
• Continuous filtration, which does crete or metal tanks
not necessitate any reserve units • Flexible execution, adaptable to
for the backwashing phase (the existing plants
washing involves the disc-type • Limited maintenance (require-
sets which are washed one after ments) and direct access to all
another; this ensures continuity parts used in the filter
of the filtration process) • Very limited environmental im-
• “Polstoff” free-fibres filter cloth pact
whose key property is high me-
chanical strength
• High filtration efficiency (TSS
< 5 mg/l at discharge)
• Countercurrent washing of the
cloth, with low energy consump-
tion, using a suction pumping
set which does not cause any
aerosol formation or acoustic
nuisance
• Flexibility in case of overloading
and selfregulation of the filter in
function of the values of the inlet
parameters
• Minimum layout requirement
• Extremely limited electrical con-
sumption
• Low backwash water volumes

Typical flow diagram of MITA disc filter

 Cloth
Filtration
with
Polstoff
material

The material coating the filter This filtration technique with

drums and discs is of the “pile” free-fibres filter cloth provides
or “free-fibre” type. the possibility of use of very fine
During the filtration phase the fibres and the attainment of op-
fibres are crushed, distorted timum separation efficiencies,
and cross-wound to form a even in cases of high hydraulic
panel which is very efficient for loading or of load peaks and
the separation and retention of with minimum backwash water
suspended sludge, in a similar flowrates.
manner to the deep filtration
typical of sand filters.
During the suction and back-
wash process the fibres are
raised inside the suction device,
in such a manner that the so-
lids, previously captured, can
be readily removed by the
counter-current water flow.

Construction Sectors of
materials application
• Polyamide free-fibres filter • Advanced tertiary treatment for so-
cloth with polyester support lids removal from civil and industrial
structure effluents
• Cloth support is composed of • Secondary sludge removal down-
a fibreglass reinforced poly- stream biological treatments with bio-
propylene grille film as an alternative to final clarifiers
• The suction device in contact • Phosphorus reduction up to values
with the cloth is made of an- < 0.1 mg/l
ti-friction plastic material • Micro-plastics separation
• Driver chain, motor-gearbox • Primary filtration downstream screen-
pin and sprocket wheel on ing
the filter shaft are all made of • Pre-filtration of surface water for po-
plastic material tabilization
• All metal structures are made
of 304 stainless steel (or, on
request, 316 L).
TF series PEC - PEC VM series
drum filters disc filters
In the TF series the cloth support is In the PEC - PEC VM series the washing of the (filter) cloth is
provided by a perforated sheet steel effected by pumps, each of which serves two or more discs.
drum. These pumps are activated in sequence in order to never inter-
This model is employed for tertiary rupt the operation of the system.
wastewater treatment plants of The filter solution with PEC - PEC VM is ideal for small-to-medi-
low capacity (up to approx. 2.000 um installations and is an especially flexible and reliable answer
equivalent inhabitants). to the needs of installations which are poorly supervised with high
It is moreover the type of filter ge- and very variable loads.
nerally used for secondary waste- The largest model of this series has a maximum disc count of 24,
water treatment downstream of fixed a filtration surface of 120 m2 and can handle, as a tertiary waste-
growth biological systems. water treatment step, a load corresponding to a community of
It is available in versions suitable for 40.000 equivalent inhabitants.
installation in concrete tanks or in The various models available can be installed in parallel thus ob-
metal tanks, complete with electric taining installations of varied capacities.
control panels.

PPC - PPC VM series

disc filters
The PPC - PPC VM series was function of tank emptying in case of
developed for installations serving need. The low energy consump-
medium to large capacity plant. tion, characteristic of MITA filters,
For this range of filters the cloth becomes even more apparent and
washing is performed by only two important in this higher capacity se-
pumps (of which one is stand-by) ries: this is one of the determining
which serve all the discs. factors in the selection and in the
The selection of the discs for which choice of technology to adopt per
the backwashing is to be effected, tertiary filtration.
in sequence, is obtained via pneu- Again for this series of filters, se-
matically controlled, double-effect veral units can be employed in par-
valves. In this way the operation allel to meet the requirements of
of the unit is not interrupted, even large sizes of plant.
during the backwash phases. The
largest model of this series has a
maximum disc count of 32, a fil-
tration surface of 160 m2 and can
handle, as tertiary treatment, a load
corresponding to a community of
approximately 50.000 equivalent
inhabitants.
The system is moreover equipped
with 1 pump for regular bottom
sludge extraction, also having the
 PECV-VM SERIEs

The filter solution model PECV-VM is

suitable for small-to-medium installations
and is an especially flexible and reliable
answer to the needs of plants that are
poorly supervised with high and very
variable loads.
The largest model of this series has • Made of AISI 304 stainless
the maximum disc number of 6, a fil- steel
tration surface of 30 m2 and can han- • Backwash system with
dle, as a tertiary wastewater treat- submersible pump
ment step, a load corresponding to a • Compact solution, with low
community of 10.000 PE. hydraulic profile
The various available models can be in- • Containing tank with flat bottom
stalled in parallel in order to obtain instal- • Free fibers filtering media
lations with several capacities. • High efficiency in TSS removal < 5 mgTSS/l at the outlet
In the PECV-VM series the washing of the • Easy access to the utilities
(filter) cloth is carried out by pumps, each • Minimum maintenance.
of which serves two or more discs.
These pumps are activated in sequence, in
order to never interrupt the operation of
the system.

Technical data

MSF PECV-VM Model 2/10 3/15 4/20 5/25 6/30

Surface - m2 10 15 20 25 30

No. filtering discs 2 3 4 5 6

Motor power - kW 2,57 4,77 4,77 6,97 6,97

Motor power input - kW 1,18 2,06 2,06 2,20 2,20

Technical data not binding

 Technical data

Drum series
Drum dimensions Filtering surface Motor power Input
Model*
mm m2 kW kW
TF 2 Ø 740 x 935 2,00 1,38 1,10
TF 4 Ø 1.200 x 1.050 4,00 3,78 1,60
TF 6 Ø 1.320 x 1.510 6,00 3,78 1,60
* Available both for concrete and metallic tank installation Technical data not binding

Disc series
Discs dimensions Filtering surface Motor power Input
Model*
mm m2 kW kW
MSF 2/10 2.100 10 2,57 1,18
MSF 4/20 2.100 20 4,77 2,06
MSF 6/30 2.100 30 6,97 2,06
MSF 8/40 2.100 40 6,97 2,06
MSF 10/50 2.100 50 9,35 2,20
MSF 12/60 2.100 60 9,35 2,20
MSF 14/70 2.100 70 7,15 2,20
MSF 16/80 2.100 80 7,15 2,20
MSF 18/90 2.100 90 7,15 2,20
MSF 20/100 2.100 100 7,15 2,20
MSF 22/110 2.100 110 7,15 2,20
MSF 24/120 2.100 120 7,15 2,20
MSF 28/140 2.100 140 11,75 4,12
MSF 32/160 2.100 160 11,75 4,12
* Available both for concrete and metallic tank installation Technical data not binding
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