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Welcome to GBL Process ‐ Filtration 

 

Filtration   Consulting  Service  Testwork  Equipment 

 GBL Process is a service and equipment provider specialised in filtration and solid liquid separation. We provide: Filtration Testwork and Consulting DrM DrM Fundabac® and Contibac® Filters Tecnicas Hidraulicas (TH) Filter Presses

As filtration experts we assist you with any solid liquid separation problem and requirement and provide specialist and unique equipment with proven advantages. Our expertise is unique and trusted. 

     

Background  

Knowledge & Technology 

Our strength is the fundamental understanding of filtration and separation processes combined with extensive industrial experience in consulting, testwork, development, equipment selection, sizing, design, commissioning, optimisation and improvements. Through our international links and European roots, we are up to date with new developments and international state-of-the-art practices. We provide innovative approaches and solve plant problems creatively through our own extensive experience and by working with world leaders.

 

People

With experience in all major industries including alumina, coal, iron ore, base & precious metals, nickel, process, chemical, food and pharmaceuticals, our key personnel have gained extensive knowledge in a wide range of app

Götz Bickert Globally recognised solid liquid separation expert with 20 years of

extensive industrial, R&D, education and consulting experience; graduated from Uni Karlsruhe, Germany (Solid-Liquid-Separation)

Senior Lecturer (Chemical Engineering) at UNSW Highly experienced in equipment and process development, selection,

design, fabrication, assembly, commissioning, trouble-shooting and after sales service of key capital separation equipment: Vacuum belt, disc and drum filters; Filter presses, hyperbaric, belt presses, candle, leaf and media filters; Continuous and batch type, solid bowl and filtering centrifuges.

Extensive training & education experience

“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes  which can be made, in a narrow field”. Niels Bohr 

   

Filtration Consulting 

Consulting  Filter plant audits – Optimise training, process, mechanical and

maintenance Filter improvement studies – Vacuum, pressure and clarification Filters Filter selection, sizing, specification, design and tender evaluation Testwork – Laboratory and on site with our own bench and pilot test

rigs

Services  Regular filter plant assessments Preventative maintenance programs Operator training & staff education Trouble Shooting

In Partnership with our clients, we do endeavour to

Maximise OH&S  

 Increase production  

 Lower costs  

 Improve product quality 

     

Filtration   

Filtration  

Most mining, refining and processing plants incorporate a number of filtration and separation stages which define process efficiency and economics:

Clarification or polishing of pregnant liquor by pressure filters eg in leach circuits;

Dewatering of flotation or precipitation products by vacuum or pressure filters;

Residue removal or tailings dewatering; GBL Process represents two specialised European based OEM’s for filtration and classification and is able to provide innovative technology to the Mining, Refining and Process industry in Australia:

Filter Equipment and Parts

DrM Fundabac® and Contibac® Filters Tecnicas Hidraulicas Filter Presses

   

Filtration Equipment   

Filter Equipment and Parts

DrM Fundabac® and Contibac® Filters

Tecnicas Hidraulicas Filter Presses

  

              

 o DrM Fundabac Filter 

 

DrM Fundabac® Candle Filter DrM

TiO2, Alumina, Ni, Cr, Lithium, Rare Earth and Chlor‐Alkali Filtration 

 

Filtration, washing and drying Fully enclosed  pH<1 and >14 suitable Dry & wet cake discharge Heal volume filtration Fully continuous operation Well proven technology  

with > 2000 units installed

References (extract from > 2000) 

‐                                       Lithium Lynas, Akzo, Uhde ‐           Chlor Alkali Falconbridge ‐purification Agip, Esso, BP ‐           Amine filtration Degussa, Rhone Poulenc ‐      t Bayer, Kronos, Tioxide ‐                  TiO2 Alcan ‐                                        Alumina  Explosives product recovery 

    

o TH Minerals Filter Press  

TH Minerals Filter Presses

Mineral Concentrates, Coal, Magnetite, Tailings Dewatering

Proven heavy duty mining design Solid 40mm steel plates No fail‐prone membranes Rubber sealed filter plates Low capex and opex Hydraulic piston feed pump  Maintenance friendly simple  

yet robust technology

MainHydrauliccylinders

PullingRods

Filter PlatesSteel

MobilePlate

FiltrateManifold

Air blowvalve

Hydraulicunit

ControlPanel

HydraulicControlValves

FeedManifold

Rollers

References (extract from > 250)

Anglo American ‐      Coal Tailings Sedgman Metals ‐    Copper conc. BHPBillition ‐              Coal Tailings  Xstrata ‐                               Piloting Silvania ‐                 Platinum conc. BEFSA ‐                           Zinc Oxide NFC ‐                          Copper conc. Bateman ‐                           Tailings 

   

Filtration Testwork o Bench Scale 

 

Pilot Scale Test Work

Pressure Filtration

Pilot Tests for Filter Presses

* Requires 415V, 20 Nl/min at 6 bar air, weight approx 1.6t, 2m x 2.4m x 2m

A TH Minerals high performance pilot scale filter press is available for on site tests:

Single chamber

0.3 m2 filter area

Skid mounted

Special features include: 

o Hydraulic drive o Integrated piston pump o 100 litre feed tank o Membrane squeeze system 

(if required) o PLC controlled

Pressure Filtration – Clarification         DrM

Pilot Tests for Pressure Leaf and Candle Filters

A variety of DrM Fundabac© / Contibac© pilot candle filters are available for pilot test work:

1 to 4 candles

0.3 to 4.0 m2 filter area

Up to 450 kPa feed pressure

Special features include: 

o Stainless steel or rubber lined steel, PVDF and various other materials

o Dry or wet cake discharge o PLC controlled

*Requires 240V, largest unit 6m x 0.4m dia, approx 1t, air actuated valves

Bench Scale Test Work

With our specialised testing equipment we conduct test work either on site in the process plant or lab or off site in our own filtration laboratory.

Vacuum Filtration

For Horizontal Vacuum Belt Filters, Rotary Disc, Drum and Pan Filters

Determination of optimum filtration parameters / performance including: 

o Cake moisture o Throughput and filtration 

rates o Cake thickness o Filter speed  o Vacuum pump requirements 

and sizing

Performance improvements by o Flocculant addition o Filter aid addition

Filter cloth selection

Filter sizing and filter selection

* Requires 240V

 

   

Pressure Filtration

For Filter Presses and other Pressure Filters

* Requires compressed air or 240V

Determination of optimum filtration parameters / performance including:

o Cake moisture o Throughput and filtration 

rates o Cycle times including feed 

and air blow times o Filtration pressures o Feed pump requirements and 

sizing

Performance improvements by o Flocculant addition o Filter aid addition

Filter cloth selection

Filter sizing and filter selection

Pressure Filtration – Clarification  DrM

Tests for Pressure Leaf and Candle Filters

Determination of optimum filtration parameters including: 

o Filtrate clarity o Throughput / filtration rates o Cycle times o Cake thickness o Wet or dry discharge o Pressure and air requirements

Performance improvements by o Flocculant addition o Filter aid addition o Precoating or body feed

Filter cloth selection

Filter sizing and filter selection  

* Requires compressed air, feed piston pump included

Links  DrM, DrMűller http://drm.ch  Tecnicas Hidraulicas, TH Minerals http://thsa.com  UNSW http://info.ceic.unsw.edu.au/about/staff/cvpage.asp?sid=146  Good source of practical info on solid liquid separation http://www.solidliquid‐separation.com/     ACPS http://www.acps.com.au  AusIMM http://ausimm.com.au  VDI http://vdi.eu  VDMA http://vdma.org      Contact us 

 

Contact

Please contact us for more information on our products

  

GBL Process Pty Ltd PO Box 197 Freshwater NSW 2096 AUSTRALIA

 +61 408 428 123

 gb@gblprocess.com

 http://www.gblprocess.com