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A new benchmark for filtration Pratley Marketing Director Eldon Kruger, talks about the new company’s Percolite ® filter aid, a new benchmark for a host of food-grade and industrial fluids. T he fundamental problem posed by traditional filtration is how to maximise clarity and flow rate, which are two desirable yet conflicting observe lower pressure differentials across their filter cake, ultimately translating to higher production outputs. Percolite ® den- sities are also in the region of 50% less than Diatomaceous earth. The cost-saving when converting to Percolite ® is therefore significant.
parameters. Percolite ® filter aid from Pratley achieves just that, says Pratley Marketing Director Eldon Kruger. “The accurate size classification and the unique structure of Percolite ® filter aid leads to one of the highest flow-rate to clarity ratios possible,” he says. Percolite ® is a natural product, which means no taste, colours or odours are trans- ferred to the filtered product. Due to its low density, Percolite ® has a high flow rate com - bined with exceptional clarity. Percolite ® can be used with oils, wine, fruit juices, pharma- ceuticals, chemicals and industrial filtration applications. “From experience, current filtration me - diums can easily be switched to Percolite ® without impact on the performance of the process,” says Kruger. This is particularly true for customers converting from Diatomaceous earth filter aids to Percolite ® . Apart from the health hazards and high prices associated with Diatomaceous earth, customers who have converted to Percolite ®
Pratley has a state-of-the-art filter aid production facility that is among the most advanced on the African continent, where proprietary technology is used to processe Perlite raw material to produce the high-qual- ity filter aid using an ISO 9001-2015-certified manufacturing process. Percolite ® meets the standards listed in the food chemicals codex published by the US National Academy of Sciences and is a Halaal certified product. Pratley is also a member of the International Perlite Institute. An advanced R&D laboratory supervises the quality control of the final product and ensures stringent quality control. It also allows Pratley to thoroughly analyse cus- tomer liquids to recommend the most suitable Percolite ® grade for the job. Grades can be manufactured and tested to meet customer requirements and Percolite ®
Pratley’s Percolite ® filter aid is ideal for use in brewing applications.
applies to almost any industry requiring fine liquid/solid separation. Pratley has supply depots located in Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth offering countrywide sales and sup- port. The product is professionally packed and supplied in food-safe packaging. www.pratleyminerals.com
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