The document compares sedimentation pools and filter presses for treating slurry water from concrete production. Filter presses provide advantages over sedimentation pools by producing reusable dry cement cake and clear water in a more automated, compact system that requires less area and fewer workers. This reduces costs, risks of accidents, and environmental impact compared to sedimentation pools which produce mud and grey water requiring more handling by workers and heavy machinery.

2. Screw Reclaimer &
Sedimentation Pools
Reclaimer & Filter Press
Pools
Screw
Reclaimer
Filter Press
Clean Water
Tank
Reclaimer
Agitation
Tank
Less area, less civil structure.

3. WASHING HOPPER RECLAIMER AGITATION TANK

4. Logistic –Mud handling
Under water machinery
FILTER PRESSSEDIMENTATION SYSTEM
Dry HandlingClear Water
Reusable Cement Cake
Operation
Pneumatic hammer

5. Sedimentation pools require workers and heavy
machinery to take out the MUD, and some times a
hammer to break the solid concrete, and an
authorized DUMP SITE
Filter Press is automatic and only requires one
person to supervise the operation, lower risk of
labor accidents.
Workers

6. Slurry water is a contamination agent when is
dumped to soil, rivers or ocean.
Once the slurry water is pumped from an agitation
pool and pass through Filter Press, slurry water is
separated in clear water and dry cement cake, both
reusable.
Environmental Impact

7. “Plug and Play” equipment
INVESTMENT
CONSTRUCTION – INSTALLATION TIME
MAINTENIENCE COST
AREA
FILTER PRESSSEDIMENTATION POOLS
Takes long construction time, Reinforced concrete, civil
work and excavations.
Low investment. Equipment can be transported to other
locations.
The construction of the pools require a high investment
Lighter machinery to handle dry cement cake. Less
workers required, less risk of accidents.
High cost in operation, logistic and handling. Workers
and machinery cost.
Compact EquipmentExtended areas required
PRODUCTS
 Reusable Dry cement cake
 Clear Water. Use to:
• Concrete production
• Irrigation
• Sanitary
• Truck / Cars washing
 Mud or solid concrete, hard to handle
 Grey water
If you want to use Grey water in concrete production:
• Pipes clog
• Weighing System affected by sediments
solidification
• Damage on water flowmeters