Larox® RT-GT filter

Vacuum filtration

Safe and optimized single unit, multi-step processing for a wide range of complex Industrial & Chemical Processing Industry applications.

1.6 – 63 m² Filtration area

Gas tight solvent based processing

Up to 35% lower energy usage compared to drum filters

Planet Positive

Up to 30% less water usage

Planet Positive

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Larox® RT and Larox® RT-GT filters offer fully continuous multi-step processing in a single unit for various different applications.

Benefits

Larox® RT-GT filters represent the leading method of continuous solid-liquid separation for solvent wetted materials under a fully inert atmosphere. The completely enclosed and sealed design can process almost any solvent-based product, while operating under a continuously re-circulated blanket of nitrogen or other inert gases.

Offers extremely high product availability
Requires very little maintenance with low operating costs
Ensures a long cloth life with continuous cloth washing and a patented cloth tracking system
Enables a long filter lifetime thanks to the robust construction and wide selection of materials
Reaches fully automatic operation, not just automation of function, eliminating the need for constant supervision

Applications

Bio-processing
Chemicals
Foodstuffs
Metallurgy
Petrochemical
Pharmaceuticals
Rubber and plastics
Waste processes

Testing capabilities

Metso’s filtration expertise is built on almost one hundred years of R&D and process knowledge, and is supported by the company’s globally unique Dewatering Technology Center (DTC) in Lappeenranta, Finland. The DTC plays a crucial role in Metso’s filtration solution innovations and acts as a hub for close university cooperation related to separation technology research. Metso has performed over 14,000 filtration tests and has delivered over 5,000 filters around the world.

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The Metso Filtration Services team strives to deliver the best possible availability, performance and quality whilst optimizing costs. Our filtration solutions aim to eliminate environmental and societal risks at our customer operations. Our filtration experts ensure safety and quality are built into everything we do from R&D and engineering to parts and services.