Filter aids like asbestos, kieselguhr, diatomaceous earth etc. are used to increase the porosity of the final filter cake & reducing the cake resistance during filtration. Filter aid is_______________?

Filter aids like asbestos, kieselguhr, diatomaceous earth etc. are used to increase the porosity of the final filter cake & reducing the cake resistance during filtration. Filter aid is_______________?

A. Added to the feed slurry
B. Pre-coated on the filter medium prior to filtration
C. Separated from the cake by dissolving solids or by burning it off
D. All A, B. & C.

In coal washeries, three products namely the valuable product (i.e. clean/washed coal), discarded product (i.e. mineral matter) and an additional concentrated product called _____________ is produced?

In coal washeries, three products namely the valuable product (i.e. clean/washed coal), discarded product (i.e. mineral matter) and an additional concentrated product called _____________ is produced?

A. Concentrate
B. Tailing
C. Middling
D. None of these