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Solid-Liquid Separation Systems.

Custom-engineered sedimentation and automatic high-capacity filtration hardware configured to maximize process circuit throughput, recover clean water circuits, and optimize structural tailings management.

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Industrial Utilization & System Selection

Solid-Liquid separation forms the operational framework of modern industrial mineral processing and environmental circuits.

What It Is Used For

In high-capacity mining and industrial circuits, handling process water and mineral slurries efficiently dictates the survival of the operation. Our separation systems are deployed to execute critical process parameters:

  • Water Reclamation: Recovery of up to 90%+ of process fluids back to the treatment loop, dropping clean water utility strain.
  • Tailings Volume Management: Compacting massive waste slurries into highly stable profiles to minimize environmental footprint and dam risk.
  • Product Concentration: Maximizing downstream solids recovery percentages ahead of refinement or thermal drying steps.

Equipment

Depending on the feed characteristics, particle size distribution, and desired final cake dryness, we provide two main configurations:

  • Sedimentation Hardware (Thickeners): Utilizes gravitational settlement accelerated by custom flocculant injection architectures. Ideal for continuous high-tonnage continuous stream management.
  • Mechanical Filtration (Filter Presses): Utilizes high hydraulic pressures to force slurry against high-tensile fabric boundaries. Ideal for maximizing cake dryness and absolute clear water extraction.

Filter Presses

Quest is aligned with Matec Industries Italy for filter press supply.

Thickeners

High-capacity sedimentation and high-density sludge compaction systems.

Partner with Quest

Whether you require a specific process audit, a custom separation plant design, or long-term operational maintenance support, our multi-disciplinary engineering specialists are ready to execute.

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Headquarters

Spaces Design Quarter

128 Leslie Avenue

Fourways

Gauteng, 2191

Email

sales@qepsa.co.za