The agitated nutsche filter/dryer is a versatile piece of machinery used in numerous industrial operations. It performs the crucial task of isolating and separating solids from a solvent and is frequently found directly after a reactor or crystallizer.
From a process perspective, Nutsche filter/dryers are particularly adaptable; although though they are frequently used to recover solid products, there are a few unusual circumstances in which the solution is the desired end product (such as catalyst recovery, extraction, etc.)