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Statement 1: Filter cake increases the efficiency of filtration.

Statement 2: Filter aid is added to the filter cake when the filter cake is the desired product.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

This question was posed to me in a national level competition.

Question is taken from Unit Operations topic in section Equilibrium Stage Operations, Unit Operations – Extraction, Crystallization and Filteration of Food Engineering

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Correct choice is (a) True, False

The best I can explain: Filter cake increases the efficiency of filtration as it offers some amount of resistance. Filter aid is added to the filtrate when the filter cake is the desired product.

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