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Which of the following is not the driving force in filtration?

(a) Vacuum centrifuge

(b) Pressure

(c) Gravity

(d) Temperature

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The doubt is from Fundamentals of Filtration topic in portion Filtration of Food Processing Unit Operations

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Right choice is (d) Temperature

Best explanation: Filtration is usually used for separating a solid-liquid mixture. The driving forces in filtration are gravity, pressure, vacuum centrifuge. It removes suspended solid matter from a liquid, by passing through the pores of filter.

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