III.

EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS

A. List of Equipment and Apparatus and its Uses

Apparatus Use or Function Type

1. Water and chalk They were mixed together to form a slurry. The Major

mixture is the one under study.

2. Mortar and Pestle A mortar is a vessel in which substances are grinded Minor

or crushed with a pestle. A pestle is a tool used to

crush, mash or grind materials in a mortar.

They were used to grind/pulverize the chalk.

3. Plate and Frame Filter press is common equipment for filtration and Major

Filter Press separation. The slurry is pumped into the filter plates

and filter frames which forms the chamber, and with

the pressure, filter cake will be formed in the chamber

and filtrate will flow out through the outlet of the filter

plates.

4. Digital Balance The digital mass balances in the laboratory are very Major

sensitive instruments used for weighing substances to

the milligram level.

It was used to weigh the chalk in the experiment.

5. 1000 ml beaker A beaker is a common container in most labs. It is used Minor

for mixing, stirring, and heating chemicals. Most

beakers have spouts on their rims to aid in pouring.

It is used to measure the volume of water that was

poured into the agitation tank.

6. Feed Tank equipped It is a container equipped with a motor driven mixer Major

with mixer which allows the mixture that is fed to attain a

homogeneous phase.

7. Stopwatch A watch with a digital display that can be started and Minor

stopped at will for exact timing.

It was used in measuring the time for every 200 ml of

filtrate recovered.

8. Suction Pump A common pump wherein the liquid is put into motion Major

through the use of pressure and a piston. In such

device, the said fluid is pushed into the partial vacuum

and the piston allows a unidirectional flow and

prevents reflux to occur.

9. Filter Papers They are inserted in the filter plates to aid in the Major

filtration process.