Centrifugal separators and decanters are often mentioned together, but they respond to different operational needs and are distinguished by operating principles, fields of application and specific performances. Understanding these differences is the first step in choosing the technology best suited to your process. The solutions developed by CBB Decanter cover both areas, ensuring efficiency and operational continuity in a wide range of applications.
The centrifugal separator is designed to operate with liquids at low solids concentrations, producing a very fine separation and a clarified phase of high purity. It works at high speeds and is mainly used in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors, where the quality of the exiting liquid is the absolute priority.
The centrifugal decanter, in contrast, is designed to handle mixtures with significant solids content and high flow rates. Thanks to the internal screw, it is able to continuously treat high viscosity materials and effectively dehydrate the solid fraction, making it the ideal choice for industrial, environmental and sludge treatment applications, where the management of the solid phase is equally critical.
The choice between the two technologies depends on the nature of the material treated and the objectives of the process: knowing the operational differences allows you to adopt the most technically effective solution and obtain consistent and stable results over time.