Praecipue ad separationem et dehydrationem suspensionum biphasicarum liquido-solidorum, quarum grana solida magnitudinis 0.05-10 mm sunt, adhibetur. In industria chemica, cibo, fibris chemicis, metallis fodinis, metallurgia, industria levi, aliisque industriis adhibetur.
Materiae applicationis typicae: acidum adipicum, ammonium thiosulfas, nucleus fructus, mycelium, mirabilita, soda, arsenicum azolum, acidum oxalicum, natrii acetas, pulvis pyrius, aspirinum, polystyrenum, gummi recuperatum, scoria metallica, lana cellulosa, lactosum, borax, particulae plasticae, holera, pesticida, zincum sulfas, lapides dactylorum, polyvinylacohol, natrii thiosulfas, cupri sulfas, potassium, acidum tartericum, soda crystallina, alumen polach, potassium monochromas, granula plastica, acidum aceticum glaciale, potassium chloridum, granula plexiglass, dinatrii phosphas, dinitromethylanilin, PVC, residuum solventis potassii, extracta holerum, trisodium, DMT, DMT ex methanolo, dinitromethylanilin, pesticida, holerum, kalium. Pensulphas, kalii bicarbonas, lupulus ex dichloromethano, natrii carbonas, monosodii phosphas, natrii nitras, cepae subtiliter concisae, kalii bichromas, kalii phosphas, kalii sulfas, polyethylenum, etc.