"Flottaflux" unit Flottaflux unit assures a continuous separation of the solids from grape must and fruit juices utilizing the «dispersed gas activated flotation» process. Flotation is the opposite of decantation process. Dispersing air or inert gas in the juice, the finely subdivided bubbles unite with the suspended solids making them lighter and causing their surfacing. Before flotation the juice is enzymed and treated with clarifying agents in order to flocculate its colloidal substances. The flotation process is particularly interesting when coupled with grape must and fruit juices clarification processes, where the separation process by decantation is discontinuous and needs long settlement times while flotation process occurs in short time and continuously. UNIT CONSISTS OF: CLARIFYING AGENTS DOSING UNIT GAS MIXING COLUMN, controlled pressure type for the adjustable addition of air or inert gas, tested according to ISPESL rules. FLOTTAFLUX VESSEL for the continuous separation of the suspended solids, cylindrical shape, entirely built in stainless steel and comprising: - feeding device; - solids separation section by floating; - suction rotating system of the floating products, driven by a motovariator, equipped with revolving suction openings; - clarified juice extraction device; - automatic extraction device of the floating products, vacuum operated type; - automatic washing unit with a rotating nozzles device; - electric control board; - continuous automatic dosing clarifying AIDS. PERFORMANCES: - High yield of clear juice (normally more than 90%) with extraction of the floating products having a high concentration of solids (more than 30% v/v). - Clearness high degree of the juice with turbidity from 15 to 50 NTU according to the preset working conditions. The juice can be immediately sent to the fermentation (for wine production) or can be filtered on diatomaceous earth or with a cross-flow filtration system (for juice production). - Continuous working, with automatic extraction of the clear and cloudy components. - Quick starting without wastes of product. - Discharge at the end of working with complete recovery of the separated clear phase. - Complete washing of the unit at the end of working by means of a rotating system of nozzles. - Possibility to control on line the clearness of the processed juice.