Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing a fluid from a mixture of a fluid and a solid substance. The mixtue is poured onto the upper run of a moisture-permeable conveyor belt conveying the mixture along a trajectory. In the first portion of the trajectory, the fluid flows out of the mixture by a draining effect, whereas in the last portion of the trajectory an increasing pressure is exerted on the mixture by mechanical means, while a relative displacement of the solid particles is performed.