Abstract: The invention relates to a filter cloth intended for a filter which has a variable volume and is based on diaphragm extrusion, particularly for a Larox®-type vertical pressure filter. The filtering properties of the filter cloth (5) are substantially similar in both directions through the cloth since slurry containing liquid and solids is alternately placed on the different sides of the filter cloth. The filter cloth of the invention comprises a middle layer (15) and protective layers (16a, 16b; 17a, 17b) provided on both outer surfaces of the middle layer. The middle layer can have e.g. a woven structure, and the protective layers may be batt fiber layers attached to the middle layer by needling. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the protective layers according to the invention are denser than the middle layer.

Abstract: A solid-liquid filtration cloth comprising a base fabric woven from polymer yarns. After the weaving, the base fabric has been treated by a polymer material, which has better electric conductivity than the polymer yarns of the base fabric. The polymer treatment is carried out by means of a polyaniline solution or a polypyrrole solution, for instance. After the polymer treatment, at least the yarns on the surface of the base fabric comprise a coating of an electrically conductive polymer.