Abstract: A filter plate assembly includes a base body, a filter media and a frame. The filter plate assembly can be used in a filter press. The filter media is mounted in either side the base body and is held in place by a frame mounted in face to face contact with the filter media. The filter media is a rigid or semi-rigid structure made from sintered material. The filter sintered material can be a polymer, metal, glass, or a ceramic, and the polymer can be polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyethylene (PE), polyurethane (PU), polyvinyldifluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluro-ethylene (PTFE), or polypropylene (PP).