A belt press solid/liquid separation apparatus is provided for separating
organic mixtures with substantial amounts of moisture to produce
separated solids with solids content of 50-90% while retaining 99% of the
incoming solids in the filter cake. Specifically, the invention
incorporates a double-belt press apparatus with a non-permeable upper
belt, a highly permeable lower belt, a wedge type zone with adjustable
spring compression, and a means for re-screening belt press filtrate with
either a single belt press or multiple belt presses configured as a
multi-step cascade of belt presses.