Separation process having improved capacity

A method for separating a solid/liquid mixture, comprising:

• in a rotary pressure filter apparatus comprising one or more filter members, the rotary pressure filter having a cumulative filter area of all filter members thereof, filtering a solid/liquid mixture to form a filter cake comprising the solid on at least one filter member at a rate sufficient to form at least 3000 kg of filter cake per square meter of cumulative filter area per hour, calculated on a dry-weight basis;
• washing the filter cake with a wash fluid in the rotary pressure filter apparatus to form a wet filter cake;
• transferring the wet filter cake to a dryer, the wet filter cake comprising at least 10 wt % wash fluid;
• and
• drying the wet filter cake in the dryer.