Patent ID: 7867452

Claim:
A system for analyzing a solid phase of a suspension comprising a liquid phase and a solid phase, the system comprising: a multi-well filtration device comprising: a filtration plate with a filtration chamber; a collecting plate with a collecting well, wherein the filtration chamber is connected to the collecting well; a filter element arranged between the filtration chamber and the collecting well; and a separate separation layer arranged between the filtration plate and the collecting plate adjacent to and atop the filter element relative to a direction of flow of the liquid phase of the suspension, the separate separation layer being provided with holes having a diameter large enough not to essentially affect the filtration and small enough to be able to hold back a filter cake formed by the solid phase, wherein as a result of filtration of the solid phase from the suspension by the filter element, the filter cake is formed on top of the separate separation layer; a supply needle for supplying the suspension into the filtration chamber on an elevated pressure level; an extraction needle for extracting the filtrate out of the collecting well; and an analysis device arranged for analyzing the solid phase filtered by the multi-well filtration device through the separate separation layer, while the solid phase is situated in the filtration chamber.