AbstractTwo types of asbestos fiber, chrysotile and amosite, form filter cakes of different permeabilities while having a similar degree of dispersion.The filter cake resistance depends on the disperse phase characteristics and the conditions of cake formation. The main reason for the effects mentioned is different particle flexibility influenced by the specific structure of each type of asbestos particle.The flexible chrysotile fibers in the cake form dense and rigid, amosite, porous deposits. An increase in the velocity of the suspended chrysotile particles, caused by pressure difference and agitation, results in significant differences in filter cake resistance.