Izikrini zibalulekile embonini ye-pulp nephepha ukuze kutholakale i-fiber, ukuhlungwa kwamanzi, nokuhlanza amanzi angcolile. Zisiza ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle ngokususa ukungcola, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, nokuqinisekisa ukucubungula kahle.
Enqubweni yokukhiqiza i-pulp, izikrini zezintambo ze-wedge zihlukanisa ama-chips okhuni, izinsalela ze-fiber, nezinhlayiya ezinkulu kakhulu kusuka odaka. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi i-pulp ecutshungulwe kahle kuphela eya phambili ekukhiqizeni, ithuthukisa ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo wokugcina wephepha. Izikrini zemigqomo ezijikelezayo zivame ukusetshenziselwa ukususa izinto ezimahhadlahhadla emanzini acutshungulwayo, okunciphisa ukuguga emishinini esezansi nomfula.
Ngesikhathi sokwenza iphepha, izikrini zidlala indima ebalulekile ekuhlungeni nasekusetshenzisweni kabusha kwamanzi enqubo. Izikrini ezinhle zisusa imicu emisiwe kanye nezigcwalisi, zivumela amanzi ahlanzekile ukuthi aphinde asetshenziswe ekukhiqizeni. Lokhu kusiza ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi kanye nezindleko zokusebenza ngenkathi kuthuthukisa ukusimama. Izikrini zocingo lwe-Wedge zisebenza kahle kakhulu ekuqedeni amanzi, zisiza ukususa umswakama owedlulele ku-pulp nodaka lwephepha.
Izikrini nazo zibalulekile ekuhlanzeni amanzi angcolile embonini ye-pulp nephepha. Imboni ikhiqiza umthamo omkhulu wamanzi angcolile aqukethe imicu, okuqinile okumisiwe, nezinto ezingcolisa imvelo. Izikrini zisiza ukuhlukanisa imicu emanzini angcolile ngaphambi kokwelashwa kwebhayoloji noma ngamakhemikhali, ukwehlisa amazinga e-COD nama-BOD. Ngokuthwebula nokubuyisela imicu ebalulekile, izikrini zifaka isandla ekongeni izindleko kanye nokusebenza kahle kwensiza.
Izigayo zesimanje zephepha zisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuphambili bokuhlola ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusetshenziswa kabusha kwamanzi nokunciphisa umthelela wendawo. Izikrini zokuzihlanza ziqinisekisa ukusebenza okuqhubekayo ngokulungiswa okuncane, ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle nokuthembeka. Ngokuhlanganisa izinhlelo zokuhlola ezisebenzayo, imboni ye-pulp nephepha ingafinyelela ukusimama okukhulu ngenkathi igcina ikhwalithi ephezulu yokukhiqiza.