Ceramic filter element and method for manufacturing the same

The invention relates to a ceramic filter element (22) for removal of liquid from solids containing material in a capillary suction dryer. The filter element comprises a ceramic substrate covered by a sintered ceramic microporous layer (31). The sintered microporous membrane layer is provided with coarse solid particles (71) of a particle size larger than a pore size of the membrane material layer(31) so as to form a textured surface (50) which prevents a filter cake from sliding off the surface of the filter element prior to the intended cake dis-charge.