System and method for treating evaporator blowdown
US12252425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2301/08
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention entails dual centrifuges configured to remove suspended solids, silica, and other precipitants from evaporator brine prior to the brine being disposed of via deep well injection. First, the evaporator brine is directed through a highly efficient first centrifuge configured to remove essentially all suspended solids, including very small suspended solids that typically cannot be retained in a filter or other dewatering devices. The centrate from the first centrifuge, depleted in suspended solids, silica and other precipitants, can be disposed of via deep well injection. The first centrifuge also produces a slurry that is directed to a separate centrifuge that produces a second centrate and waste wet cake. The second centrate is recycled and mixed with the evaporator brine and the mixture is directed to the first centrifuge.
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