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Apparatus for reprocessing old paper

US4328095A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 1981
Grant dateMay 4, 1982
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W30/64
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Apparatus is provided for reprocessing old paper in a series of flotation cells arranged one behind another, the suspension discharge 11 from the front cell being connected to the suspension inlet 8 of the following cell, each cell being provided with a stirring impeller 3, an air infeed device 9 and a foam outlet opening 12. The cells are provided by a substantially tubular body 1 which is horizontal or slopes gradually downward towards the rear, the tubular body being divided into a plurality of sections by partition walls 2 extending substantially vertically. Each section is provided with a suspension inlet 8, a suspension discharge outlet 11, a foam outlet opening 12, a stirring impeller 3, and an air infeed device 9.

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