Destabilization of sludge with hydrolyzed cassava starch flocculants
US4502961A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2003 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/907
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Cassava starch hydrolyzed in the presence of insoluble metal salts formed in situ is a surprisingly effective flocculant for destabilizing dilute as well as thick sludge suspensions and is particularly effective when used in the treatment of bituminous tar sands tailings and in phosphate slimes.
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