Apparatus for cleaning particulate solids
US5107874A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B41/005
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for cleaning solids contaminated with solvent-soluble contaminants. The system comprises the use of at least two successive cleaning zones, each of which includes a slurry stage and a centrifuge separation stage, wherein the solids to be cleaned and the solvent used for cleaning flow in countercurrent relationship to each other between the successive zones.
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