Pressurized filtration
US5582744A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D35/18
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus and method steps are provided for accomplishing the pressurized filtration of a slurry mixture to separate a liquid solvent constituent from a particulate solids constituent having particles with varied particle average diameters. The apparatus makes use of a novel generally-helical array of stiff-wire brush bristles contained within, and retained in position by, the frictional engagement with the interior surface of a cooperating tube-like, open-ended array peripheral enclosure.
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