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Method for dewatering flocculated materials

US5938936A · kind A · utility

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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 14, 1997
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A10/00
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a continuous, portable dredging system that employs a series of screens and gravity separation devices with flocculation to remove sediments from the dredged slurry. The system produces a treated water stream having low solids content and a recovered solids product having a low water content.

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