Method for dewatering flocculated materials
US5938936A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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