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Process for the treatment of effluent streams

US6280630A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 8, 2000
Grant dateAug 28, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/912
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to a process for removing sulphates and calcium from a water stream which includes the steps of: combining the water stream and an amount of amorphous aluminum trihydroxide (Al(OH).sub.3); allowing the formation of ettringite (3CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.3CaSO.sub.4.31/32H.sub.2 O) as a precipitate; and removing the precipitated ettringite from the water stream.

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