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Installation for the flocculation of sludge loaded with suspended matter, method using the installation

US8057684B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2008
Grant dateNov 15, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F1/56
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Installation for flocculation of water or sludge loaded with suspended matter comprising in succession: a polymer storage hopper, a polymer grinding device, and a line, pipe or other conveyor for transferring the polymer solution to the water or the sludge to be treated. The grinder device includes a wetting cone in which the polymer is poured, and at the bottom end of the cone: a chamber for grinding and removing the dispersed polymer comprising: a rotor, a stator, and a ring fed by a secondary water circuit. A method implementing the installation is also provided.

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