Device for separating a finely divided solid in suspension in a viscous liquid
US8603343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D21/34
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The device described in the present invention can separate fine solid particles in suspension in a viscous liquid, withdrawing a clear liquid from the top of the device, and a dense liquid charged with solid particles is withdrawn from the bottom. The invention also concerns the application of this device to the separation of catalyst particles in a liquid phase Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process.
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