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Process and plant for treating water

US9512011B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 2014
Grant dateDec 6, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F2303/16
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for removing suspended particles and at least one ionic species from a feed water stream to produce a product water stream, the process includes the steps of forming agglomerates of the suspended particles in the feed water stream; passing the feed water stream containing agglomerated particles through a bed of particulate sorbent material so as to sorb the ionic species from the feed water onto the sorbent to provide a loaded sorbent and filter the agglomerated particles from the feed water using the bed of particulate sorbent material as a filtration medium to load the bed with the agglomerated particles, and thereby produce the product water stream; removing the filtered particles and the ionic species from the filtration medium; and re-using the regenerated sorbent in step b).

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