System and method for liquid-organic particle separation

A method for separating a liquid from organic particles, comprising:

• introducing a mixture of at least one liquid in combination with organic particles into an inbound portion of a vessel comprising the inbound portion and an outbound portion, wherein the mixture comprises a first phase and a second phase;
• producing a first aqueous solution and a first organic particle layer by passing the mixture through a chevron-shaped coupled plate comprising a first plate coupled to a second plate, and a second plate coupled to a third plate having an end with a square edge surface, wherein the first plate coupled to a first support structure is configured to be substantially parallel to the first support structure, wherein a leading edge coupled to a weir is configured to be spaced from the first plate and have an end surface facing in an upstream direction, wherein the weir coupled to the first support structure is configured to be substantially parallel to the first support structure and perpendicular to the leading edge, wherein the flow of the mixture passes initially from the third plate, second plate and first plate sequentially to the weir, wherein both (i) the square edge surface of the third plate and (ii) a flow opening to the weir created by the coupling of the first and second plates being spaced from the leading edge are configured to cause the organic particles to separate from the liquid, wherein the first and third plates extend at a different angles from the second plate;
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• producing a second aqueous solution and a second organic layer by passing the first aqueous solution through a second weir that is spaced downstream from the first weir and configured to be substantially parallel to the first weir, wherein the space between the first weir and the second weir is configured to cause the organic particles to separate from the liquid.