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US 12,729,146 B2Granted
System and method of using nanobubbles in a dewatering process for a liquid-solid stream
AssigneeMoleaer, Inc.
InventorsLaureanne Marie Jeanne Parizot, Andrea Renee Turriciano White, John William Crisman
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a dewatering method that includes combining water, a dewatering flocculant, and nanobubbles to form a dewatering composition. The method includes combining the dewatering composition with a solids-containing liquid stream to form a dewaterable composition. The method includes dewatering the dewaterable composition to form a water stream and a dewatered product having a solids content that is greater than the solids content of the solids-containing liquid stream.
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A dewatering method comprising:
- (a) combining water, a dewatering flocculant, and nanobubbles to form a dewatering composition;
- (b) combining the dewatering composition with a solids-containing liquid stream to form a dewaterable composition;
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- (c) dewatering the dewaterable composition to form a water stream and a dewatered product having a solids content that is greater than the solids content of the solids-containing liquid stream.
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A system comprising:
- a blending apparatus configured to receive a dewatering flocculant and water containing nanobubbles, wherein the blending apparatus is configured to combine the water, the dewatering flocculant, and the nanobubbles to form a dewatering composition;
- a second apparatus configured to receive a solids-containing liquid stream and the dewatering composition, wherein the second apparatus is configured to combine the solids-containing liquid stream and the dewatering composition to form a dewaterable composition;
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- a dewatering unit configured to receive the dewaterable composition, wherein the dewatering unit is configured to dewater the dewaterable composition to form a water stream and a dewatered product having a solids content that is greater than the solids content of the solids- containing liquid stream.
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A method comprising:
- (a) combining a liquid, a liquid-removing flocculant, and nanobubbles to form a first composition;
- (b) combining the first composition with a solids-containing liquid stream to form a second composition;
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- (c) removing liquid from the second composition to form a liquid stream and a product having a solids content that is greater than the solids content of the solids-containing liquid stream.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.