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US 2011/0079044 A1Published application
Method and apparatus using deliquescent filter for separating mixture
AssigneesKabushikikaisha Jo, Hokkaido Research Organization
InventorsMasahiro Teduka, Masaharu Jo
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for separating a mixture to be separated (solid-liquid or liquid-liquid mixture) using a deliquescent filter medium. The mixture to be separated is separated into a liquid passing through a filter layer of the filter medium and a captured material captured in the filter layer.
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A method using a deliquescent filter medium for separating a mixture to be separated, the method comprising:
- a) a step of forming mother liquid crystals from a mother liquid;
- b) a step of forming deliquored filter crystals by deliquoring the mother liquid crystals;
- c) a step of forming a crystal-filter layer of the deliquored filter crystals and supplying a mixture to be separated to a surface of the formed crystal-filter layer to separate the mixture to be separated into a passing liquid passing through the crystal-filter layer and a crystal-filter layer supporting wall having holes, and a captured material captured in the crystal-filter layer, the average distance between the holes of the crystal-filter layer supporting wall having holes being longer than the average thickness of the crystal-filter layer to which the mixture to be separated is being supplied;
- d) a step of melting the crystal-filter layer among the crystal-filter layer and the captured material captured in the crystal-filter layer;
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- e) a step of separating, by gravity settling, the melted crystal-filter layer and the captured material captured in the crystal-filter layer.
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A method using a deliquescent filter medium for separating a mixture to be separated, the method comprising:
- a) a step of forming filter crystals from a mother liquid;
- b) a step of forming a crystal-filter layer of the filter crystals and supplying a mixture to be separated to a surface of the formed crystal-filter layer to separate the mixture to be separated into a passing liquid passing through the crystal-filter layer and a crystal-filter layer supporting wall having holes, and a captured material captured in the crystal-filter layer, the average distance between the holes of the crystal-filter layer supporting wall having holes being longer than the average thickness of the crystal-filter layer to which the mixture to be separated is being supplied;
- c) a step of melting the crystal-filter layer among the crystal-filter layer and the captured material captured in the crystal-filter layer;
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- d) a step of separating, by gravity settling, the melted crystal-filter layer and the captured material captured in the crystal-filter layer.
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An apparatus using a deliquescent filter medium for separating a mixture to be separated, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a crystal generator which forms mother liquid crystals from a mother liquid;
- b) a deliquoring device which deliquores the mother liquid crystals to form deliquored filter crystals;
- c) a separator which forms a crystal-filter layer of the deliquored filter crystals, supplies a mixture to be separated to a surface of the formed crystal-filter layer, and separates the mixture to be separated into a liquid passing through the crystal-filter layer and a crystal-filter layer supporting wall having holes, and a material captured in the crystal-filter layer, the average distance between the holes of the crystal-filter layer supporting wall having holes being longer than the average thickness of the crystal-filter layer to which the mixture to be separated is being supplied;
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- d) a tank in which the melted crystal-filter layer and the material captured in the crystal-filter layer are separated by gravity settling separation.
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An apparatus using a deliquescent filter medium for separating a mixture to be separated, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a crystal generator which forms filter crystals from a mother liquid;
- b) a separator which forms a crystal-filter layer of the filter crystals, supplies a mixture to be separated to a surface of the formed crystal-filter layer, and separates the mixture to be separated into a passing liquid passing through the crystal-filter layer and a crystal-filter layer supporting wall having holes, and a material captured in the crystal-filter layer, the average distance between holes of the crystal-filter layer supporting wall having holes being longer than the average thickness of the crystal-filter layer to which the mixture to be separated is being supplied;
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- c) a tank in which the melted crystal-filter layer and the material captured in the crystal-filter layer are separated by gravity settling separation.
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