Gravity separation of slurries
AssigneeExtrakt Process Solutions, LLC
InventorsPaul C. PAINTER, Aron LUPINSKY, Christian KUJAWA
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Abstract
Processes of thickening slurries such as from metal and non-metal based ore processes are disclosed. The processes include treating a feed slurry in a thickener apparatus with an indifferent salt in sufficient quantity to increase efficiency of solids-liquid separation as compared to a feed slurry in the thickener apparatus without the added indifferent salt.
Claims8
A process of thickening a slurry, the process comprising treating a feed slurry in a thickener apparatus with an indifferent salt to separate the feed slurry into an underflow slurry and an overflow liquid with an increase efficiency of at least 10% as compared to the feed slurry in the thickener apparatus without the added indifferent salt.
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