Method and apparatus for decontaminating liquid suspensions
AssigneeSEP Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJ. Alan Lawson, James W. Ramp
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for decontaminating a liquid suspension comprising a decontaminating cell. The decontaminating cell has an upper light contaminate collection hood and/or a lower heavy contaminate collection trough. A method and apparatus are provided for decontaminating a liquid suspension by infusing the suspension with a gas, mechanically agitating the suspension, or providing chemical additives thereto. The liquid suspension is then directed to the decontaminating cell under a pressure head sufficient to purge the contaminates therefrom.
Claims19
A method for decontaminating a liquid suspension comprising:
- a. infusing a gas into a contaminated liquid suspension;
- and
- b. directing the gas infused liquid suspension into an apparatus for removing light contaminates from a liquid suspension, said light contaminates having a specific gravity less than said liquid suspension, said apparatus comprising an elongated cell comprising
- i. a longitudinal axis and an interior surface defining a liquid suspension decontaminating chamber having a first cross section area;
- ii. a liquid suspension receiving end;
- iii. an opposed liquid suspension discharging end;
- and,
- iv. an enclosed light contaminate collection hood within an upper portion of the decontaminating chamber in fluid communication with the chamber and having an upper port for purging light contaminates therethrough.
A method for decontaminating a liquid suspension comprising:
- a. mechanically agitating a contaminated liquid suspension and infusing said agitated liquid suspension with a gas;
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- b. directing the agitated liquid suspension into an apparatus for removing light contaminates from a liquid suspension, said light contaminates having a specific gravity less than said liquid suspension, said apparatus comprising an elongated cell comprising
- i. a longitudinal axis and an interior surface defining a liquid suspension decontaminating chamber having a first cross section area;
- ii. a liquid suspension receiving end;
- iii. an opposed liquid suspension discharging end;
- and,
- iv. an enclosed light contaminate collection hood within an upper portion of the decontaminating chamber in fluid communication with the chamber and having an upper port for purging light contaminates therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.