Process for production of suspensions, solutions, or dispersions

A method for producing a suspension, a solution, or a dispersion, comprising:

• making a slurry suspension in a vessel from a latex and a liquid, by agglomerating and enlarging fine particles in the latex;
• floating or settling the agglomerated and enlarged particles maintained in the slurry by leaving the slurry suspension standing without agitation until the particles float or settle;
• separating the agglomerated and enlarged particles from the slurry suspension left standing by discharging a water phase of the slurry in a first direction from a plurality of openings of a perforated plate;
• wherein the perforated plate comprises the plurality of openings, a plurality of holes and a plurality of projections;
• with each projection being associated with an opening and a hole,
• wherein each projection extends across its associated hole, and the associated opening is formed between a side face of its associated projection and an adjacent side face of the hole associated with its associated projection;
• the perforated plate being disposed in such a manner that the plurality of projections extend in a second direction which is at least partially opposite the first direction, and
• slurrying, dissolving or dispersing the particles by adding a solvent to the separated agglomerated and enlarged particles in the vessel.