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Title:
CONSOLIDATION AND DEWATERING OF PARTICULATE MATTER WITH PROTEIN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/014790
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of treating a suspension of particles in a fluid including the steps of promoting flocculation of the particles, and dewatering the flocs to form a cake with a solids content, an improvement including the step of exposing the suspension to chemicals of the protein family. The suspension can include a suspension of biological sludge in water. The suspension can be a suspension of non biological material.

Inventors:
BANERJEE SUJIT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/050417
Publication Date:
July 17, 2014
Filing Date:
July 14, 2013
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Assignee:
GEORGIA TECH RES INST (US)
International Classes:
G02F3/00; B01D21/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2001037677A12001-05-31
Foreign References:
US20070227971A12007-10-04
US4072606A1978-02-07
US20040147723A12004-07-29
US6113800A2000-09-05
Other References:
ZHANG ET AL.: "Enhanced dewatering of waste sludge with microbial flocculant TJ-F1 as a novel conditioner", WATER RESEARCH, vol. 44, no. ISSUE, May 2010 (2010-05-01), pages 3087 - 3092
MILLIGAN: "Lubrication And Soil Conditioning In Tunnelling", PIPE JACKING AND MICROTUNNELLING, A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW, August 2000 (2000-08-01), Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20140303]
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCHNEIDER, Ryan A. (Bank of America Plaza600 Peachtree Street, NE,Suite 520, Atlanta GA, US)
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