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EP 0238517 B1 19901107 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RINSING SURFACES WITH NON-AQUEOUS LIQUIDS

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RINSING SURFACES WITH NON-AQUEOUS LIQUIDS

Publication

EP 0238517 B1 19901107 (FR)

Application

EP 86905186 A 19860911

Priority

CH 398485 A 19850913

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO8701740A1] Surfaces wet with an aqueous liquid are treated by using a thermally stable and chemically inert non-solvent liquid so as to form an emulsion with the aqueous liquid to be removed from said surfaces up to the complete elimination of said aqueous liquid, whereafter the wet surfaces are subjected to a rinsing operation in the presence of vapours from said non-solvent liquid, and to drying. The installation for implementing such method comprises a first rinsing zone (1) wherein are arranged means (2, 3) for the treatment of the surfaces by means of an inert non-solvent liquid intended to form an emulsion with the aqueous liquid to be eliminated from said surfaces, as well as means (16-18) for vaporizing the inert non-solvent liquid in a second rinsing zone (15), and a drying zone (20) situated preferably directly above said second vapour rinsing zone.

IPC 1-7

B01D 12/00; C23G 5/02

IPC 8 full level

B08B 3/08 (2006.01); B01D 12/00 (2006.01); C23G 5/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C23G 5/02 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 134/902 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 8701740 A1 19870326; CH 663554 A5 19871231; DE 3675540 D1 19901213; EP 0238517 A1 19870930; EP 0238517 B1 19901107; JP S63501348 A 19880526; US 4936921 A 19900626; US 5004000 A 19910402

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 8600130 W 19860911; CH 398485 A 19850913; DE 3675540 T 19860911; EP 86905186 A 19860911; JP 50466886 A 19860911; US 22367988 A 19880722; US 47387390 A 19900202