Global Patent Index - EP 1409412 A1

EP 1409412 A1 20040421 - IMPROVEMENTS IN FLOTATION/FRACTIONATION SYSTEMS FOR TREATING LIQUIDS AND IN SEPARATION OF LIQUIDS TO BE TREATED THEREBY

Title (en)

IMPROVEMENTS IN FLOTATION/FRACTIONATION SYSTEMS FOR TREATING LIQUIDS AND IN SEPARATION OF LIQUIDS TO BE TREATED THEREBY

Title (de)

VERBESSERUNGEN IN FLOTATIONS-/FRAKTIONIERUNGSSYSTEMEN ZUR FLÜSSIGKEITSBEHANDLUNG UND BEI DER TRENNUNG VON HIERBEI BEHANDELTEN FLÜSSIGKEITEN

Title (fr)

AMELIORATION DE SYSTEMES DE FLOTTAISON/FRACTIONNEMENT POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE LIQUIDE ET AMELIORATION DE LA SEPARATION DE LIQUIDE TRAITE PAR CE SYSTEME

Publication

EP 1409412 A1 20040421 (EN)

Application

EP 00972461 A 20001030

Priority

  • AU 0001331 W 20001030
  • AU PQ375399 A 19991029
  • AU 0000800 W 20000630

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0132562A1] An improvement in a fractionation/flotation system for separating liquid containing particles of varying mass or specific gravity. A reactor vessel comprises a fractionation column and a foam aggregation chamber surmounting the column. Liquid containing the waste is pumped into the fractionation column via a first inlet and a second inlet at intermediate locations where the first inlet entry is higher than the second inlet. A waste reducing gas is injected into the second inlet immediately prior to the liquid entering the fractionation column. The separating apparatus comprises an elongated passageway, a primary lip for liquid containing particles to flow over, a secondary lip lower than the primary lip for liquid to flow over. Flow is diverted within the passageway by a suction pipe. Liquid in the pipe contains particles of relatively lower mass or specific. Liquid containing particles of higher mass or specific gravity flows out over the secondary lip.

IPC 1-7

C02F 1/24; B01D 21/02; B03B 5/28

IPC 8 full level

A01K 63/00 (2006.01); A01K 63/04 (2006.01); B01D 21/02 (2006.01); B03B 5/28 (2006.01); C02F 1/24 (2006.01); C02F 1/40 (2006.01); C02F 1/74 (2006.01); C02F 1/78 (2006.01); C02F 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A01K 61/50 (2016.12 - US); A01K 63/04 (2013.01 - EP); A01K 63/045 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0132562A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0132562 A1 20010510; AU 1118501 A 20010514; AU PQ375399 A0 19991125; BR 0014630 A 20020702; CA 2427191 A1 20010510; CN 1409693 A 20030409; EP 1409412 A1 20040421; IL 149385 A0 20021110; JP 2003534892 A 20031125; ZA 200203725 B 20020821

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0001331 W 20001030; AU 1118501 A 20001030; AU PQ375399 A 19991029; BR 0014630 A 20001030; CA 2427191 A 20001030; CN 00816986 A 20001030; EP 00972461 A 20001030; IL 14938500 A 20001030; JP 2001534723 A 20001030; ZA 200203725 A 20020510