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EP 2311579 B1 20120530 - Process water treatment

Title (en)

Process water treatment

Title (de)

Prozesswasseraufbereitung

Title (fr)

Préparation d'eau de processus

Publication

EP 2311579 B1 20120530 (DE)

Application

EP 09013178 A 20091019

Priority

EP 09013178 A 20091019

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2311579A1] The method involves cleaning the process water using particle selection stage (5) which is passed on a percoated filter stage (6). In the particle selection stage the surface of detached particles selected in the process water are processed and percoated in filter stage. An independent claim is also included for a mobile device for executing the disposal method.

IPC 8 full level

B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/14 (2006.01); B63B 59/06 (2006.01); E04G 23/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B08B 3/026 (2013.01); B08B 3/14 (2013.01); B63B 59/06 (2013.01); E04G 23/002 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2311579 A1 20110420; EP 2311579 B1 20120530

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09013178 A 20091019