EP 3021951 A4 20170301 - MINERAL PRODUCTION, SORTING, EXTRACTION AND RINSING
Title (en)
MINERAL PRODUCTION, SORTING, EXTRACTION AND RINSING
Title (de)
HERSTELLUNG, SORTIERUNG, EXTRAKTION UND SPÜLUNG VON MATERIALIEN
Title (fr)
PRODUCTION, TRI, EXTRACTION ET RINÇAGE DE MINÉRAUX
Publication
Application
Priority
- IL 22755113 A 20130718
- IL 22755013 A 20130718
- US 201313950325 A 20130725
- US 201313950329 A 20130725
- IL 22794813 A 20130813
- US 201314010690 A 20130827
- IL 2014050582 W 20140629
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2015008273A1] Provided are gravitational separation systems and methods for sorting crushed material, underwater mineral dressing and Desalination and rinsing. Crushed material is gravitationally separated according to component densities in a liquid column having a bottom layer of a heavy water- immiscible liquid, an intermediate layer of an aqueous salt solution and a top layer of a light water- immiscible liquid. Material is milled in a water-immiscible liquid which is heavier than water and lighter than the product material. Desalination and rinsing use a liquid column to efficiently perform freeze desalination and enable recyclable washing of produced minerals or combustible material. The liquid column comprises alternating layers of water immiscible liquids and water solutions which form a vertical density gradient (discrete or continuous) and exhibit a lower freezing zone from which ice floats to an upper melting zone.
IPC 8 full level
B01D 9/04 (2006.01); B03B 5/28 (2006.01); B03B 5/30 (2006.01); B03B 5/62 (2006.01); B03B 7/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/22 (2006.01); C02F 7/00 (2006.01); E21C 50/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B02C 23/08 (2013.01); B02C 23/36 (2013.01); B03B 5/28 (2013.01); B03B 5/36 (2013.01); B03B 5/38 (2013.01); B03B 5/44 (2013.01); B03B 11/00 (2013.01); C02F 1/22 (2013.01); B03B 2011/008 (2013.01); C02F 2001/007 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); Y02A 20/124 (2017.12)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 3213633 A 19651026 - LUDWIG ROSENSTEIN, et al
- [A] US 4164854 A 19790821 - MARTIN JOHN K
- See references of WO 2015008273A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2015008273 A1 20150122; AU 2014291656 A1 20160310; EA 201690239 A1 20160729; EP 3021951 A1 20160525; EP 3021951 A4 20170301
DOCDB simple family (application)
IL 2014050582 W 20140629; AU 2014291656 A 20140629; EA 201690239 A 20140629; EP 14825878 A 20140629