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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Prasad Y. Duggirala, Naperville, IL (US);
Weiguo Cheng, Naperville, IL (US);
Darlington Mlambo, Naperville, IL (US);
Tarun Kumar Bera, Pune, IN;
Luiz Wanderley Bratfisch Pace, Campinas, BR;
Assignee:
ECOLAB USA INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/54 (2006.01); C02F 1/52 (2006.01); C02F 11/14 (2006.01); C02F 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/5263 (2013.01); C02F 1/5236 (2013.01); C02F 1/54 (2013.01); C02F 1/547 (2013.01); C02F 11/14 (2013.01); C02F 1/56 (2013.01); C02F 2305/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Dewatering agents and methods of dewatering wastewater slurries are provided. Also disclosed are methods for improving the separation of solids from water. The water may be produced water, raw water, or wastewater, for example. The dewatering agents can be in solutions and the dewatering agent solutions may include various components in addition to soy protein, soy flour or a combination of soy flour and soy protein.