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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1987
Filed:
May. 24, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter R Klinkowski, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
Dorr-Oliver Incorporated, , US;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041823 ; 204151 ; 2041824 ; 204301 ;
Abstract
A system and apparatus for dewatering a suspension of solids in a carrier liquid by means of an electrically augmented vacuum filter (EAVF). The EAVF including an anodic structure comprising an anode, anolyte and a filter membrane for depositing solids from the suspension of solids thereon; and a cathodic structure comprising a cathode, catholyte, a catholyte chamber and a filtrate chamber for filtering the filtrate of the bath of the suspension of solids. The catholyte chamber having a membrane wall which is liquid impervious and either an anion exchange membrane or a non ion selective membrane. Filtrate being removed at the filtrate chamber.