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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Omega Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/106 ; C02F 1/112 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/106 ; C02F 1/112 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating an aqueous-containing sludge in which the sludge is filtered on an elongate moving sheet of a water permeable unwoven fabric on paper. The moving sheet is folded and compressed between rollers whereby to express water therefrom. The folded moving sheet and contained sludge is dried, and the dried sheet and sludge is incinerated. Combustion heat from the incineration step is used in the drying step.