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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003

Filed:

Jun. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Pascal Moreau, Champigny sur Marne, FR;

Patrick Binot, Bussy Saint Martin, FR;

Genevieve Boissonnade, Paris, FR;

Assignee:

OTV SA, , FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/52 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/52 ;
Abstract

The invention concerns a flocculation-decantation method by ballasted flocs using a granular material and a step which consists in treating the sludge derived from flocculation-decantation in a circular grit trap wherein the auxiliary liquids tangentially injected into the sludge substantially in the same direction as the latter. The invention also concerns a circular grit trap with a cylindrical part of diameter D tangentially supplied with the suspension to be treated and a conical part and provided with a cylindrical chamber injecting wash-water provided at the conical part outlet and having a diameter D′ ranging between 0.35 D and 0.65 D, said cylindrical chamber having at least a tangential supply of auxiliary liquid along the same feeding direction as said tangential supply of the suspension to be treated.


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