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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2003
Applicant:
Billy D. Fellers, Glen Rose, TX (US);
Inventor:
Billy D. Fellers, Glen Rose, TX (US);
Assignee:
Basic Resources, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03B 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for extracting and purifying naturally occurring zeolite from ores in the presence of other mineral phases by using mechanical dispersion and differential suspension to remove a majority of the clay content of the ore. The process continues by removal of contaminants with a higher mass to surface area ratio than that of the desired zeolite product by employing the properties of demineralized water in combination with a countercurrent flow separation column. No chemical flocculating or flotation agents need be employed in the process.