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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2005
Sophie Brocheton, Leuven, BE;
Georges Rahier, Liege, BE;
Philippe Janssens, Wavre, BE;
Stephane Louis Ghislain Dupire, Orp-Jauche, BE;
Pierre Marie Fernand Adam, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;
Sophie Brocheton, Leuven, BE;
Georges Rahier, Liege, BE;
Philippe Janssens, Wavre, BE;
Stephane Louis Ghislain Dupire, Orp-Jauche, BE;
Pierre Marie Fernand Adam, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;
Krontec S.A., , BE;
Abstract
A filter aid for use in connection with the filtration of liquids is provided. In particular, a filter useful in connection with the filtration of beer is provided. In addition, a method of filtering liquids is provided. According to the method, a filter aid comprising angular, isotropic particles is introduced to a liquid before the liquid is passed through a filter. In particular, a method for filtering beer comprising the introduction of angular, isotropic particles as a filter aid to a stream of unfiltered beer such that a filtration cake comprising filter aid and solids filtered from the beer is formed.