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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
George V. Franks, Callaghan, AU;
Graeme John Jameson, Callaghan, AU;
Yao-de Yan, Callaghan, AU;
Simon Richard Biggs, Callaghan, AU;
George V. Franks, Callaghan, AU;
Graeme John Jameson, Callaghan, AU;
Yao-de Yan, Callaghan, AU;
Simon Richard Biggs, Callaghan, AU;
Newcastle Innovation Limited, Callaghan, AU;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for the separation of materials from heterogeneous fluids and provides a means of effecting stimulant-sensitive flocculation and consolidation of solid suspensions within a liquid medium. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of controlling the state of a suspension of solid particles in a liquid, including applying to the suspension a stimulus adapted to control inter-particle forces between the solid particles. The stimulus is reversibly operable to control attraction and/or repulsion. Means of consolidating a sediment bed and of separating the resultant liquids-rich and solids-rich phases are also within the ambit of the invention.