Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for concentrating wastewater and for creating brines
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Application No.: US15772694Application Date: 2016-10-28
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Publication No.: US10597573B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Michael J. Rutsch , Bernard F. Duesel, Jr. , Craig Clerkin
- Applicant: HEARTLAND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: HEARTLAND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LLC
- Current Assignee: HEARTLAND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2016/059426 WO 20161028
- International Announcement: WO2017/079058 WO 20170511
- Main IPC: B01D1/14
- IPC: B01D1/14 ; C09K8/04 ; B01D1/30 ; C02F1/04 ; C02F1/10 ; B01D21/00 ; C02F103/00 ; C02F103/06 ; C02F103/10 ; C02F103/18 ; C02F103/36

Abstract:
A liquid concentrator system includes a concentrator or section having a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a mixing corridor disposed between the gas inlet and gas outlet. A liquid inlet is disposed in the mixing corridor between the gas inlet and a narrowed portion. A demister is disposed downstream of the concentrator section. The demister includes a liquid collector to removed liquid from gas flowing through the demister, and a reservoir that collects the removed liquid. A recirculating circuit is disposed between the reservoir and the mixing corridor to transport liquid within the reservoir to the mixing corridor and secondary re-circulating circuit includes a settling tank to separated saturated liquid and suspended solids. A custom brine mixing device is operatively coupled to the settling tank.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180312738A1 Apparatus for Concentrating Wastewater and for Creating Brines Public/Granted day:2018-11-01
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