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Sludge treating process

CA 1053811 A · Owner: Nichireki Chemical Industry Co. · Inventors: Sugita, Tasuku; Kobayashi, Kohei; Asada, Hiroshi

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When a bituminous emulsion is added to a watercontaining sludge, the sludge is instantaneously separated into an aqueous layer and a solid layer. But heavy metal and other, poisonous pollutants cannot be removed from the separated aqueous layer. In contrast, when a sulfur-containing compound or colloidal sulfur is added to such sludge in combination with a bituminous emulsion, heavy metals and other poisonous pollutants are converted to water-insoluble or hardly soluble sulfur compounds and they are readily removed from the separated water layer. When an inorganic coagulant or organic polymeric coagulant is added in combination, the coagulating and solidifying effects can be further …

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  • Granted May 1, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 1, 1996.
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GrantedMay 1, 1979
Term endedMay 1, 1996
Patent numberCA 1053811 A
Classification (IPC)C02F11/12 +2 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedMay 1, 1979Term endedMay 1, 1996

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