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Method and apparatus for reducing the amount of sludge produced in a pulp and/or paper mill

CA 2562860 C · Owner: Metso Paper, Inc. · Inventors: Lampinen, Rami

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Method and apparatus for reducing the amount of sludges produced in a pulp and/or paper mill. The sludge produced in a pulp and/or paper mill as a result of waste water treatment is conveyed to solid fuel and the produced fuelsludge mixture is burned in a power boiler. The solid fuel is heated before sludge is mixed therein.

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  • Filed May 3, 2005 and granted March 18, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 3, 2025.
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FiledMay 3, 2005
GrantedMarch 18, 2014
Term endedMay 3, 2025
Patent numberCA 2562860 C
Classification (IPC)D21C1/02

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