CA1230851A - Biodic electrofiltration - Google Patents
Biodic electrofiltrationInfo
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- CA1230851A CA1230851A CA000455546A CA455546A CA1230851A CA 1230851 A CA1230851 A CA 1230851A CA 000455546 A CA000455546 A CA 000455546A CA 455546 A CA455546 A CA 455546A CA 1230851 A CA1230851 A CA 1230851A
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An electrically augmented vacuum filtration apparatus and process wherein a suspension of solids is dewatered in a bath located between electrodes of opposite polarity with intermediate biodes (a biode being in a sense a combined anode and cathode structure) positioned in the bath between the electrodes.
An electrically augmented vacuum filtration apparatus and process wherein a suspension of solids is dewatered in a bath located between electrodes of opposite polarity with intermediate biodes (a biode being in a sense a combined anode and cathode structure) positioned in the bath between the electrodes.
Claims (12)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An electrically augmented vacuum filtration apparatus comprising a tank for holding a bath of solids in suspension, said tank having inlet and outlet means, a pair of spaced electrode structures immersed in said suspension and connected to an external electric circuit for establishing an electrical potential between said electrode structures, at least one biode immersed in said suspension intermediate said electrode structures, said biode comprising a chamber having one wall thereof composed of an ion-pervious member facing one of said electrode structures, a second wall of said biode composed of a liquid-pervious filter medium facing the other of said electrode structures, the ion-pervious member and the filter medium forming the chamber walls of the biode being characterized by a polarity opposite to that of the electrode structure they are facing when an electrical potential is imposed by the electrode structures, said biode having no direct connection to the external electric circuit, vacuum means communicating with the interior of the biode chamber to facilitate permeation of carrier liquid from the bath through the liquid-pervious filter medium into the biode chamber and means for withdrawing such biolyte liquid from said biode chamber, said ion-pervious member facilitating transport of certain ions through the apparatus and providing a surface on which solids from the bath may be deposited, said chamber walls separating the biolyte liquid within said biode from the suspension in which the biode is immersed.
2. The electrically augmented vacuum filtration appara-tus of claim 1 wherein the anode structure of said electrode structures is provided with an ion-pervious wall and an electrode element located within said anode structure immersed in a circulating, protective electrolyte.
3. The electrically augmented vacuum filtration appara-tus of claim 2 wherein the ion-pervious wall of said biode faces said cathode and is consequently an anodic surface.
4. The electrically augmented vacuum filtration appara-tus of claim 3 wherein the liquid-pervious wall of said biode races said anode and is consequently a cathodic surface.
5. The electrically augmented vacuum filtration appara-tus of claim 4 wherein a plurality of biodes are provided and means are provided to doctor and recover the cake depo-sited on said ion-pervious walls of said anode and biodes.
6. The electrically augmented vacuum filtration appara-tus of claim 4 wherein said ion-pervious wall is an ion exchange membrane.
7. The electrically augmented vacuum filtration appara-tus of claim 4 wherein said liquid-pervious filter medium is a fabric composed of a copolymer of vinyl chloride and acrylonitrile.
8. The electrically augmented vacuum filtration appara-tus of claim 4 wherein said liquid-pervious filter medium is a microporous or ultrafiltration membrane.
9. A method for dewatering a suspension of solids by passing said suspension into an array of electrodes and biodes arranged in a series electrical circuit, energizing the electrodes to establish an electrical potential across said suspension and thereby conferring anodic and cathodic properties to opposite faces of each biode, withdrawing and disposing of biolyte from said biodes and recovering solids deposited on the faces of said biodes.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the solids are de-posited on and recovered from the anodic faces of said biodes.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein the solids are de-posited on and recovered from the cathodic faces of said biodes.
12. A method for dewatering a suspension of solids by passing said suspension through an array of electrodes and biodes arranged in a series electrical circuit, energizing the electrodes to establish an electrical potential across said suspension thereby conferring anodic and cathodic properties to opposite sides of each biode, withdrawing biolyte from said biodes, maintaining a sufficient velocity of said suspension past said array of electrodes and biodes to limit deposition of solids on any anode or anodic side of said biodes and withdrawing the suspension after passing through the array of electrodes and biodes as a thickened product slurry.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CA000455546A CA1230851A (en) | 1984-05-31 | 1984-05-31 | Biodic electrofiltration |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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CA000455546A CA1230851A (en) | 1984-05-31 | 1984-05-31 | Biodic electrofiltration |
Publications (1)
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CA1230851A true CA1230851A (en) | 1987-12-29 |
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CA000455546A Expired CA1230851A (en) | 1984-05-31 | 1984-05-31 | Biodic electrofiltration |
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1984
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