Dewatering of suspensions

摘要

PCT No. PCT/GB95/01333 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 16, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 16, 1997 PCT Filed Jun. 8, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/33697 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 14, 1995A suspension is dosed with a coagulant and then with a flocculant and is dewatered to form a thickened sludge or cake and separated liquor, and control of the dewatering performance is improved by adding the flocculant at a predetermined dosage, monitoring the charge in the separated liquor (or monitoring other dewatering parameter of the separated liquor or suspension) and adding coagulant at a dosage selected in response to the monitored charge or other parameter value in order to maintain the value substantially at a preselected optimum value.