发明名称 |
Method and Apparatus for the Treatment of Mine Water |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for the treatment of acidic surface water that has an initial pH and that contains one or more dissolved metals, the method including: (a) extracting a continuous stream of acidic surface water from an acidic surface water supply; (b) mixing a powdered neutralizing agent, having a particle size in the range of 8 micron to 500 micron, in the stream of acidic surface water to produce an alkaline slurry; and (c) dispersing the alkaline slurry for a dosing period over at least a portion of the acidic surface water supply to treat the acidic surface water supply; whereby the treatment of the acidic surface water supply will result in the pH of the acidic surface water supply increasing from its initial pH, and at least a portion of the one or more dissolved metals precipitating out of the acidic surface water supply to form a supernatant and a metal-rich precipitate. |
申请公布号 |
US2015027958(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.01.29 |
申请号 |
US201313950019 |
申请日期 |
2013.07.24 |
申请人 |
Micronised Mineral Solutions Pty Ltd |
发明人 |
Tarrant Leon Michael |
分类号 |
C02F1/52 |
主分类号 |
C02F1/52 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for the treatment of acidic surface water that has an initial pH and that contains one or more dissolved metals, the method including:
a) extracting a continuous stream of acidic surface water from an acidic surface water supply; b) mixing a powdered neutralizing agent, having a particle size in the range of 8 micron to 500 micron, in the stream of acidic surface water to produce an alkaline slurry; c) dispersing the alkaline slurry for a dosing period over at least a portion of the acidic surface water supply to treat the acidic water supply; whereby the treatment of the acidic water supply will result in:
i. the pH of the acidic surface water supply increasing from its initial pH; andii. at least a portion of the one or more dissolved metals precipitating out of the acidic surface water supply to form a supernatant and a metal-rich precipitate. |
地址 |
East Arm AU |