摘要 |
The present invention provides a new and improved method and apparatus for separating a disperse mixture of two non-miscible liquids to increase the separation extent within less time required as per usual. The proposed method includes the steps of providing a tank having an elongated horizontal extension terminated by two end faces ( 4, 5 ), creating within said tank an interface ( 13 ) between a first layer formed by a volume of one of said two liquids and a second layer formed by a volume of the other of said two liquids with, and supplying said disperse mixture into the tank from one of said end faces ( 4 ) thereof directly into said interface ( 13 ). The inventive apparatus comprises a tank having an inlet opening ( 6 ) mounted at an end wall ( 4 ) at the beginning of the said elongated horizontal path for supplying the said mixture to be separated, two outlet openings ( 7, 8 ) mounted at the end of the said elongated horizontal for separately draining the separated liquids, whereby an outlet opening ( 8 ) is located below the inlet opening and is connected to a vertical channel ( 10 ) furnished with a sink ( 11 ) which is located at least on the level of the inlet opening ( 6 ).
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