摘要 |
A method of spreading a pulp for the purpose of drying it naturally, the pulp having a solid fraction which has a d80 of less than 100 microns. This method comprises the following steps: (a) adjusting the level of solids of the pulp to between 2 and 25%; (b) adding a flocculating agent to the pulp and mixing it with same, the amount of said flocculating agent being between two thirds and 98% of the optimum required for the flocculation of said pulp; and (c) spreading the mixture of pulp and flocculating agent, in the open air, in a bed the sides of which are permeable, and the bottom of which has a slope of less than 5 meters per 1000 meters, said spreading taking place 1 to 20 minutes after the adding and mixing of the flocculating agent. |