摘要 |
The separation of solid particulate matter from liquid material in which it is dispersed is improved by agglomerating the particles together by stirring to give homogeneous agitation. A smooth, preferably cylindrical stirrer is employed. In an important application fatty material such as fat or fatty acid mixtures in liquid phase, optionally dissolved in a solvent, is cooled to precipitate a fraction during homogeneous agitation to agglomerate the crystals as the precipitate. An unusually good filtration rate is possible, even with very heavy crops of crystals. |