Systems and methods for removing finely dispersed particles from mining wastewater
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United States of America Patent
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Mar 20, 2018
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Mar 7, 2013
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Jun 18, 2012
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Abstract
The invention is directed to systems and methods of removing particulate matter from a fluid, comprising: pre-activating the particulate matter to form a pre-activated particulate matter; providing an activating material capable of being affixed to the pre-activated particulate matter; affixing the activating material to the pre-activated particulate matter to form an activated particle; providing an anchor particle and providing a tethering material capable of being affixed to the anchoring particle; and attaching the tethering material to the anchor particle and the activated particle to form a removable complex in the fluid that comprises the particulate matter, wherein the particulate matter is derived from a mining operation.
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- 2013 Application Filing Year
- C02F Class
- 1232 Applications Filed
- 1035 Patents Issued To-Date
- 84.01 % Issued To-Date
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- 4 Citation Count
- C02F Class
- 33.15 % this patent is cited more than
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