Electro-acoustic dewatering (EAD) a novel approach for food processing, and recovery

Conference · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6189719

Muralidhara, H S; Chauhan, S P; Senapati, N; Beard, R; Jirjis, B; Kim, B C

Separation of liquids from fine particle suspensions plays an important role in many industrial processes. In the past few years a number of technologies have been developed for the separation of slurries with coarse particle suspensions and intermediate particle sizes. However, separation of fine particles from their suspensions can be difficult and prohibitively costly. Battelle has developed a solid/liquid separation technology that utilizes differences in electrokinetic and acoustic properties to enhance the efficiency of conventional solid/liquid separation techniques such as vacuum filters or presses. This method can dewater colloidal techniques. Typical applications of this technology to food processing will be presented. Mechanisms involved during separation will also be discussed.

• Research Organization: Battelle Columbus Division, Columbus, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6189719
• Report Number(s): CONF-871038-
• Journal Information: Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 23:12,13; Conference: 5. symposium on separation science and technology for energy applications, Knoxville, TN, USA, 26 Oct 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
SUSPENSIONS
WATER REMOVAL
ACOUSTICS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRODYNAMICS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FILTRATION
PARTICLES
VACUUM SYSTEMS
DATA
DISPERSIONS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
REMOVAL
SEPARATION PROCESSES
400105* - Separation Procedures