Distillation: apparatus – Apparatus – Systems
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-19
2007-06-19
Manoharan, Virginia (Department: 1764)
Distillation: apparatus
Apparatus
Systems
C202S160000, C202S172000, C202S176000, C202S181000, C202S193000, C202S196000, C202S205000, C422S105000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10301782
ABSTRACT:
A distilling apparatus and method use a two step distillation and purification process for processing a waste liquid, such as an impure sulfuric acid solution, to form a highly concentrated sulfuric acid solution. First, the waste liquid is stored in a concentrating column, where it is heated. A condenser, which uses the waste liquid as a cooling medium, condenses the vapor generated by the heater. The condensed vapor is passed through a filter, which separates impurities out of the waste liquid, prior to feeding the waste liquid back into the concentrating column. Water is then removed from the waste liquid via a distilling process. The resulting concentrated liquid is then fed to a purifying column, where it is again heated, to remove residue, and condensed, resulting in a highly pure waste liquid. The liquid level and physical state of the waste liquid in both the concentrating column and the purifying column are monitored to insure that only an optimum amount of waste liquid for distillation is stored in each of the columns.
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Adachi Daisuke
Fukuizumi Masataka
Matoba Toru
Osuda Hiroshi
Armstrong Kratz Quintos Hanson & Brooks, LLP
Manoharan Virginia
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