Liquid purification or separation – Structural installation – Closed circulating system
Patent
1995-07-21
1996-10-08
Lithgow, Thomas M.
Liquid purification or separation
Structural installation
Closed circulating system
210219, 2102211, 261 93, 119263, 119264, C02F 124
Patent
active
055628214
ABSTRACT:
A foam fractionator which can create a vortex is utilized to remove proteins from an aquatic environment by skimming. The vortex is created by a propeller arrangement located at the bottom of an internal chamber, centrally located within a main reaction chamber. Air sucked from the atmosphere by the vortex passes down through a central chamber and is dispensed outwardly into the main chamber where air bubbles form and rise to the surface. The air bubbles attract protein deposits which stick thereto which results in the formation of a protein-containing surface foam that is collected within a collection cup.
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Lithgow Thomas M.
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