Patent ID: 9486722
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B01D,C07C

Claim Text:
1. A process for recovering a solid product from a solid/liquid mixture, comprising: filtering a solid/liquid mixture in a first solid/liquid separation zone to form a filter cake, the filter cake comprising a solid product, the first solid-liquid separation zone comprising a rotary pressure filter apparatus configured to operate at a positive pressure and to apply a pressure differential across at least one filter member, the filter cake forming on said at least one filter member; the rotary pressure filter apparatus further being configured to operate without a drying zone; washing the filter cake with a wash fluid in the rotary filter apparatus to form a wet filter cake; transferring the wet filter cake to a reslurrying zone and mixing the wet filter cake with a reslurrying fluid to form a slurry; transferring the slurry to a second solid/liquid separation zone and separating the solid product from the slurry.