Patent ID: 9393573
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B03C,B29C,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A belt separator system for separating components of a difficult-to-fluidize material, the belt separator system comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline and configured to provide an electric field between the first and second electrodes; a continuous belt having impermeable longitudinal edges of a predefined width and apertures interior to the longitudinal edges that are permeable to the components of the difficult-to-fluidize material, the belt configured for conveying components of the difficult-to-fluidize material under influence of the electric field-in respective counter-current streams along the longitudinal direction between the first and second electrodes; and the belt having periodic notches formed within the longitudinal edges at periodic locations in the edge of the belt, the notches being configured for conveying the components of the difficult-to-fluidize material in a direction along the longitudinal direction of the belt separator system.