Patent ID: 7328809
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: B01D,C02F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for liquid-liquid extraction configured to accommodate at least a first, organic, liquid phase and a second, aqueous, phase, the apparatus comprising: a container having a bottom container wall, a container end, with the second container end having a rear container end wall, wherein the container is adapted for material flow generally in a main flow direction from the first container end toward the second container end; a settler compartment provided as part of the container and adjacent the container end of the container; a first, organic phase, weir for organic phase material provided as part of the settler compartment; and a second, aqueous phase, weir for aqueous phase material provided as part of the settler compartment, wherein the second, aqueous, weir is defined at one end thereof by the rear container end wall, and the second, aqueous, weir comprises: wherein the first, organic phase, weir comprises: