Patent ID: 7487790
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: B01F,C02F,E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A universal cartridge for controllable delivery of a dispersant in either a stagnant liquid or a moving liquid environment comprising: a housing having a dispersant holding chamber therein; a dispersant, said dispersant located in said dispersant holding chamber, said dispersant generating a first dispersant concentration in said chamber in the presence of a liquid in said dispersant holding chamber; a sleeve mateable with said housing; a lip on said universal cartridge for maintaining the universal cartridge in a fixed condition proximate a moving liquid stream; a body of liquid located outside said chamber with at least a portion of the body of liquid located within said chamber, said body of liquid comprising a liquid for supporting transfer of a liquid treatment dispersant from the dispersant holding chamber to the body of liquid located outside said chamber; a float on said universal cartridge for maintaining the universal cartridge in a partially unsubmerged condition in the body of liquid; and a set ports extending through said housing to form a liquid passage to connect the liquid in the chamber with the body of liquid located outside to enable the dispersant in the chamber to be transferred into the body of liquid located outside the chamber to thereby increase the concentration of dispersant in the body of liquid outside the chamber whether the body of liquid outside of said chamber is a stagnant body of liquid or a moving liquid stream.