Patent ID: 6390660
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
A method for resuspending solid particles in a predetermined and a same volume, of liquid, comprising:providing a container having a longitudinal axis and a side wall around the axis for containing the same volume of the liquid and solid particles, having a size equal to or less than 10 &mgr;m, forming a deposit adhering in an agglomerated state to an internal face of the side wall, wherein the solid particles separate the side wall from the same volume of liquid; subjecting the container to a reciprocating movement along a reference axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis using reciprocating means to which the container is fixed; and monitoring at least the frequency of the reciprocating means to cause, in the container with the same volume of liquid, a reciprocating ebb and flow on either side of the reference axis, thereby detaching the deposit from the internal face of the side wall and dispersing the solid particles thus detached back toward the center of the same volume of liquid.