Patent ID: 6432370
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B01D,C22B,Y02P

Abstract:
An apparatus for receiving a dispersion of a liquid-liquid extraction, the apparatus comprising:a wide settler having a front wall and two side walls, an essentially continuous dividing wall structure extending across the settler to the side walls thereof and substantially dividing the settler into an inlet space, between the front wall and the dividing wall structure, and a settling space, the dividing wall structure having an upper edge and there being an upper slot between the upper edge of the dividing wall structure and the settler to allow the dispersion to pass from the inlet space to the settling space, and an uptake shaft extending to the settler from below for delivering the dispersion to the inlet space, whereby the dispersion delivered to the inlet space through the uptake shaft passes from the inlet space into the settling space through said upper slot.