Patent ID: 7799218

Claim:
A paint reclamation clarifier system in communication with a sump tank in a paint booth containing a carrier fluid for capturing paint droplets and a conduit for transporting the carrier fluid mixed with paint droplets to the reclamation clarifier system, the clarifier system comprising: an influent port; a detackification agent inlet; a mixing containment chamber comprising an upper section in fluid communication with a lower section, the influent port and detackification agent inlet being in fluid communication with the upper section, whereby the carrier fluid mixed with paint droplets is mixed with the detackification agent to bind the saint droplets with the detackification agent, and flows into said lower section; a lower portion of the clarifier system for collecting the carrier fluid from the lower section, whereby the paint droplets bound with the agent settle to the bottom of the lower portion; a sludge outlet for outputting the paint droplets bound with the agent; and at least one effluent port located on or near an upper portion of a sidewall of the clarifier system for outputting clarified carrier fluid.