Patent ID: 8123939

Claim:
An apparatus for collecting and dewatering a powder comprising: a precipitation bag; and a collection can disposed within said precipitation bag, said collection can comprising: a main body including a removable top half part and a bottom half part; a turn and lock connection mechanism removably securing said removable top half part and said bottom half part; a cover connectable to said bottom half part using a turn and lock connection mechanism to secure said cover to said bottom half part, when said top half part is detached from said bottom half part; and a mesh filter at a lower end of said bottom half part; wherein, water containing powder is transferred into said precipitation bag, said powder precipitates into said collection can whereafter, said collection can is removed from said precipitation bag, water is permitted to drain from said collection can through said mesh filter, an empty top half part of said collection can is removed from said bottom half part and said can is covered using said cover.