Filtration method and installation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8778193
APP PUB NO 20090261046A1
SERIAL NO

12089197

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The invention provides a method for the separation of liquid from a three phase slurry bubble column. The method includes the step of charging the inside of a hollow filter element with a rinsing fluid to clean the inside of the filter for catalyst fines followed by a backflushing step. The invention also provides an installation for the separation of liquid from a three phase slurry bubble column. The installation includes at feast one hollow and enclosed filter element and one or more conduits in fluid communication with the internal volume of the filter, with at least one conduit being configured or connected for inflow of rinsing fluid and at least one conduit being configured or connection for outflow of rinsing fluid.

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PETROLEUM OIL AND GAS CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD151 FRANS CONRADIE DRIVE PAROW 7500
STATOIL HYDRO ASAN-4035 STAVANGER N-4035

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fathi, Marcus Trondheim, NO 7 16
Minnie, Ockert Rudolph Mossel Bay, ZA 1 6
Søraker, Pål Trondheim, NO 4 4
Taylor, Patrick Otto Mossel Bay, ZA 4 22

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