Inventors:
Satish C. Wadhawan - Pittsburgh PA
International Classification:
C02F 152, B01D 2101
Abstract:
A method for treating waste pickle liquor solution comprising the steps of (a) adding a flocculating agent to the pickle liquor solution; (b) allowing at least some of the silica in the pickle liquor to begin to flocculate; (c) again adding a flocculating agent to the pickle liquor solution; (d) allowing the floccules containing silica formed in step (b) to increase in size; and (e) physically separating floccules formed in step (d) from the pickle liquor solution.