Patents Assigned to FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20140230810
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for crystallization. An apparatus includes a vessel defining an interior, a draft tube positioned in the interior of the vessel and defining an annular space between the draft tube and a side wall of the vessel, a rotor shaft extending along a central axis of the vessel, and a helical screw attached to and configured to rotate with the rotor shaft. A multi-stage apparatus further includes a stage barrier wall separating the vessel into two stages, with a draft tube and helical screw positioned in each of the stages. A method for crystallization includes supplying process material to be crystallized into a vessel, moving the process material through a central portion of the vessel, circulating a portion of the material through an annular space in the vessel, and discharging a portion of the material through an outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Idalberto Delgado, Stephen John Clarke