Patents by Inventor Johan SKARIUS

Johan SKARIUS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240158989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixing assembly for controlling mixing of green liquor and a flocculation agent, the mixing assembly comprising a mixing vessel (20) having a first end and a second end, a vessel inlet (21) for supplying liquor and flocculation agent to the mixing vessel in a vicinity of the first end, a vessel outlet (22), a stirring device (31) that is rotatably arranged in the vicinity of the first end for mixing the liquor and flocculation agent by stirring, wherein the mixing vessel (20) has a length from a center of the vessel inlet to a center of the vessel outlet, and the mixing vessel also has a maximum width that is perpendicular to the length, and wherein said length is at least 1.5 times the maximum width. The invention also relates to a method for controlling flocculation of green liquor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: VALMET AB
    Inventors: Johan SKARIUS, Nicholas ROWE
  • Publication number: 20240117566
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating green liquor in a green liquor treatment arrangement, wherein the method comprises—adding (101) a flocculation agent to green liquor to form flocculated green liquor,—supplying (102) the flocculated green liquor to a clarifying vessel for separating flocculated green liquor into flocculated matter and clear green liquor,—removing (103) flocculated matter through a sludge outlet, and—removing (104) clear green liquor from the clarifying vessel, wherein the method further comprises—measuring (201) a flocculation of the green liquor, wherein said measuring takes place after adding the flocculation agent but before supplying the flocculated green liquor to the clarifying vessel. The invention also relates to a green liquor treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: VALMET AB
    Inventors: Johan SKARIUS, Nicholas ROWE