Patents by Inventor Tshamano NETSHIKHUDINI

Tshamano NETSHIKHUDINI 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).

  • SIMPLIFIED SULPHATE REMOVAL FOR EFFLUENT TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20220332620
    Abstract: A method of treating a sulphate-bearing stream which includes the steps of hydrolysing aluminium sulphate to produce a chemically-reactive aluminium trihydroxide and sulphuric acid, adding lime to immobilize the sulphuric acid as gypsum and using the aluminium trihydroxide to remove sulphate from the sulphate-bearing stream without interference of sulphate derived from the aluminium sulphate used as an aluminium source in the hydrolysis step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Tshamano Netshikhudini, Petrus Johannes Van Staden
  • WATER BALANCE IMPROVEMENT lN AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT PROCESS FOR SULPHATE REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20220315459
    Abstract: A method to improve the solid/solid separation of an amorphous aluminium trihydroxide containing suspension from a gypsum containing suspension in a saturated calcium sulphate solution without the need for a dewatering step following the solid-solid separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Tshamano NETSHIKHUDINI