2021-03-252021-03-252019-10-29http://hdl.handle.net/10919/102812A process for cleaning and dewatering hydrophobic particulate materials is presented. The process is performed in in two steps: 1) agglomeration of the hydrophobic particles in a first hydrophobic liquid/aqueous mixture; followed by 2) dispersion of the agglomerates in a second hydrophobic liquid to release the water trapped within the agglomerates along with the entrained hydrophilic particles.application/pdfenPatenthttp://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/83/578/104/0.pdf15294377B03B1/04B03B9/00B03B9/005C10L9/10C10L9/02C10L2290/24C10L2290/3410457883