MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617064464 A) filed by The University Of Newcastle on May 21, 2026, for System And Method For Separating Fine Particles From A Slurry.

Inventor includes Galvin, Kevin.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: A system (10) has first and second particle separators (100, 200) comprising first and second vessels (110, 210). A first inlet (115) receives a slurry and carrier particles in the first vessel (110). A first fluidisation device (120) creates a fluidised bed (140) in the first vessel (110) and an aggregation zone (150) forms therein such that fine particles attach to the carrier particl...