Ex parte PALM et al. - Page 14




          Appeal No. 1997-0844                                                        
          Application No. 08/269,979                                                  

                    (i) scrubbing some of said waste gases and combining              
               the resulting liquid with liquid drainage from the waste               
               gypsum; and                                                            

                    (ii) partially neutralizing and clarifying the                    
          combined       liquids to a pH of about 4.5, removing insoluble             
                    contaminants in the underflow, then alkalizing and                
                    clarifying the clarified liquid to a pH of about 11,              
                    removing more insoluble contaminants in the                       
          underflow; and then                                                         
                    (iii) re-acidifying the resulting clarified                       
                    decontaminated liquid to a pH of about 6 to 7.                    
























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