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Multi-zone process and apparatus for treating wastewater

US12185656B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Justin Buck · Cambridge, US
Matthew Silver · Cambridge, US
Zhen Huang · Newton, US
Tzipora Wagner · Somerville, US
Matthew H. Dorson · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	Jan 7, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E50/30
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Wastewater containing organic matter may be treated using a multi-zone apparatus. In a first zone, organic matter in the wastewater may, among other things, be converted to at least volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and, thereafter, a portion of the treated wastewater may flow to a second zone that may, among other things, convert the VFAs to methane.

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