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Apparatus and method for removing pollutants from wastewater

US3959131A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1974
Grant dateMay 25, 1976
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Expiry dateOct 17, 1994

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F2303/04
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A flow of polluted raw wastewater may first be treated with a coagulant, then it is rapidly mixed with very fine bubbles supplied beneath the wastewater flow and may then be treated with a flocculant, after which the pollutants are separated from the water by skimming off the surface of the wastewater.

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