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Process and apparatus for purifying waste waters

US4236974A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 1979
Grant dateDec 2, 1980
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 1999

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W10/40
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process and apparatus for purifying waste water which comprises introducing said waste water into a separation zone, removing a portion of the impurities recovered from said separation zone, and concentrating said impurities by their introduction into an evaporation system to form a still fluid residue and remaining impurities composed of impurities in gaseous and vapor form together with waste vapors, transferring said remaining impurities to an oxidation chamber, and supplying said oxidation chamber with heat and air, thereby oxidizing said remaining impurities through spontaneous combustion, wherein the proportion of the low boiling-point impurities in the waste water introduced into the separation zone is adjusted to a predetermined value.

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