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Apparatus and process for manufacturing bio-oxidation and nitrification modules

US4333779A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 1981
Grant dateJun 8, 1982
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1025
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides apparatus and a process for manufacturing a bio-oxidation and nitrification module useful in treating sewage and industrial wastewater. Paired thermoplastic flat sheet and corrugated sheet are nested in a cradle and advanced beneath a bank of ultrasonic welders to produce a sonic weld along those interfacial zones of the sheets which are in contact. Welded units of flat and corrugated sheets are stacked to a height equal to the height of the module and the edges of opposite sides of the stack are softened by heated platens to form an edge-seam which bonds the welded units together to form the finished module.

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