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Treatment of biologically-degradable waste

US4351730A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 1980
Grant dateSep 28, 1982
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W10/10
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for the secondary treatment of sewage (and apparatus therefor) having a step in which sewage is circulated around a system having a riser and a downcomer communicating with each other at their upper and lower ends and in which an oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the sewage as it passes through the downcomer. The method is intended for use in the aeration and/or digestion steps in the secondary treatment of sewage. The riser and downcomer are preferably located in a shaft extending into the ground for at least 40 meters below a basin containing the sewage.

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