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Method for operating a biological sewage purification plant

US4406790A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 1982
Grant dateSep 27, 1983
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/76
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus for operating a biological sewage purification plant wherein the water to be treated is aerated in a tank containing bacteria by means of a rotating impeller or the like, characterized in that a heating medium, preferably steam, is fed onto the surface of the water to maintain it at the optimum temperature for facilitating decomposition by bacteria without excessive heating and resultant destruction of the bacteria.

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