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Selenium adsorption process

US4971702A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 1989
Grant dateNov 20, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/912
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Selenium can be removed from wastewater by contacting the wastewater with an adsorbent which is fly ash, peat moss, or a mixture thereof. The treated wastewater can then be discharged to the ground, and the spent adsorbent can be used as landfill or to enrich soils which are depleted in selenium.

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