System for removal and disposal of minor amounts of organics from contaminated water
US5183563A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23G7/066
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system is disclosed for reducing the level of minor amounts of volatile organic contaminants, from contaminated water, which includes pump means to feed water from the body of contaminated water to the system, a plurality of heating means to raise the temperature of the water, a contact vessel to contact the heated water with gas to strip the volatile contaminants from the water, gas supply means to provide stripping gas to the vessel, and means to pass the removed volatile contaminants to a furnace for disposal by combustion.
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