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Method of neutralizing acidified surface water

US5298173A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 1993
Grant dateMar 29, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/26
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Blocks, weighing about 35 lbs., formed of a homogeneous mixture of about 75% gypsum and 25% lime, are strategically placed in surface water that is being damaged by acid rain, where, by timed release of lime, the pH of the water is maintained at about 6.5 pH.

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