Patent · US Expired

Wastewater treatment apparatus

US5326459A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 1992
Grant dateJul 5, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/903
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a wastewater treatment facility comprising a structure defining first and second tank portions; a shaft rotatably supported by the structure; a first biological reactor in the first tank portion and including a first rotatable biological contactor mounted to the shaft and having a diameter; and a second biological reactor in the second tank portion and including a second rotatable biological contactor mounted to the shaft and having a diameter greater than the diameter of the first rotating biological contactor.

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