Media for rotating biological contactor
US5401398A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S261/72
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A random media member for a rotating biological contactor. The media member has a concave hemispherical shaped body with an inner tube with radial plate like ribs and an outer tube with radial plate like ribs, all molded together as an integral part. In one embodiment, a hollow cylinder is molded to the outside of the body. In another embodiment, parallel spaced legs are substituted for the outer cylinder. The tubes and ribs provide surfaces for bacteria to attach.
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