Method for treating wastewater
US5490935A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/10
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus and method for treating wastewater is provided including a cylindrical tank having a sidewall, a bottom, an upper portion and a lower portion; a hopper positioned within the tank, the hopper having sides, an upper opening located in the upper portion at a point above a desired water level within the tank and a lower opening located in the lower portion of the tank, the hopper sides diverging from the lower opening to the upper opening, the lower opening being smaller than the upper opening; a compressed air source; at least five radially spaced air outlet pipes, each air outlet pipe being fluidly connected to the compressed air source and extending downward into the lower portion of the tank and having an open end positioned above the bottom between the hopper and the sidewall of the tank so as to discharge air into an aeration zone between the hopper and the tank sidewall; an inlet line connected to the tank and having a discharge end opening into the tank between the hopper and the tank sides; and an outlet line having an inlet end positioned within the hopper in the upper portion of the tank and an outlet end exterior of the tank, whereby the wastewater within the t…
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