Mobile Bioreactor and Biogenerator
US5833857A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/10
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A mobile bioreactor/generator is disclosed comprising a vehicle for transporting the bioreactor/generators in pairs which may be connected in series or parallel. The bioreactor/generators is comprised of a microorganism, inoculated bead bed, which is less subject to stress than other such reactors and which may be left in a dormant state for long periods of time. In one embodiment the bioreactor/generator may be off-loaded from the transport vehicle and used as a single stand alone unit at a remote site or used in combination with one or more bioreactors having different microorganisms for treating waste effluent. The bioreactor/generators further utilize the microbes which remain in the reactor's discharge effluent, after passing through the bioreactor, as a treatment for hazardous waste in the earth by injecting such effluent into bore holes.
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