Treatment process for wastewater streams
US5891345A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/909
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the destruction of organic compounds selected from the group consisting of nitriles, aromatics, heteroaromatics, amides, organic acids, aldehydes and alcohols from wastewater, comprising contacting volatilized wastewater with a catalyst at an elevated temperature in the absence of added oxygen, so as to convert volatile organic compounds and ammonia to a mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon dioxide which are separated and removed from the stream, yielding a purified aqueous stream, substantially free of organic compounds.
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