Biowall for groundwater remediation
US6224770A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB09C1/10
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is a system and a method for bioremediating hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater. The method comprises contacting the hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater with a source of microbial nutrients and then aerating the nutriated water with air or oxygen, the aeration being conducted under substantially bubble-free conditions.
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