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Process for treating industrial wastewaters

US6787037B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 2003
Grant dateSep 7, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W10/10
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for treating industrial wastewaters, preferably wastewaters from the metal-processing industry, preferably suitable for treating the wastewater in such a manner that it can be recycled back to the production. In the process the wastewater passes through a sequence of treatment steps consisting of a chemical/physical flocculation/precipitation, a filter system, a biological wastewater purification stage and also a nanofiltration unit.

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