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Batch style wastewater treatment apparatus using biological filtering process and wastewater treatment method using the same

US6790347B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2002
Grant dateSep 14, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/908
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Provided is a wastewater treatment apparatus including a bottom portion and a plate formed above and spaced apart from the bottom portion to form a lower chamber with the bottom portion, an outlet installed on the bottom portion for drawing off water and sludge in the lower chamber before backwashing, a filter medium layer supported to the upper portion of the plate by the plate, the upper layer of which forms a bottom portion of an upper chamber, a wastewater introducing means connected to the lower chamber, for introducing wastewater to be treated into the lower chamber, a process air introducing means for supplying process air to the filter medium layer formed over the plate, a plurality of aerators formed over and spaced apart a predetermined distance from the plate, and mounted in a plurality of air flow pipes led to the process air introducing means, a backwash air introducing means for supplying backwash air to the lower chamber during backwashing, a backwash water introducing means for supplying backwash water to the lower chamber during backwashing, a plurality of nozzles extending from the lower chamber to the filter medium layer through the plate, a treated water dischar…

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