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Water treatment

US6833076B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2002
Grant dateDec 21, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/917
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for the treatment of waste water by the generation of radicals in the waste water comprises applying to the waste water at least one substance which is capable of providing radicals in the waste water. The substance decomposes by a unimolecular mechanism or by hydrogen abstraction to form a carbon-containing radical on exposure to light or heat.

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