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Digestion of waste activated sludge with algae

US9783442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 2015
Grant dateOct 10, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W10/20
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Phagotrophic algae are used in connection with aerobic or anaerobic digestion of solids, especially waste activated sludge (WAS), to more efficiently digest solids and to meet, over a shorter period of time, volatile solids standards and specific oxygen uptake rate requirements as well as pathogen reduction requirements.

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