Waste water purifying procedure
I claim: 1. A waste water purifying process for treatment of waste water containing chlorinated phenols in a biofilter having a layer containing bark of wood, said process comprising the steps of form... Read More
Inventors: Salkinoja-Salonen, Mirja;, Assignee: Enso-Gutzeit Osakeyhtio (Helsinki, FI) |
Methane production by attached film
The method for producing methane gas by the present invention is suitable for the treatment of any suitable dilute organic waste material such as domestic sewage, sludge, or human and animal wastes. ... Read More
Inventors: Jewell, William J.;, Assignee: |
Chemical detoxification of sewage sludge
As shown in FIG. 1, suitable apparatus for practicing the method of the instant invention includes an acid-resistant tank or reaction vessel outfitted with an air or O.sub.2 diffuser for aeration of ... Read More
Inventors: Hayes, Thomas D.; Kabrick, Randolph M.; Jewell, William J.;, Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, NY) |
Process for the biological treatment of waste water
OF THE INVENTION The process according to the present invention can be implemented to particular advantage if a temperature difference of 5.degree. to 40.degree. C., preferably 15.degree. to 25.degre... Read More
Inventors: Kiese, Siegfried; Scheffler, Ulrich;, Assignee: Fried. Krupp Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung (Essen, DE) |
Microbial compositions and methods for treating soil
OF THE INVENTION Reference will now be made in detail to the presently preferred embodiments of the invention, which, together with the following examples, serve to explain the principles of the inve... Read More
Inventors: Schaefer, Jr., Jimmie W.; Boyum, Kent W.;, Assignee: |
Bioreactor for biological treatment of contaminated water
We claim: 1. A bioreactor unit for the aerobic biological treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated waste water and off-gases, said bioreactor comprising a biotreatment chamber which comprises: a vertical... Read More
Inventors: Pare, Francois; Hart, John;, Assignee: Bioremetek, Inc. (Montreal, CA) |
Method and apparatus for enhancing filter bed performance
The present invention comprises methods and apparatus for improving operation of a filter bed in a microbial remediation reactor, a filtration vessel, or other process vessel. The invented method and ... Read More
Inventors: Chilcote, Dennis; Gratz, Mike S.; Clifford, Robert; Mills, John; Vineretsky, Gregory; McGraw, Daniel; Dunn, Alan; Dabbs, Bobby; Mars, Karie;, Assignee: NBE, LLC (Anna Maria, FL) |
Instantaneously emptiable externally mounted animal food tray
I claim: 1. A readily emptiable animal food tray, for use in conjunction with a plurality of animal cages mounted side-by-side and having support means of approximately the same width as said food tra... Read More
Inventors: Leong, Basil K. J.;, Assignee: International Research and Development Corp. (Mattawan, MI) |
Secondary sewage treatment system
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a secondary sewage treatment system intended to operate in conjunction with a conventional septic system. The system of this invention is design... Read More
Inventors: Stuth, William L.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for purifying waste water and air in an indoor environment
This invention pertains to the field of waste water treatment apparatus, especially to apparatus for control and treatment of environmental pollution using house plants. The apparatus of the current i... Read More
Inventors: Wolverton, Billy C.; Wolverton, John D.;, Assignee: |
System for treating sewage or other fluids
This patent combines sui generis use of natural forces to completely purify water by exposing it to a very large hydrophillic solid surface extending up from the contaminated water surface, over the e... Read More
Inventors: Vandervelde, Don M.; Helm, Glenn J.;, Assignee: |
Waste water treatment system
The present invention has solved the problems cited above, and is a biological waste treatment assembly for use between a septic tank and drain field. Broadly, this comprises an upper bed portion for ... Read More
Inventors: Perry, Cliff R.;, Assignee: |
Ecological fluidized bed method for the treatment of polluted water
The invention relates to a ecological fluidized bed system and method for the treatment and processing of polluted or waste water to provide a treated or purified water. In particular, the invention c... Read More
Inventors: Todd, John H.; Shaw, James M.;, Assignee: Ocean Arks International, Inc. (Falmouth, MA) |
Pelletized composition for treatment of storm water runoff
The invention provides a composition and method that is effective for removing pollutants from storm water runoff. The composition is in pellet-form, and storm water readily flows through a bed of suc... Read More
Inventors: Lenhart, James H.; Knutson, John H.; Stewart, William C.; Campbell, David C.;, Assignee: CSF Treatment Systems, Inc. (Beaverton, OR) |
Method for treating sewage and other liquids
This patent combines sui generis use of natural forces to completely purify water by exposing it to a very large hydrophilic solid surface, in one case extending up from the contaminated water surface... Read More
Inventors: Vandervelde, Don M.; Helm, Glenn J.;, Assignee: |
Inlet screen
I claim: 1. An inlet screen, comprising an upright hollow column (1), said column containing liquid and having an opening at the top; a sack filter having an open upper end for receiving waste liquid ... Read More
Inventors: Froud, David P.;, Assignee: Apoc Limited (Kent, GB2) |
Wastewater treatment system and method
It is an object of the present invention to provide a water and wastewater treatment system and method that are less land intensive than previous systems. It is another object to provide such a system... Read More
Inventors: DeBusk, Thomas A.;, Assignee: Azurea, Inc. (Orlando, FL) |
Overflow water screening apparatus
OF THE EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 to 3 show an overflow water screening apparatus 10 comprising a hollow conduit 12 serially mounted to a conventional, cylindrical water drainage pipe 14. Drainage pipe 14 h... Read More
Inventors: Filion, Gilles;, Assignee: John Meunier Inc. (Montreal, CA) |
Sewage filtration system
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of sewage plants now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new sewage filtration system construction wherein the... Read More
Inventors: Thompson, Eugene R.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for magnetic treatment of fluid
OF THE INVENTION Referring to the drawings, the following description will discuss various embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the presen... Read More
Inventors: Yoshifusa, Katsutoshi; Matsuura, Yutaka;, Assignee: Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP); Yoshifusa; Katsutoshi (Lake Forest, CA) |
Supporting a glass sheet for press bending
The present invention provides a non-yielding device or stop member for limiting the precise amount of displacement of the glass engaging elements from the positions they occupy when their associated ... Read More
Inventors: Claassen, George Richard;, Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Treatment system for landfill leachate
In general, the invention consists of a biological living-filter system for treatment of sanitary landfill leachate. Sanitary landfill facilities are utilized to provide for proper waste disposal; how... Read More
Inventors: Lavigne, Ronald L.;, Assignee: |
Bioconversion reactor and system
The invention comprises an apparatus, hereinafter referred to as a meta system reactor (MSR), which is operative with or without the process of the invention, to achieve biological transformation of w... Read More
Inventors: Northrop, Jere;, Assignee: Bion Technologies, Inc. (Tonawanda, NY) |
Cylindrical filters
According to the first aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of forming a filter from a sheet of filter material including two layers of filter media by joining two opposed edges of the ... Read More
Inventors: Grimes, Michael;, Assignee: Pall Corporation (Glen Cove, NY) |
Method for application of wastewater to plants for improved wastewater treatment
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated by way of example in FIGS. 1-3. With specific reference to FIG. 1, treatment device 10 is illustrated by m... Read More
Inventors: Dinges, Ray;, Assignee: |
Combined air and water pollution control system
A bioaquatic air pollution control system which combines both water and air pollution controls into one system. The pollution control system includes an exhaust connected between a source of polluted ... Read More
Inventors: Wolverton, Billy C.; Jarrell, Lamont R.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the (Washington, DC) |
Composition and method for clarifying and deodorizing a standing body of water
The present invention is directed at a composition for the treatment and clarification of water of fresh and salt water pools, spas, cooling towers, aquaculture ponds, lakes and ponds. Oxidative biol... Read More
Inventors: Dale, Parker; Hill, John E.;, Assignee: Neozyme International, Inc. (Newport Beach, CA) |
Storage installation permitting the automatic selection and removal of articles
The object of the present invention is to overcome all these disadvantages. For this purpose, the storage installation according to the invention comprises a shelf unit in which each carrying element ... Read More
Inventors: Goossens, Willy P. M.;, Assignee: |
Cooling device
We claim: 1. A cooling device for quenching hot, highly corrosive combustion gases containing chlorine and hydrogen chloride comprising an elongated steel vessel having a longitudinal axis, upper and ... Read More
Inventors: Schuchardt, Kurt; Scholz, Harald; Neuss, Hans W.; Pech, Georg;, Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft (DE) |
Reduction in polystyrene with activated agent
We claim: 1. A method to reduce volume of polystyrene foams where foam products are subject to the vapor of terpenes in an enclosed area for a period of time until they are reduced to a viscous fluid,... Read More
Inventors: Iovino, Claudia;, Assignee: |
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