US4108771A
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Elimination of odors from organic wastes
Assignee: Chemical Consults Corp Ltd
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Filing: 1977-05-27
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Granted: 1978-08-22
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Expires: 1997-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A method and solution are provided for reducing air-polluting odors emanating from organic waste products produced by metabolic processes and from organic industrial wastes, including effluents, sewage sludges, and the like, the method comprising contacting said wastes with an aqueous acid solution containing a water-soluble oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of nitrates, chlorates and permanganates of ammonia and alkali metals, and also a precipitating agent selected from the group consisting of water-soluble ferric and ferrous compounds.
Inventors
- 👤 Josef Weiss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L9/00; A61L9/01; A61L11/00; C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/52; C02F1/5236; C02F1/72; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/902; Y10S210/916
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of reducing air-polluting odors including odor-producing compounds of organic sulfur compounds and ammonia emanating from a solids-containing waste product selected from the group consisting of organic waste products produced by metabolic processes including animal and human wastes, organic industrial wastes and sewage sludges which comprises, forming a mixture of said odorous solids-containing waste product with an effective odor-abating amount of an aqueous acid solution containing by weight about 3 to 25% sulfuric acid, about 3 to 20% of an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of water soluble persulfates, nitrates, chlorates and permanganates of ammonium ion and alkali metals sufficient to oxidize said solids-containing waste product and substantially reduce the odor thereof and about 10 to 40% of a sulfur precipitating agent selected from the group consisting of water-soluble ferrous and ferric compounds sufficient to form precipitates with sulfur contained in said odor-producing compounds, and maintaining said mixture at a pH not exceeding 6.5 until said odor has been substantially abated.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of reducing air-polluting odors including odor-producing compounds of organic sulfur compounds and ammonia emanating from a solids-containing waste product selected from the group consisting of organic waste products produced by metabolic processes including animal and human wastes, organic industrial wastes and sewage sludges which comprises, forming a mixture of said odorous solids-containing waste product with an effective odor-abating amount of an aqueous acid solution containing by weight about 3 to 25% sulfuric acid, about 3 to 20% of an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of water soluble persulfates, nitrates, chlorates and permanganates of ammonium ion and alkali metals sufficient to oxidize said solids-containing waste product and substantially reduce the odor thereof and about 10 to 40% of a sulfur precipitating agent selected from the group consisting of water-soluble ferrous and ferric compounds sufficient to form precipitates with sulfur contained in said odor-producing compounds, and maintaining said mixture at a pH not exceeding 6.5 until said odor has been substantially abated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the precipitating agent is from the group of ferrous sulfate heptahydrate and ferric chloride hexahydrate, and wherein the pH of said mixture is below 5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said oxidizing agent is from the group sodium chlorate and ammonium nitrate.
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