US4184946A
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Sewage treatment with nested short tube contact media
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-06-09
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Granted: 1980-01-22
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Expires: 1997-06-09
Abstract
Abstract Process for sewage treatment by the travelling contact filter method. Buoyant filter media made of synthetic resin material are filled in a sewage tank and agitated by means of an agitating means to bring them into close contact with the sewage and air. Various forms of filter media and agitating means are proposed.
Inventors
- 👤 Masashi Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:54
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/02; C02F3/08; C02F3/085; C02F3/087; B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/30; C02F3/06; C02F3/10; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/30; B01J2219/302; B01J2219/30223; B01J2219/30257; B01J2219/304; B01J2219/30466; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W10/00; Y02W10/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/72; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A process for treating sewage in a sewage tank comprising filling a sewage tank with filter media consisting of a nest of a plurality of short net tubes one in the other and that have been pressed flat and welded together at least at one point to keep them flat, said tubes being composed of a synthetic resin material and having a specific gravity of less than 1 and agitating said filter media and sewage in the sewage tank by an agitating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A process for treating sewage in a sewage tank comprising filling a sewage tank with filter media consisting of a nest of a plurality of short net tubes one in the other and that have been pressed flat and welded together at least at one point to keep them flat, said tubes being composed of a synthetic resin material and having a specific gravity of less than 1 and agitating said filter media and sewage in the sewage tank by an agitating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein said agitating means include a shaft vertically mounted in the sewage tank, agitators mounted on said shaft, and means for rotating said shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein said agitating means include a shaft horizontally mounted in the sewage tank, agitators mounted on said shaft, and means for rotating said shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein said agitating means include a shaft horizontally mounted in the sewage tank, a plurality of arms radially mounted on said shaft, and a plurality of scooper means circumferentially supported by said arms with suitable spaces therebetween, and means for rotating said shaft.
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