US4340488A
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Process and equipment for ultrasonic conditioning of sewage sludges
Assignee: Vizgazdalkodasi Tudomanyos Kutatokozpont
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Filing: 1981-04-06
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Granted: 1982-07-20
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Expires: 2001-04-06
Abstract
Abstract The invention serves for conditioning and sterilization of sludges originating from sewage treatment plants, and from water preparing plants, respectively, in such a manner, that both the homogenization and the mixing with coagulating agent of the sludge as well as the flotation separation of solid phase are carried out by ultrasonic treatment, while the microorganisms, among them also the pathogene ones, are decomposed. The conditioning agent added in the final phase of the ultrasonic treatment of a few minutes is metallic salt in case of biological sludges, and polyeletrolyte in case of sludges containing chemicals.
Inventors
- 👤 Andras Toth
- 👤 Emese Toth nee Palotai
- 👤 Jozsef Olah
- 👤 Jozsef Bitskey
- 👤 Lajos Bulkai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:06
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/34; C02F1/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A sludge treatment process, comprising feeding sludge to a first tank, applying ultrasonic vibration to the sludge in the first tank, feeding the sludge after ultrasonic vibration to a flotation tank, separating solids from the ultrasonic-treated sludge in the flotation tank solely by means of flotation of the solids to the surface of the material in the flotation tank by gas bubbles generated within the sludge during the course of ultrasonic treatment, and adding an inorganic chemical coagulating agent to the sludge in the first tank after the sludge has been decomposed to a dispersed homogeneous colloidal mass by the ultrasonic treatment in the first tank, said ultrasonic treatment mixing said coagulating agent into the sludge, the dwell time of the sludge in the first tank during ultrasonic treatment being about 10 minutes and the dwell time of the ultrasonic treated material in the flotation tank being about 5 to 10 minutes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A sludge treatment process, comprising feeding sludge to a first tank, applying ultrasonic vibration to the sludge in the first tank, feeding the sludge after ultrasonic vibration to a flotation tank, separating solids from the ultrasonic-treated sludge in the flotation tank solely by means of flotation of the solids to the surface of the material in the flotation tank by gas bubbles generated within the sludge during the course of ultrasonic treatment, and adding an inorganic chemical coagulating agent to the sludge in the first tank after the sludge has been decomposed to a dispersed homogeneous colloidal mass by the ultrasonic treatment in the first tank, said ultrasonic treatment mixing said coagulating agent into the sludge, the dwell time of the sludge in the first tank during ultrasonic treatment being about 10 minutes and the dwell time of the ultrasonic treated material in the flotation tank being about 5 to 10 minutes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, said agent being aluminum sulfate.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-07-19 | 1986-01-18 | 1986-07-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-07-19 | 1990-01-18 | 1990-07-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-07-19 | 1994-01-18 | 1994-07-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |