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Procedure for purifying effluent waters, particularly those produced in wood-processing industry

Assignee: Stora Enso Oyj
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Filing: 1982-12-15
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Granted: 1984-07-24
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Expires: 2002-12-15
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention concerns a procedure for purifying in a fluidized bed reactor (1) effluent waters, particularly those produced in the wood-processing industry. The reactor contains, in addition to fluidized, finely divided particles (7), also agglomerated fibre material (8) serving the purpose of reducing the quantity of the floating particles required. The fibre material may for instance be cellulose, introduced in the reactor together with the effluent water to be treated and which is converted into agglomerates in the reactor.

Inventors

  • 👤 Risto Hakulinen
  • 👤 Marja Salkinoja-Salonen
  • 👤 Jorma Rasanen
  • 👤 Juhani Kyytsonen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 07:11
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21F; D21F1/00; D21F1/66; B; B01; B01D; B01D24/00; B01D24/36; B01D24/38; B01D24/386; C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/52; C02F1/5281

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 59 words
A method for purifying effluent water comprising treating the effluent water in a reactor containing a fluidized bed of finely divided particles and a bed of agglomerated fibrous material which serve as a fixing base for bacteria which decompose the impurities in the water, wherein the bed of agglomerated fibrous material constitutes a separate layer above the fluidized bed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 59 words
A method for purifying effluent water comprising treating the effluent water in a reactor containing a fluidized bed of finely divided particles and a bed of agglomerated fibrous material which serve as a fixing base for bacteria which decompose the impurities in the water, wherein the bed of agglomerated fibrous material constitutes a separate layer above the fluidized bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the fibrous material is introduced into the reactor together with the effluent water to be purified and is turned into an agglomerate in the reactor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the fibrous material is added to the effluent water to be introduced in the reactor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the fibrous material is cellulose.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 52 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the purification of the effluent water is carried out in a two-step process in that the treatment in the fluidized bed reactor forms the first, anaerobic step of the process, and the second step of the process consists of an aerobic purification treatment in a bio-filter.

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