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Bio-filtration apparatus and method for wastewater treatment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-08-24
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Granted: 1990-05-29
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Expires: 2008-08-24
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a bio-filtration system that provides excellent solids removal and carbonaceous B.O.D. and ammonia nitrogen removal and which comprises in combination a tank, wedge wire panels disposed horizontally therein, a fixed film media reactor with vertical channels therein, and means for introducing effluent to be treated into said tank whereby said effluent flow upwardly through said fixed film media reactor and then through said wedge wire panels.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Beckman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:58
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/02; C02F3/06; C02F3/10; C02F3/101; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W10/00; Y02W10/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
In a sewage treatment apparatus having a treatment tank into which effluent to be treated is introduced and then exits said tank after treatment, the improvement comprising, in combination, wedge wire panels mounted horizontally in said tank, and a fixed film media reactor mounted directly below said wedge wire panels, said media reactor having a plurality of vertical channels therethrough which form a surface for the growth of aerobic microorganisms, and means for introducing effluent into said tank and causing said effluent to pass upwardly through said vertical channels and then through said wedge wire panels wherein said wedge wire panels and fixed film media reactor are constructed and arranged to establish laminar flow throughout the fixed film media reactor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
In a sewage treatment apparatus having a treatment tank into which effluent to be treated is introduced and then exits said tank after treatment, the improvement comprising, in combination, wedge wire panels mounted horizontally in said tank, and a fixed film media reactor mounted directly below said wedge wire panels, said media reactor having a plurality of vertical channels therethrough which form a surface for the growth of aerobic microorganisms, and means for introducing effluent into said tank and causing said effluent to pass upwardly through said vertical channels and then through said wedge wire panels wherein said wedge wire panels and fixed film media reactor are constructed and arranged to establish laminar flow throughout the fixed film media reactor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one cubic foot of said fixed film media reactor provides an effluent contact surface area of at least 175 square feet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein pre-aeration diffusers are included within said tank.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein frame and fastening means secure said wedge wire panels and said media reactor to said tank.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein one cubic foot of said fixed film media reactor provides an effluent contact surface area of at least 175 square feet.
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