Free-standing modular frame and liner for holding liquid in a shipping container

A scalable, modular receptacle for holding a liquid comprising:

• a plurality of frame structures spaced apart in a first direction, each frame structure including a plurality of frame members aligned in a plane normal to the first direction, the frame members including at least two elongate side members spaced apart in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the side members extending in a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions;
• a side insulation member supported between the side members of adjacent frame structures, the side insulation member defining an inner surface that extends in a plane normal to the second direction and that is coplanar with respective inner surfaces of the side members;
• an impermeable liner configured to hold a large volume of the liquid, the liner including a plurality of walls with at least one wall positioned against the inner surface of the side insulation member and the inner surfaces of the side members of the adjacent frame structures such that the at least one wall is supported against a hydraulic load of the liquid;
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• an elongate link member that extends in the first direction and that connects the adjacent frame structures at the side members, the side insulation member supported between the side members of the adjacent frame structures by the link member,
• wherein the link member has (i) a plate-like first body portion oriented in a plane normal to the second direction and (ii) a plate-like second body portion oriented in a plane normal to the third direction, the second body portion extending inwardly from the first body portion and bisecting the first body portion such that the link member has a shape in the form of the letter T on its side.

A container system for treating wastewater, comprising:

• an intermodal shipping container with a container floor and a plurality of container walls extending from the container floor, the container floor and the container walls defining an interior of the intermodal shipping container;
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• a scalable, modular receptacle positioned on the container floor and spaced apart from the container walls, the receptacle including:
• a plurality of frame structures spaced apart in a first direction, each frame structure including a plurality of frame members aligned in a plane normal to the first direction, the frame members including at least two elongate side members spaced apart in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the side members extending perpendicularly relative to the container floor in a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions,
• a side insulation member supported between the side members of adjacent frame structures, the side insulation member defining an inner surface that extends in a plane normal to the second direction and that is coplanar with respective inner surfaces of the side members,
• an impermeable liner configured to hold a large volume of liquid, the liner including a plurality of liner walls with at least one liner wall positioned against the inner surface of the side insulation member and the inner surfaces of the side members of the adjacent frame structures such that the at least one liner wall is supported against a hydraulic load of the liquid, and
• an elongate link member that extends in the first direction and that connects the adjacent frame structures at the side members, the side insulation member supported between the side members of the adjacent frame structures by the link member,
• wherein the link member includes a plurality of link members spaced apart from one another in the third direction, wherein the side insulation member includes a plurality of side insulation members, and wherein each link member supports at least one side insulation member via direct contact.