Microplastic effluent separator with wash apparatus
AssigneeInheriting Earth Limited
InventorsAdam Root, Reuben Kettle Aiers, Thomas Ruddell, Reuben D'Orton-Gibson
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Abstract
The invention relates to preventing microplastics from the entering the environment. In particular the invention is directed to regenerating the efficiency of filters for removing microfibers from washing machine waste water, as well as waste from other appliances and other sources of effluent with entrained microplastics. A separator is therefore provided for separating microplastics from waste water comprising a chamber with an inlet and an outlet, at least one sieve structure forming a permeable barrier between the inlet and the outlet and a wash apparatus for washing the sieve structure.
Claims14
A separator for separating microplastics from an effluent comprising:
- a chamber with an inlet and an outlet,
- a sieve structure forming a permeable barrier between the inlet and the outlet and a wash apparatus for washing the sieve structure,
- wherein the sieve structure includes a first mesh having an inlet side and an outlet side within the chamber, such that there is a cavity between the inner wall of the chamber and the sieve structure,
- wherein the wash apparatus includes at least one channel connected to a first set of wash fluid guides located around an edge of the upper part of the chamber for directing wash fluid over the inlet side of the first mesh, and
- wherein the wash fluid guides are provided in a removable cap located at the upper end of the sieve structure, wherein the cap has a wash water inlet and at least one wash water channel connecting the wash water inlet to the wash fluid guides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.