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US 2004/0200773 A1Published application
Microbial generator for bioaugmentation of wastewater streams, wastewater bodies, groundwaters and other aqueous discharges
OwnerClifford Lynn Gibbs, Sasha John Peggsinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a highly efficient, microbial generator, bio-reactor or bio-generator that optimizes the bioaugmentation of wastewater streams, wastewater bodies, ground-waters and other aqueous discharges by generating and dispensing active, non-dormant microbes at the point or site of bioaugmentation in sufficient quantities, types, and rates that overcomes the inadequacies and cost prohibitions of prior available methods.
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An apparatus for bioaugmenting wastewater streams, wastewater bodies, ground-waters and any other aqueous discharges comprising:
- (a) a first chamber(s) having at least one inlet for water or liquid utilizing a method to control the fill level of the chamber(s), a source of nutrients/food, a source of microbes and a source of air or oxygen, an overflow, a vent, an outlet;
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- (b) a second chamber(s) having at least one inlet to receive liquid from the first chamber(s), a source of air or oxygen, an overflow, a vent and an outlet attached to a metering device to control the bioaugmentation of wastewater streams, wastewater bodies, ground-waters and any other aqueous discharges wherein said microbes are introduced in an active state.
A means for performing bioaugmentation of a site which comprises:
- (a) Filling a container with an aqueous liquid, preferably water;
- (b) adding microbes;
- (c) adding nutrients/food;
- (d) aerating the liquid so as to achieve a desired level of dissolved oxygen;
- (e) metering said liquid into a bioaugmentation site.
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