Treated biochar for use in water treatment systems
AssigneeCool Planet Energy Systems, Inc.
InventorsRajashekharam Malyala, Richard Wilson Belcher, Ranko Panayatov Bontchev, Brian Buege, Mark L. Jarand, Han Suk Kim, Juliette MacKay, Ronald A. Sills, Vern Traxler
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for treating water to remove contaminants using treated biochar placed in the water flow pathway of a water treatment process. The system further includes the further treatment of the treated biochar after its use in the water treatment process for use in agricultural or animal applications.
Claims25
A method for treating water to remove contaminants, the method comprising placing treated biochar in the water flow pathway of a water treatment process.
Biochar for use in agricultural or animal applications, the biochar comprising treated biochar that has been used in the water pathway of a water treatment process.
A method for treating water to remove contaminants, the method comprising:
- collecting biochar fines where 95% of the fines are between 0.1-0.5 mm in equivalent diameter and where the collected biochar fines are treated either before or after the biochar fines are collected;
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- placing treated biochar fines in the water flow pathway of a water treatment process.
Biochar for use in the water pathway of a water treatment process, the biochar comprising treated biochar fines that have been treated to make the biochar more hydrophilic than raw biochar fines.
A method for collecting biochar fines from biochar for use in the water pathway of a water treatment process where 95% of the biochar fines are between 0.1-0.5 mm in equivalent diameter, the method comprising the step of:
- treating biochar with a treating solution;
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- adding one or more flocculant and/or coagulant chemicals to the treating solution to create a biochar slurry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.