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US 2019/0337830 A1Published application
Apparatus, system and method for wastewater treatment
OwnerKen Huinventor
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Abstract
Multiple embodiments are described for water and wastewater treatment using bio-ZVI to remove nitrate, nitrite, perchlorate, chlorinated organic compounds, nitroaromatic compounds, arsenic, selenium, phosphorus, etc. from water. ZVI may also provide an iron nutrient to enhance biological activity, and the oxidized ferric can serve as flocculent to improve sludge dewater characteristics.
Claims7
A wastewater treatment apparatus, comprising:
- at least one reaction chamber comprising at least one inflow of the wastewater and at least one outflow;
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- zero valent iron disposed in the at least one reaction chamber and being suitable for treating the inflow prior to the outflow.
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