Container for treating contaminated water
AssigneeSyrinx Environmental Pty Ltd
InventorsSimon Hadley, Kathy Meney, Andrew Shipp
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Abstract
A container for treating contaminated water using biomass, the container comprising an open top, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a carriage configured to move along a length of the container, wherein the carriage comprises a harvester system configured to harvest at least a portion of the biomass and wherein contaminated water is received by the fluid inlet, and treated water is directed to the fluid outlet.
Claims21
-63. (canceled)
A transportable container for treating contaminated water using biomass, the container comprising an open top, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a carriage configured to move along a length of the container, wherein the carriage comprises a harvester system configured to harvest at least a portion of the biomass and wherein contaminated water is received by the fluid inlet, and treated water is directed to the fluid outlet.
A container configured to treat contaminated water, the container comprising an open top, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein contaminated water is received by the fluid inlet, and treated water is directed to the fluid outlet.
A method of replacing plant based absorbent filtration media in a container, wherein the container comprises an open top, and inlet for receiving untreated water and an outlet for egress of treated water, wherein the container is configured to contain;
- a body of water having a downward direction of flow and a plurality of layers of filtration media;
- wherein an uppermost layer of filtration media is contained in a plurality of removable cages, wherein each cage is cuboid in shape having six rectangular faces and further comprises a lifting point, wherein the faces comprise;
- a pair of opposed upper and lower plates, a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls, wherein the upper and lower plates are permeable, wherein the cage further comprises a pivot mechanism affixed to each of the side walls, wherein the lower plate is fixed to both the side walls and the end walls, wherein the upper plate comprises a locking mechanism and is hingably connected to either a side wall or an end wall and is moveable between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the method comprising all of the following steps:
- a) attaching a lifting mechanism to the lifting point of a cage,
- b) raising the cage above the top of the container,
- c) moving the cage laterally until the cage is suspended adjacent to the container,
- d) rotating the cage so that the upper plate is facing substantially downwards,
- e) releasing the locking mechanism, enabling the upper plate to fall into the open configuration and the media to fall from the cage,
- f) rotating the cage so that the lower plate is facing substantially downwards,
- g) lowering the cage to rest on the lower plate,
- h) at least partially filling the cage with plant-based filtration media,
- i) moving the upper plate into the closed configuration,
- j) securing the upper plate with the locking mechanism,
- k) raising the cage above the top of the container,
- l) moving the cage laterally until it is suspended over its original location,
- m) lowering the cage back to its original location,
- n) repeating the preceding steps for any further cages requiring replacement of filtration media.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.