Process and apparatus for treatment of cemetary liquids, gases and vapors from stanch interment units
OwnerJose E. Floresinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for the treatment of liquids, gases and vapors originating from water impervious interment units comprises a plurality of vertical passages in the vertical walls between units. The upper ends of the vertical passages are connected to an exhaust system and the lower ends of the vertical passages are connected to a drain passage for liquids. Gases drawn through the exhaust system are subjected to sterilization processes including burning and filtering such that any gases discharged into the atmosphere are free of pathogens and odors. A process is also disclosed for the treatment of gases and vapors from the units.
Claims11
An apparatus for the treatment of liquids, gases and vapors originating from water impervious interment units comprising a plurality of spaced reinforced concrete horizontal and vertical walls to define a plurality of horizontally and vertically disposed interment units, there being vertical passages in said vertical walls and connecting passages in an upper portion of each interment unit connected to a said vertical passage, there being a substantially horizontal drain passage in a lowermost horizontal wall of the units connected to said vertical passages, said drain passage having one end projecting from said interment units and a removable closure on said end, a first water impervious container for liquids connected to said drain passage adjacent said projecting one end, there being a substantially horizontal collecting passage for gases and vapors in an uppermost horizontal wall of the units connected with said vertical passages, said collecting passage having an end projecting from said interment units to a chamber having an inlet connected to said end, an inclined metal screen, a second container connected to an underside of said chamber below said screen, said chamber having an outlet and a pump having an intake connected to said chamber outlet, said pump having a discharge, and means connected to said pump discharge for separating solids from said gases and vapors received from said collecting passage while subsequently sterilizing and burning and filtering said gases and vapors such that any gases released to the atmosphere are free of pathogenic germs and odors.
Process for the treatment of liquids, gases and vapors originating from a plurality water impervious interment units vertically and horizontally disposed above ground or in the ground comprising the steps of withdrawing gases and vapors from the interment units through vertical passages in vertical walls interconnected to a collecting passage in an uppermost horizontal wall of the plurality of units, withdrawing liquids from the units through vertical passages in vertical walls interconnected to a horizontal drain passage in a lowermost horizontal wall of the plurality of units, subjecting the withdrawn gases to sterilization, burning the sterilized gases and filtering any gases remaining after burning and discharging the filtered gases into the atmosphere free of pathogenic germs and odors.
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