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US 7,108,792 B2Granted
Process for cleaning wash water
OwnerPaul Wegnerinventor
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Abstract
Agents are used as cleaning agents and also as agents to purify the water in water treatment plants. The agents are a mixture of phosphates and fatty acid salts. Precipitation agents are used such as, polyvalent metals. The pH is adjusted. Flocking agents can be used to increase the rate of separation. The purified water is removed after precipitation.
Claims5
A washing and water treatment process to remove waste materials including heavy metals and organic toxins from articles and wash water, comprising the steps of:
- washing the articles with water and soap comprising a fatty acid salt mixture of tripotassium phosphate, potassium stearate and potassium myristate to remove and waste materials from the articles;
- collecting the resulting soap/waste material/water mixture;
- and then
- treating the resulting soap/waste material/water mixture by a process comprising:
- mixing calcium chloride the resulting mixture to form a second mixture;
- adjusting the pH of the second mixture to a range of 6 to 9;
- and then
- separating out water from the pH adjusted second mixture.
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