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| 8157991 | Segmental bio-retention basin system A retention basin enclosure includes a plurality of prefabricated concrete vertical wall segments, a baffle unit and at least one steel connecting dowel. Each wall segment includes a horizontal top end that defines a notch and two vertical edges that define at least... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8137544 | Waste water treatment system A molded modular wastewater treatment system including a tank with molded double thick baffle walls made of UV stabilized ⅜″ thick polyethylene. The system is designed with three separately molded and interconnected chambers, a pretreatment chamber connected to ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133386 | Biological waste digester and method of operation A method of mixing liquid waste material in a digester tank by extending a supporting beam between opposing walls of the tank, securing a paddle to the supporting beam, fixturing the paddle for rotation about the supporting beam, securing a pair of inflatable air sa... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8114277 | Water treatment system including foam block The water to be treated might be river water which needs to be clarified, or might be septic tank effluent which needs to have its BOD and dissolved organics content diminished, and its ammonium oxidized. Treatment is done by passing the water through a block of sof... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8101070 | Wastewater treatment apparatus A chemical/biological wastewater treatment apparatus employing rapid sludge chemical dewatering technology in conjunction with an environmental biological system for treating the separated treated wastewater by land applying it for the propagation of biosynthetic fu... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8088278 | Wastewater filtering medium A secondary wastewater treatment filtering bed medium, which includes a hollow tubular plastic body and a plurality of elongated ribs affixed to an outer surface of the body aligned with an axis of the body. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8066873 | Floating bioreactor system An aeration and microbial reactor system for use in decontaminating water including a housing adapted to float within the medium such that a top portion thereof remains adjacent a top surface of the contaminated water while the bioreactor containing inoculated carri... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7998343 | Wastewater treatment system Wastewater treatment systems are disclosed with improved aeration tanks. The aeration tank includes an inverted frusto-conical clarifier and a submersible aerator pump disposed between the bottom of the aeration tank and the interior of the clarifier. The pump is co... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7976703 | Treating unit for simultaneous removal of carbon and nitrogen from wastewater and treating apparatus having the same The present invention provides a treating unit of activated sludge for wastewater treatment and a treating apparatus having the same. The treating unit is constructed by a cage-shaped supporting structure which defines an interior space for containing the microbial ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972502 | Aeration-less water treatment apparatus An aeration-less water treatment apparatus including an anaerobic reactor which receives sewage to cause the sewage to flow as an upward stream, and an aerobic reactor which receives treated water from the anaerobic reactor to cause the water to flow as a downward s... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967979 | Bi-phasic bioretention system An anaerobic to aerobic sequence enhances biological degradation of many organic pollutants. Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for effective treatment of storm-water runoff pollutants such as hydrocarbons, nitrates, phosphorus, and heavy metals using... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7935251 | Waste treatment apparatus A facility for treating solid and liquid waste includes a receiving station, a screening station, a preprocessing station, an alkali mixing station, a press station and a processing station. The screening station is connected to an inlet capable of receiving liquid ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7922901 | System for water treatment A system for treating feedwater to remove contaminants therefrom, the system comprising at least one high shear mixing device comprising at least one generator comprising a rotor and a stator separated by a shear gap, wherein the shear gap is the minimum distance be... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922900 | System for water treatment A system for treating feedwater to remove contaminants therefrom, the system comprising at least one high shear mixing device comprising at least one generator comprising a rotor and a stator separated by a shear gap, wherein the shear gap is the minimum distance be... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7897041 | Apparatus for aerobic biological cleaning of waste water An apparatus for aerobic biological treatment of waste water and the like includes a tank configured to retain waste water therein, and a wheel rotatably mounted in the tank. The wheel includes a plurality of chambers arranged in axial succession about the circumfer... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7879232 | Double-sided self-cleansing media Double-sided, self-cleansing media, and systems incorporating the same for a rotating biological contactor, are described. The media include a disk having cone-shaped members extending perpendicularly from both major faces thereof. Two or more disks lock together, a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7833412 | Stormwater treatment system with flow distribution overflow/bypass tray A stormwater treatment system, including a treatment container for treating stormwater through a bioretention mechanism. The treatment chamber includes an overflow/bypass system, including a flow distribution tray or flume that includes a distribution compartment or... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7803272 | Water treatment system A first treatment tank (1) to a fourth treatment tank are installed prior to ultrapure water production apparatus (5), dilute wastewater recovering apparatus (34), general service water recovering apparatus and wastewater treatment apparatus. Th... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7790024 | Apparatus for the electrochemical regeneration of absorbents Apparatus for treating liquid by contact with a particulate adsorbent material comprises a regeneration chamber (10) within a reservoir (2) for liquid to be treated. Adsorbent material is recycled along a path including passage through the regeneration... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7776211 | System and method for biological wastewater treatment and for using the byproduct thereof A wastewater treatment system and process includes a treatment system for biologically treating wastewater to produce substantially clean water effluent and byproducts. The treatment system includes an array of rotating media wheels for sustained algae growth. The m... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7767078 | System for treating produced water A system and method were used to treat produced water. Field-testing demonstrated the removal of contaminants from produced water from oil and gas wells. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744754 | Plant for wastewater treatment A plant for wastewater treatment is provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The plant for wastewater treatment includes a reactor into which wastewater and air flow into and depart from; multi-layer sludge separating portions, wherein pollutant... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7713410 | Wastewater treatment apparatus In a waste water treatment apparatus and/or method, waste water containing aminoethanol and dimethyl sulfoxide is introduced into a first denitrification tank within a first waste water treatment apparatus. Malodorous gas generated in the first waste water treatment... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704385 | Water treatment system An aeration-less water treatment system includes an anaerobic treatment tank which subjects sewage supplied by a pump to anaerobic treatment by causing the sewage to upflow, and an aerobic treatment tank which subjects anaerobically treated water to aerobic treatmen... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699980 | System for activated sludge wastewater treatment with high dissolved oxygen levels An activated sludge wastewater treatment system is provided. The disclosed system includes: an uncovered activated sludge basin; a high purity oxygen aeration system; a secondary clarifier; a return activated sludge line and a waste activated sludge line; wherein th... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7691262 | System for treating wastewater having a controlled reaction-volume module usable therein A wastewater treatment system including a biological reactor is disclosed. At least one controlled-reaction-volume module is provided to the biological reactor. The at least one controlled-reaction-volume module includes a fixed-film media for supporting a biologica... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7670481 | Device for treating fluids, especially waste water, comprising a stack of disks A device is provided for treating waste water, the device including a closed housing containing at least one stack of disks through which waste water can flow. A circulating pump is provided for pumping the fluid, the pump forming a structural unit including the hou... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666302 | Dual cell nitrogen removal apparatus A water treatment apparatus including a series of pairs of water filtration cells of an upwelling type. Each cell of each pair has a longitudinally extending water conduit in fluid communication between an upper and a lower end of each cell. The first cell of each p... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7632400 | Water treatment equipment A water treatment equipment has a raw water tank as a mixing section, a micronanobubble generation tank, a floatation tank, and a treated water tank. Waste water as treatment water is introduced into the raw water tank and mixed with the water containing micronanobu... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628912 | Manufacturing device and application device for liquid containing micro-nano bubbles The application device for liquid containing micro-nano bubbles generates micro-nano bubbles in a wide size distribution with use of a submerged pump-type micro-nano bubble generator and a spiral flow-type micro-nano bubble generator. A micro-nano bubble generating ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7625485 | Stormwater bioretention filtration system with overflow/bypass capability A stormwater treatment system including a substantially water impermeable treatment container for treating stormwater through a bioretention mechanism. The treatment container includes an overflow/bypass opening to receive stormwater that bypasses the treatment cont... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7625484 | Water treatment apparatus A water treatment apparatus has a turbidity meter, which is a detection part, for detecting a generation state of bubbles in a micro/nano bubble generation state confirmation tank, as a turbidity of treatment water. The water treatment apparatus also has a controlle... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7604733 | Apparatus for biological removal of phosphorus and nitrogen using granulated methane-oxidizing bacteria A biological removal method of phosphorus and nitrogen includes supplying a mixture gas into a gas holder. Inflow water and return water are supplied into the gas holder to make the mixture gas dissolved in the inflow water and the return water. The return water was... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7553410 | Septage treatment system The present invention generally includes a septage treatment system comprising: (a) a primary treatment process system comprising: (1) a receiving station to pump the septage from a vehicle; (2) equalization tank(s) to receive septage from the receiving station; and... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7550076 | System for the treatment of wastewater A wastewater treatment system for treating wastewater by processes which include aeration. The system includes an influent conduit for delivery of wastewater to be processed and a treatment tank for processing of the wastewater. Also included is an air conduit for p... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7544287 | Reciprocating biological contactor and method of use A bioreactor vessel has a biological support provided within the vessel to support bacteria and a drive system for agitating the biological support while it is it is immersed in the reaction liquor that is to be treated within the vessel. The drive system causes the... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7544286 | Method and apparatus for enhancing aquatic environments Submerged media useful with or without aeration and/or mixing to enhance an aquatic environment by promoting and retaining biogrowth. The media takes the form of a cluster of individual flexible elements having free ends. The media are submerged in a liquid such as ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7537690 | Treatment apparatus of waste water containing oil and fat for grease trap and grease trap A treatment apparatus of waste water containing oil and fat for grease trap mounted on a grease trap and for decomposing and treating, with an immobilized enzyme, waste oil and fat waste in waste water containing oil and fat within the grease trap, comprising a supp... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7527728 | Biomass carrier promoting simultaneous nitrification-de-nitrification The invention is a biomass carrier used in the biological purification of waste water. The design of the biomass carrier is characterized by a surface morphology designed to produce a specific pattern of variations in bio-film thickness, resulting in optimized bio-f... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520980 | Bioreactor system for multi-stage biological wastewater treatment A bioreactor system for microbiological treatment of wastewater including: at least one highly-flexible substrate for providing a superficial environment conducive for supporting biomass growth, the substrate including: (a) a large plurality of threads disposed in a... | 04/21/2009 |
