Liquid purification or separation – With means to add treating material – Plural distinct separators
Patent
1997-06-03
1998-11-24
Upton, Christopher
Liquid purification or separation
With means to add treating material
Plural distinct separators
210205, 2105322, 210538, 210610, 435262, C02F 300
Patent
active
058401822
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is disclosed for containing a microorganism culture in an active exponential growth and delivering a supply of microorganisms to an environment containing wastes for bio-augmenting the biodegradation of the wastes. The apparatus comprises a bioreactor and an operably connected controller. The bioreactor has a bioreactor chamber for containing a supply of microorganisms, a second chamber for containing a supply of water and inorganic nutrients, and a third chamber for containing a supply of organic nutrients. The bioreactor is operably connected to the controller in which a first pump is operably connected in fluid communication between the bioreactor chamber and the second chamber and third chamber, and a second pump is operably connected in fluid communication between the bioreactor chamber and the environment containing wastes to be biodegraded. The controller further includes a timer and regulator operably connected to the first and second pumps to effectively maintain the microorganisms in exponential growth in the bioreactor chamber and to deliver microorganisms to an environment to be treated. Also, disclosed is a method for bio-augmenting the biodegradation of wastes.
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Keenan Daniel
Lin Mow S.
Lucido John A.
Premuzic Eugene T.
Shelenkova Ludmila
Bogosian Margaret C.
Brookhaven Science Associates LLC
Upton Christopher
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