Gas separation: processes – Liquid contacting – And separation of liquid from contact liquid
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-20
2009-10-06
Hopkins, Robert A (Department: 1797)
Gas separation: processes
Liquid contacting
And separation of liquid from contact liquid
C095S228000, C095S237000, C210S220000, C210S620000, C261S079200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07597747
ABSTRACT:
Gases containing smoke, pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOC's) and a mixing liquid are blended in a swirling vortex into a liquid/gas mixture. Motive air and biological and/or chemical degradation material are introduced through a plurality of spiral jet fluid mixers into the liquid/gas mixture to create a turbulent fluid flow pattern to cause aeration of the liquid/gas mixture, reduce its chemical oxygen demand (COD), and entrain the biological and/or chemical degradation material in the mixture. The biological and/or chemical degradation material significantly reduces or eliminates the pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOC's) in the aerated liquid/gas mixture to produce a non-volatile liquid, which flows into a reservoir, holding pond or vegetated pond. A portion of the aerated non-volatile liquid may be conducted to a pond containing vegetative growth to complete carbon dioxide conversion via photosynthesis, and vegetative growth from the pond may be harvested.
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Hopkins Robert A
Roddy Kenneth A.
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