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Title:
SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTE STREAMS ALLOWING DIRECT ACTIVATED CARBON AND MEMBRANE CONTACT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/022403
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention enables a high suspended solids (SS) liquor (16) (at least about 10 g/L) comprising activated carbon (30) to be contacted with one or more membranes (14) of a membrane unit (12) to efficiently treat a waste stream (24) for contaminant removal.

Inventors:
CUNNINGHAM WILLIAM (US)
BURCLAFF PHILIP A (US)
FELCH CHAD L (US)
LARSON ANDREA J (US)
SMITH DUANE R (US)
LARSON SIMON (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/042988
Publication Date:
March 08, 2018
Filing Date:
July 20, 2017
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Assignee:
SIEMENS ENERGY INC (US)
International Classes:
B01D61/02; B01D61/16; B01D61/04; B01D61/08; B01D61/14; B01D61/18; B01D61/42; B01D61/58; B01D71/02; B01D71/36; C02F3/12
Foreign References:
US20070209999A12007-09-13
US20150329394A12015-11-19
Other References:
CHOON AUN NG ET AL: "Operation of Membrane Bioreactor with Powdered Activated Carbon Addition", SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 41, no. 7, 1 June 2006 (2006-06-01), pages 1447 - 1466, XP055441067, ISSN: 0149-6395, DOI: 10.1080/01496390600634632
OLIVER IORHEMEN ET AL: "Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Technology for Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation: Membrane Fouling", MEMBRANES, vol. 6, no. 2, 15 June 2016 (2016-06-15), pages 33, XP055441066, DOI: 10.3390/membranes6020033
DREWS ET AL: "Membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors-Characterisation, contradictions, cause and cures", JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, ELSEVIER BV, NL, vol. 363, no. 1-2, 1 November 2010 (2010-11-01), pages 1 - 28, XP027261195, ISSN: 0376-7388, [retrieved on 20100809]
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCOTT, Mark W. (US)
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