US4208282A
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Process for the purification of sewage while recapturing the fatty and albuminous matter in reusable form
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-10-20
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Granted: 1980-06-17
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Expires: 1998-10-20
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a process for the purification of sewage containing fatty and albuminous matter. Raw sewage, which is optionally subjected to primary settling in a primary settling tank, is adjusted so that the pH is approximately the same as the isoelectric point of the main components of the proteins present in the sewage. The sewage is then mixed with an aqueous solution of a substituted anionic starch to precipitate the fatty and albuminous matter by flocculation. Following a short dwell time period, the sewage is subjected to an expansion flotation under a dispersion pressure of 4.5-6 bar. The flotation sludge is separated and a clarified effluent is obtained. The flotation sludge is sterilized by treatment with ultraviolet radiation and the clarified effluent is passed to waste.
Inventors
- 👤 Dieter J. Becker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:13
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/52; C02F1/54; A; A23; A23J; A23J1/00; A23J1/001; C02F1/30; C02F1/32; C02F1/5263; C02F9/00; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P60/00; Y02P60/80; Y02P60/87; Y10; Y10S; Y10S530/00; Y10S530/859
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A process for the purification of sewage containing fatty and albuminous matter which comprises adjusting the pH value of the sewage to approximately the isoelectric point of the main components of the proteins present in the sewage; mixing said sewage with an aqueous solution of a substituted anionic starch to precipitate the fatty and albuminous matter by flocculation; following a short dwell time, subjecting said sewage and flocculated material to an expansion flotation under a dispersion pressure of 4.5-6 bar; separating the flotation sludge thus obtained from clarified effluent; sterilizing said flotation sludge by treatment with ultraviolet radiation; and passing the clarified effluent to waste.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A process for the purification of sewage containing fatty and albuminous matter which comprises adjusting the pH value of the sewage to approximately the isoelectric point of the main components of the proteins present in the sewage; mixing said sewage with an aqueous solution of a substituted anionic starch to precipitate the fatty and albuminous matter by flocculation; following a short dwell time, subjecting said sewage and flocculated material to an expansion flotation under a dispersion pressure of 4.5-6 bar; separating the flotation sludge thus obtained from clarified effluent; sterilizing said flotation sludge by treatment with ultraviolet radiation; and passing the clarified effluent to waste.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said sewage is first subjected to conventional screening and grit removing treatments to yield a primary settled sewage which is adjusted to a pH in the range of 3.5 to 5.0.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said pH adjustment is accomplished by the addition of 15% sulfuric acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said substituted anionic starch is an acetylated starch with a degree of substitution between about 0.15 and 1.8, related to anhydro-glucose units.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process as defined in claim 4 wherein said acetylated starch is potato starch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said anionic starch is a phosphated starch with a degree of substitution between about 0.05 and 0.5, related to 100 anhydroglucose units.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process as defined in claim 6 wherein said phosphated starch is a potato starch - phosphate complex.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said starch is a phosphate starch - maleinate - semiacetal complex with a degree of substitution of 0.01 to 0.06, related to 100 anhydro-glucose units.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the concentration of the aqueous starch solution is in the range of 0.1 to 2.0% by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the flotation sludge is sterilized by passing it 20 to 50 times through an ultraviolet sterilizing apparatus which contains at least seven ultraviolet radiators.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-06-17 | 1983-12-17 | 1984-06-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-06-17 | 1987-12-17 | 1988-06-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-06-17 | 1991-12-17 | 1992-06-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |