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Title: Apparatus and process for water treatment

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed utilizing permeable treatment media for treatment of contaminated water, along with a method for enhanced passive flow of contaminated water through the treatment media. The apparatus includes a treatment cell including a permeable structure that encloses the treatment media, the treatment cell may be located inside a water collection well, exterior to a water collection well, or placed in situ within the pathway of contaminated groundwater. The passive flow of contaminated water through the treatment media is maintained by a hydraulic connection between a collecting point of greater water pressure head, and a discharge point of lower water pressure head. The apparatus and process for passive flow and groundwater treatment utilizes a permeable treatment media made up of granular metal, bimetallics, granular cast iron, activated carbon, cation exchange resins, and/or additional treatment materials. An enclosing container may have an outer permeable wall for passive flow of water into the container and through the enclosed treatment media to an effluent point. Flow of contaminated water is attained without active pumping of water through the treatment media. Remediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons and other water contaminants to acceptable regulatory concentration levels is accomplished without the costs of pumping, pumpmore » maintenance, and constant oversight by personnel.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. North Augusta, SC
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
873819
Patent Number(s):
6254785
Assignee:
Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Aiken, SC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09B - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-96SR18500
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
apparatus; process; water; treatment; disclosed; utilizing; permeable; media; contaminated; method; enhanced; passive; flow; cell; including; structure; encloses; located; inside; collection; exterior; placed; situ; pathway; groundwater; maintained; hydraulic; connection; collecting; pressure; head; discharge; utilizes; granular; metal; bimetallics; cast; iron; activated; carbon; cation; exchange; resins; additional; materials; enclosing; container; outer; wall; enclosed; effluent; attained; active; pumping; remediation; chlorinated; hydrocarbons; contaminants; acceptable; regulatory; concentration; levels; accomplished; costs; pump; maintenance; constant; oversight; personnel; chlorinated hydrocarbons; treatment media; water pressure; contaminated groundwater; water treatment; located inside; cast iron; cell including; contaminated water; cation exchange; activated carbon; exchange resin; exchange resins; pressure head; concentration levels; permeable structure; granular metal; chlorinated hydrocarbon; groundwater treatment; concentration level; disclosed utilizing; /210/

Citation Formats

Phifer, Mark A, and Nichols, Ralph L. Apparatus and process for water treatment. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
Phifer, Mark A, & Nichols, Ralph L. Apparatus and process for water treatment. United States.
Phifer, Mark A, and Nichols, Ralph L. Mon . "Apparatus and process for water treatment". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873819.
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