| US 7,491,336 B2 | ||
| Process for treating industrial effluent water with activated media | ||
| Gary W. Markham, Manvel, Tex. (US); Harmon L. Kirkpatrick, Pearland, Tex. (US); Rick Guercio, Cypress, Tex. (US); Douglas E. Mast, Pearland, Tex. (US); and Stanley C. Gustas, Jr., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/591,146. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0099404 A1, May 01, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. C02F 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 210—663 [210/680; 210/665; 210/666; 210/667; 210/693; 210/669] | 12 Claims |
| 1. For treating effluent water, a process comprising the steps of:
feeding a stream of effluent water to a reactor filled with porous ceramic media;
absorbing organic and inorganic impurities from the effluent water into the porous ceramic media; and
dispensing a remainder of the effluent water stream from the reactor in an outlet stream.
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