Wastewater treatment system

US9102544B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9102544-B2
Application numberUS-201213648059-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 18, 2012
Priority dateSep 20, 2007
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A treatment system and process is described herein to separate constituent parts from aqueous-based products or by-products, such as wastewater from a cellulosic ethanol process. The treatment system may include an ultrafiltration system, a first reverse osmosis system and a second reverse osmosis system. The treatment system may be configured to operate in modified batch mode.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A treatment process, comprising: collecting an aqueous-based by-product, wherein the by-product comprises members selected from the group consisting essentially of whole stillage, thin stillage, temulose, and combinations thereof; and treating the by-product by passage through a treatment system including an ultrafiltration (UF) system, a first reverse osmosis (RO) system, and a second RO system, wherein concentrates generated from the UF system are…

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What does patent US9102544B2 cover?
A treatment system and process is described herein to separate constituent parts from aqueous-based products or by-products, such as wastewater from a cellulosic ethanol process. The treatment system may include an ultrafiltration system, a first reverse osmosis system and a second reverse osmosis system. The treatment system may be configured to operate in modified batch mode.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bp Corp North America Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B01D61/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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