Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermo-oxidation of municipal wastewater treatment plant sludge for production of Class A biosolids
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Application No.: US14711288Application Date: 2015-05-13
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Publication No.: US09963371B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Makram T. Suidan , Richard C. Brenner , Edith L. Holder , Robert J. Grosser
- Applicant: Pegasus Technical Services, Inc. , The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Current Assignee: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: Stein IP, LLC
- Agent Mark Sullivan
- Main IPC: C02F1/72
- IPC: C02F1/72 ; C02F11/06 ; C02F11/18 ; C02F3/12

Abstract:
A process for treatment of municipal wastewater plant sludge to the criteria of Class A biosolids. The process uses hydrogen peroxide and thermo-oxidation to reduce volatile suspended solids to meet the criteria. On a batch basis, waste activated sludge is introduced into a reactor; the concentration of the waste activated sludge is adjusted to about 1.5% total suspended solids with secondary effluent, if necessary; the reactor is mixed; the reactor is pre-heated to an operating temperature in a range of about 65° C. to about 90° C.; subsequently, a 50% solution of laboratory grade hydrogen peroxide is introduced into the bottom of the reactor; and the contents are heated for at least 4 hours.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150329393A1 THERMO-OXIDATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SLUDGE FOR PRODUCTION OF CLASS A BIOSOLIDS Public/Granted day:2015-11-19
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