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Khudenko [45] Date of Patent: May 7, 1996

[54] TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER AND 5,288,405 2/1994 Lamb, III .............................. .. 210/625
SLUDGES
Primary Examiner—Thomas G. Wyse
[76] Inventor: Boris M. Khudenko, 744 Moores Mill Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Needle & Rosenberg
Rd, Atlanta, Ga. 30327
[57] ABSTRACT
[21] Appl. No.: 102,618 A system for wastewater and sludge treatment utilizes an
anaerobic reactor to modify the wastewater and generate
[22] Filed: Aug. 5, 1993 sludge and liquid e?luent. The sludge is transferred to a
Related US. Application Data conditioner wherein anaerobic, aerobic and chemical means
may be utilized to cultivate the required strains of organisms
[63] Continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 46,788, Apr. 12, 1993, and break down various pollutants. Various chemicals may
abandoned. be solubilized, or precipitated, or adsorbed to remove them
from the waste stream. Aerobic conditioning may be used to
[51] Int. Cl.6 .............................. .. C02F 3/30; C02F 11/04 increase the volume of sludge, and to increase the tempera
[52] US. Cl. ........................ .. 210/603; 210/605; 210/623; ture of the sludge. A shell having multiple compartments can
210/631 provide for the entire process by utilizing the upper portion
[58] Field of Search ................................... .. 210/605, 607, for anaerobic reaction and the lower portion for condition~
2l0/6l5—6l7, 622-626, 630, 631, 603, ing. An aerobic reactor can be disposed centrally of the
610, 611 conditioning compartments. Pipes and pumps can be used to
transfer components from one compartment to another, and
[56] References Cited to discharge the cleaned effluent. The sludge is further
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS subjected to aerobic reaction and bioheating. Some chemi
cals may be added to assist in removal of heavy metals and
4,824,563 4/1989 lwahori et a1. ....................... .. 210/605 other toxic substances, Finally, the sludge and water are
5,160,043
4,999,111 11/1992
3/1991 Kos
Williamson
.......... .. separated, and the sludge is dried.

5,213,681
5,246,585 9/1993
5/1993 Meiring
Kos ............ ..
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