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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Applicant:
U.s. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Darren A. Lytle, Liberty, OH (US);
Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/30 (2006.01); H05B 6/80 (2006.01); C02F 11/131 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/302 (2013.01); H05B 6/804 (2013.01); C02F 11/131 (2019.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating residuals or waste streams from a plant, such as a drinking water treatment plant. The method includes the steps of obtaining plant residuals or waste streams from a water treatment plant and irradiating the plant residuals or waste streams using microwave radiation from a microwave source. The method also includes the step of drying the plant residuals or waste streams to a predetermined moisture, volume, or weight content reduction and disposing of the same.