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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joe A Quick, Jr, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210617 ; 210150 ; 210169 ; 210903 ; 119-3 ;
Abstract
A marine and fresh water filtration and polishing method and apparatus which provides mechanical filtrations; improved removal of chlorinated hydrocarbons, ammonia, and nitrite; aeration; and optionally is capable of buffering water and removing organic compounds from it. Invention operates by removing water from process aquarium or tank, and passing it in a trickle filter fashion through an open-cell polymeric foam material.