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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2002
Nobushige Arai, Osaka, JP;
Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Osaka, JP;
Shinya Takagi, Osaka, JP;
Ichiro Ohshima, Osaka, JP;
Rie Hiramoto, Osaka, JP;
Mugihei Ikemizu, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A polluted water purifier for collecting a pollutant present in polluted water by flocculating the pollutant with a flocculant has a mixer for mixing the polluted water with the flocculant F and air, an agitator for agitating the polluted water, containing the flocculant F and the air, that flows into a cylindrical agitation chamber along the inner surface thereof by making the polluted water into a spiraling stream so that the flocks formed by the flocculant F hold bubbles, and a separator and , connected to the agitator , for temporarily storing the polluted water and for separating the flocks holding the bubbles.