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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2003
Ren-yang Horng, Hsinchu, TW;
Wang-kuan Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Min-chao Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Wen-yuang Tzou, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-jing Peng, Hsinchu, TW;
Ren-Yang Horng, Hsinchu, TW;
Wang-Kuan Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Min-Chao Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Wen-Yuang Tzou, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Jing Peng, Hsinchu, TW;
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method of wastewater/water treatment includes introducing an influent into a reactor so that a portion of contaminants in the influent is decomposed by microorganism in the reactor during a retention time of the influent in the reactor, and thus an effluent has a less amount of contaminants in comparison with the influent. The microorganism is grown fixedly on modified porous carriers in the reactor. The modified porous carrier contains a polymer foam and adsorbent particles entrapped in pores of the polymer foam, so that the modified foam not only has a large specific surface area, but also characteristics such as water affinity or an affinity to a certain type of contaminants. As a result, the efficiency of reducing contamination in the influent water is enhanced.