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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Roy C. Haught, Independence, KY (US);
Pratim Biswas, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Pramod Kulkami, Port Jefferson Station, NY (US);
Inventors:
Roy C. Haught, Independence, KY (US);
Pratim Biswas, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Pramod Kulkami, Port Jefferson Station, NY (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Biocolloids, e.g.oocysts, are removed from water by filtration using a packed bed of a granular filter medium, preferably MgO, establishing an electric field across the packed bed, perpendicular to the flow of the water through the packed bed. The packed bed is provided in an annular space between two concentric electrodes.