Patents Assigned to Aqwise Wise Water Technologies, Ltd.
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Patent number: 10196597Abstract: A compressible biomass carrier for use in fluid treatment systems is disclosed. The biomass carrier includes an extruded circumferential mesh-like structure and elongated elements positioned in a space confined by the circumferential mesh-like structure and at least some of the elongated elements are joined to an inner portion of the mesh-like structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: AQWISE-WISE WATER TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventor: Nir Assulin
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Patent number: 9809475Abstract: A water treatment system including an enclosure for water to be treated, a multiplicity of biomass carriers located within the enclosure, at least one airlift in the enclosure for raising the water and the biomass carriers and at least one mechanical biomass carrier accumulated residue removal apparatus operative to remove accumulated residue from the biomass carriers.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Aqwise-Wise Water Technologies LtdInventors: Nir Assulin, Shmuel Eliraz, Ohad Reinhartz
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Patent number: 8758613Abstract: An anaerobic water purification system including an anaerobic water purification unit receiving water to be treated and providing an anaerobic-treated water output and biomass carriers for supporting anaerobic microorganisms in the anaerobic water purification unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignees: Aqwise-Wise Water Technologies Ltd, WesttInventors: Tamar Arbel, Nir Assulin, Antonius Johannes Hendrikus Hyacinthus Engelaar, Tammy Yalin
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Publication number: 20110089106Abstract: An anaerobic water purification system including an anaerobic water purification unit receiving water to be treated and providing an anaerobic-treated water output and biomass carriers for supporting anaerobic microorganisms in the anaerobic water purification unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicants: AQWISE- WISE WATER TECHNOLOGIES LTD., WESTTInventors: Tamar ARBEL, Nir ASSULIN, Antonius Johannes Hendrikus Hyacinthus ENGELAAR, Tammy YALIN
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Publication number: 20110027870Abstract: A biomass carrier including a multiplicity of generally elongate plastic biomass attachment strips joined to each other at least one location therealong, the multiplicity of generally elongate plastic biomass attachment strips being mutually arranged to define a generally deformable biomass carrier including generally outer disposed biomass attachment strips and generally inner disposed biomass attachment strips. Apparatus and methods for manufacture of the biomass carrier as well as fluid treatment systems and methods using the biomass carrier are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: AQWISE-WISE WATER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventors: Nir Assulin, Ronen Itzhak Shechter, Tamar Arbel
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Publication number: 20090211972Abstract: A method for treatment of nitrified wastewater, the method including supplying wastewater to be treated to a tank having a layer of biomass supporting media near or at the top thereof, retaining biomass on and below the biomass supporting media for a sufficient time such that the biomass hydrolyses and supplies organic carbon to the wastewater in the tank; denitrifying and simultaneously clarifying the wastewater by providing an upward flow of the wastewater in the tank through the layer of biomass supporting media and discharging excess sludge from the bottom of the tank at a rate which is selected to maintain nitrate and ammonia concentrations below selected thresholds.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2007Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: AQWISE-WISE WATER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventors: Ronen Itzhak Shechter, Nir Assulin
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Patent number: 6616845Abstract: A method and apparatus for retrofitting existing waste water treatment facilities having at least one existing basin including installing generally vertical partitions at spaced locations in the at least one existing basin in order to divide the at least one existing basin into a plurality of treatment stage regions, installing at least one air lift in each of the plurality of treatment stage regions, loading each treatment stage regions with a quantity of floatable porous particles, supplying waste water to at least one of the plurality of treatment stage regions and allowing the waste water, but generally not the particles, to flow from at least one of the plurality of treatment stage regions to at least another of the plurality of treatment stage regions and operating the at least one air lift in each of the plurality of treatment stage regions to provide aerobic waste water flow therein in operative engagement with the floatable porous particles.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2001Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Aqwise Wise Water Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Ronen Shechter, Eytan Levy
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Publication number: 20030127378Abstract: A biofilm support including a plastic biofilm support element having a maximum dimension which does not exceed 50 mm and having a specific gravity of between approximately 0.70-0.91. A method of manufacture of a biofilm support and a waste water treatment system employing the biofilm support are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Applicant: AQWISE WISE WATER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventors: Ronen Itzhak Shechter, Eytan B. Levy
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Publication number: 20020179526Abstract: A method and apparatus for retrofitting existing waste water treatment facilities having at least one existing basin including installing generally vertical partitions at spaced locations in the at least one existing basin in order to divide the at least one existing basin into a plurality of treatment stage regions, installing at least one air lift in each of the plurality of treatment stage regions, loading each treatment stage regions with a quantity of floatable porous particles, supplying waste water to at least one of the plurality of treatment stage regions and allowing the waste water, but generally not the particles, to flow from at least one of the plurality of treatment stage regions to at least another of the plurality of treatment stage regions and operating the at least one air lift in each of the plurality of treatment stage regions to provide aerobic waste water flow therein in operative engagement with the floatable porous particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2001Publication date: December 5, 2002Applicant: AQWISE WISE WATER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventors: Ronen Itzhak Shechter, Eytan B. Levy