Abstract: A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to form gas-enriched wastewater. The gas-enriched wastewater is then delivered to the supply of wastewater to be treated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 4, 2005
Date of Patent:
November 13, 2007
Assignees:
Wayne State University, TherOx, Inc., DynamOx, Inc.
Inventors:
J. Richard Spears, Richard Crilly, Ray Rydman, James Gessert, Steve Myrick
Abstract: A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to form gas-enriched wastewater. The gas-enriched wastewater is then delivered to the supply of wastewater to be treated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 4, 2000
Date of Patent:
March 7, 2006
Assignees:
Wayne State University, TherOx, Inc., DynamOx, Inc.
Inventors:
J. Richard Spears, Richard Crilly, Ray Rydman, James Gessert, Steve Myrick