Abstract: The systems may be used for treatment of water that contains contaminants. Water containing at least one of a nitrate, percholate, chromate, selenate and a volatile organic chemical is combined with nutrients and then is processed in an anoxic-anaerobic bioreactor. The combined effluent may also be oxygenated by dosing with hydrogen peroxide or liquid oxygen. The combined effluent of the bioreactor is dosed with a particle conditioning agent. The combined effluent treated water of the bioreactor is then filtered in a biofilter to produce a treated effluent stream. The influent water and combined effluent of the anoxic-anaerobic bioreactor may also be dosed with hydrogen peroxide to control biomass content in the system.

Abstract: The systems and methods may be used for treatment of water that contains contaminants. Water containing at least one of a nitrate, percholate, chromate, selenite, and a volatile organic chemical is combined with nutrients and then is processed in an anoxic-anaerobic bioreactor. The combined effluent may also be oxygenated by dosing with hydrogen peroxide or liquid oxygen. The combined effluent of the bioreactor is dosed with a particle conditioning agent. The combined effluent treated water of the bioreactor is then filtered in a biofilter to produce a treated effluent stream. The influent water and combined effluent of the anoxic-anaerobic bioreactor may also be dosed with hydrogen peroxide to control biomass content in the system.

Abstract: The systems may be used for treatment of water that contains contaminants. Water containing at least one of a nitrate, percholate, chromate, selenate and a volatile organic chemical is combined with nutrients and then is processed in an anoxic-anaerobic bioreactor. The combined effluent may also be oxygenated by dosing with hydrogen peroxide or liquid oxygen. The combined effluent of the bioreactor is dosed with a particle conditioning agent. The combined effluent treated water of the bioreactor is then filtered in a biofilter to produce a treated effluent stream. The influent water and combined effluent of the anoxic-anaerobic bioreactor may also be dosed with hydrogen peroxide to control biomass content in the system.

Abstract: The present invention may use exogenous oxidants to supplement use of oxygen in the treatment of municipal wastewater. The new method may implement non-aerated biodestruction using an exogenous oxidant material combined with a primary treatment municipal wastewater to reduce wastewater treatment aeration requirements. The municipal wastewater influent for treatment in an activated sludge treatment process may be combined with an exogenous oxidant material in a non-aeration process to produce a blended stream. The blended stream may be treated in a bioreactor.

Abstract: A system and method for simultaneous biologically mediated removal of contaminants (including at least arsenic or nitrate) from water are disclosed herein. The system includes i) a bioreactor having a length suitable for housing at least three different microbial populations, or ii) two bioreactors coupled together, the two bioreactors each having a length and an empty bed contact time that together are suitable for housing at least three different microbial populations. The system also includes a biofilm attachment medium positioned in i) the bioreactor, or ii) the two bioreactors; and the at least three different microbial populations formed on the biofilm attachment medium. The microbial populations are selected from oxygen reducing microbes, nitrate reducing microbes, arsenate reducing microbes, sulfate reducing microbes, and uranium reducing microbes.

Abstract: The present invention may be used for treatment of waste streams using domestic wastewater. A concentrate waste stream containing one or more of perchlorate, nitrate, bromate, selenate and chromate may be combined with a domestic wastewater stream. The concentrate waste stream may have not less than 3000 mg/l of total dissolved solids. The concentrate waste stream and domestic wastewater stream may be combined at a ratio of between 20% volumetric flow rate and 75% volumetric flow rate to produce a blended stream. The blended stream may be processed in a bioreactor.

Abstract: The present invention may be used in methods for treatment of drinking water contaminated with algal metabolites. An inflow of water in a drinking water treatment facility may have multiple types of algal metabolites wherein each algal metabolites has a concentration of less than 20 ?g/l. The water may contain indigenous bacteria that may serve as a bioreactor inoculum. The water may be dosed with a biodegradable electron donor at a concentration of less than 7 mg/l to form water, electron donor solution. The water, electron donor solution may be processed through a fixed-bed bioreactor for an empty bed bioreactor contact time of less than 30 minutes. An effluent of the fixed-bed bioreactor may have an algal metabolite concentration for each algal metabolite of less than 10 ng/l.

Abstract: An oscillating piston engine capable of running on a working fluid such as steam or compressed air comprises a bank of cylinders mounted for rotation in unison to turn a shaft in an engine block, pistons mounted for oscillation in the cylinders and rotatable in unison relative to the cylinders to turn another shaft in the engine block, control means operable in response to rotation of the cylinders for supplying and exhausting working fluid to and from opposite ends of the cylinders in alternating timed relation to cause the pistons to oscillate in the cylinders and pistons, and gearing means connecting the piston shaft and the cylinder shaft to an output shaft for converting the oscillating motion of the pistons and cylinders into unidirectional rotation of the output shaft.

Abstract: An oscillating piston internal combustion engine comprises a bank of combustion chambers mounted on the front of an engine block for rotation in an annular path to rotate an output shaft protruding from the rear of the block. Gearing inside the block converts oscillating motion of the pistons and cylinders into unidirectional rotation of the output shaft.