Abstract: A battery pack packaging system and method includes a kit box with a body, a first receptacle in the body operable to receive at least one of a cordless device and a charging device, a second receptacle in the body, and a battery container removably received by the second receptacle, the battery container configured to meet regulatory rules for shipping a battery pack with a cordless device or separately from a cordless device.

Abstract: A box-like base assembly for a post-in-post system for packaging, shipping and displaying product containers. The post-in-post system comprises vertically spaced trays for holding the product containers, outer support posts located over openings in each tray such that their hollow interiors communicate with the tray openings, and inner guide posts inserted inside the outer support posts and through the tray openings to lock the trays together. The base assembly comprises an outer base box and a center base member that fits within the base box, the center base member having inwardly collapsed sections for holding the starter outer support posts in an upright position.

Abstract: The fuel properties of petroleum hydrocarbon waste having an API gravity varying from about 5 to 30 are improved by heating the hydrocarbon to a temperature of about 35° C. to 90° C. and mixing the heated hydrocarbon stream with a suitable solvent to reduce the viscosity of the hydrocarbon, which is then separated by a centrifuge to obtain an aqueous phase stream, an oil phase stream, and a separated solids stream. The oil phase stream has a viscosity range of about 250 centipoise (cP) to about 1000 cP. The oil phase stream is utilized in a refinery, while a slurry fuel is prepared with the separated solids stream and aqueous phase stream as a feedstock for road asphalt, a fuel for a combustor, or a fuel for a gasification process. The oil phase stream is used for fuels and feedstock for making carbon fiber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for operating a condensing boiler in which the fuel is a Fischer-Tropsch product which boils for more than 90 wt % between 160 and 400 ° C. and contains more than 80 wt % of iso and normal paraffins, less than 1 wt % aromatics, less than 5 ppm sulfur and less than 1 ppm nitrogen and wherein the density of the Fischer-Tropsch product is between 0.65 g/cm3 and 0.8 g/cm3 at 15 ° C.

Abstract: A method for improving the lubricating properties of a distillate base oil characterized by a pour point of 0 degrees C. or less and a boiling range having the 10 percent point falling between about 625 degrees F. and about 790 degrees F. and the 90 percent point falling between about 725 degrees F. and about 950 degrees F., the method comprises blending with said distillate base oil a sufficient amount of a pour point depressing base oil blending component to reduce the pour point of the resulting base oil blend at least 3 degrees C. below the pour point of the distillate base oil, wherein the pour point depressing base oil blending component is an isomerized Fischer-Tropsch derived bottoms product having a pour point that is at least 3 degrees C. higher than the pour point of the distillate base oil.

Abstract: This invention relates to doped catalysts on an aluminosilicate substrate with a low content of macropores and the hydrocracking/hydroconversion and hydrotreatment processes that use them. The catalyst comprises at least one hydro-dehydrogenating element that is selected from the group that is formed by the elements of group VIB and group VIII of the periodic table and a dopant in a controlled quantity that is selected from among phosphorus, boron, and silicon and a non-zeolitic substrate with a silica-alumina base that contains a quantity of more than 15% by weight and of less than or equal to 95% by weight of silica (SiO2).

Abstract: An improved aromatics saturation process for use with lube oil boiling range feedstreams utilizing a catalyst comprising a hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component selected from the Group VIII noble metals and mixtures thereof, a mesoporous support, and a binder.

Abstract: An improved hydrogenation process for lube oil boiling range feedstreams utilizing a catalyst comprising at least one Group VIII noble metal selected from Pt, Pd, and mixtures thereof having an average pore diameter of about 15 to less than about 40 ?.

Abstract: The invention provides a method to extend the utilization of a catalyst in a multistage reaction system, provided that a primary reaction and a secondary (or more) catalyst-poisoning reaction occur on the same catalyst, and the rate of the secondary (or more), catalyst-poisoning reaction is faster than the rate of the primary reaction.

Abstract: In order to separate oxygen-containing compounds contained in a hydrocarbon feed containing 1 to 100 carbon atoms and having any distribution of chemical categories, a process is carried out in which: said hydrocarbon feed is brought into contact with an extraction phase which contains at least one non-aqueous ionic liquid with general formula Q+A?, the proportion of ionic liquid in the extraction phase representing at least 25% by weight; the extraction effluent is separated into said extraction phase which contains at least one ionic liquid and at least all or a portion of the oxygen-containing compounds initially present in the hydrocarbon feed, and into the hydrocarbon feed which is depleted in oxygen-containing compounds.

Abstract: A method is described that comprises sorting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) within a fluidic flow for a targeted subset of the CNTs. The sorting comprises attracting at least a portion of the CNTs within the fluidic flow in a direction of increasing intensity of an electric field component of a substantially stationary beam of light. The electric field component has a frequency that is less than one or more resonant frequencies of the CNTs within the portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for classifying fine particles, the method comprising: introducing a fine particle dispersion in which fine particles are dispersed in a liquid medium into an inlet of a microchannel having the inlet and a recovery portion; and delivering the fine particle dispersion, which has been introduced through the inlet, to the recovery portion in laminar flow, wherein delivering the fine particle dispersion includes classifying the fine particles using the difference in sedimentation speed or floatation speed among the fine particles in the fine particle dispersion. The present invention also provides a device used in the method for classifying fine particles.

Abstract: A magnetic separation apparatus for separating metallic material from a granulated stream of mixed metallic and nonmetallic material comprises a vibratory conveyor having a trough assembly mounted on a suspension system and coupled to a motor for causing the suspension system to vibrate. The trough assembly includes an upper trough having at least two sections aligned in a predetermined direction of material flow and a lower trough extending in the same direction as and beneath the upper. The upper trough includes one or more gaps of a predetermined width so as to permit material to fall onto the lower trough. Each trough is arranged so as to feed a different output collection point. At least one of the gaps between a downstream section of the upper trough and an upstream section of the upper trough includes the downstream section positioned at a height lower than the upstream section thereby forming a vertical drop between the two sections with the gap positioned therebetween.

Abstract: A rotor for fibrous suspension strainers, having a central body with substantially circular cross section is formed with a bottom base, a top base and a vertical rotation axis and a plurality of shaped blades protruding from the outer lateral surface of the central body. In each blade the direction defined by at least one of the front edges is inclined in the direction opposite the direction of rotation of the rotor and forms an acute angle with any other coplanar direction that intersects it, defined by the intersection of the blade and any vertical sectioning plane passing through the vertical rotation axis.

Abstract: Screening apparatus for screening pulp suspensions is disclosed comprising a screen basket dividing the interior of the housing into a central chamber and a single outer annular chamber. The suspension is supplied to one of the outer and central chambers, so that an accept fraction passes through the screen, while a reject fraction develops that is prevented from passing through the screen. Dilution is provided by supplying diluting liquid to dilute the reject fraction. The screen basket is divided into at least two separate tubular screen sections. The dilution is provided by at least one annular element axially interconnecting the two tubular screen sections and forming a tubular dilution liquid compartment extending at least substantially around the screen basket. The annular element forms a plurality of dilution liquid ejection passages between the dilution liquid compartment and one of the outer and central chambers.

Abstract: A self-propelled screening apparatus (1) having a chassis (11); a pair of endless tracks (12) supporting the chassis (11); a superstructure (13) rotatably mounted on the chassis (11); a prime mover provided in or on the superstructure (13) and arranged to provide motive power to operate the endless tracks (12) and where the prime mover is rotatable with the superstructure (13); and a screen box (16) mounted on the superstructure (13), also for rotation therewith. The screen box (16) has an input (17) for receiving a supply of bulk material, at least one screen deck for screening the bulk material, and an output for discharging screened material. The prime mover and the screen box (16) are arranged on opposite sides of the rotational axis of the superstructure (13), to provide a stable weight distribution.

Abstract: The screen cylinder of the invention comprises a supporting bar and a plurality of screen wires. The supporting bar has a predefined thickness and has a plurality of troughs arranged thereon with equal spacing, wherein each trough has a convex therein. The screen wire has an inset end and an extending end. A side of the inset end is arranged with a near-rectangle recess such that the recess can accept the convex of the trough while insetting the screen wire into a corresponding trough of the supporting bar. The extending end is protruding outwardly from the surface of the supporting bar. The screen cylinder as disclosed in the present invention has better structural integrity and smaller tolerance variation, and as the consequence that the resulting paper quality is enhanced.

Abstract: A bun laner sorts buns into a predetermined number of lanes, for providing buns to a packaging unit. The bun laner detects when some lanes are filling faster than other and closes those lanes while the other lanes fill. A vacuum may be used to hold buns in a filled lane in order to close the lane. An optical detection unit may be used to determine when a bun has been stationary at a certain position in the lane for a predetermined amount of time.

Abstract: A system of identifying and/or sorting of matter including an advancing device (101) for advancing the matter, a radiation emitting device (107) serving to emit radiation which is varied by the advancing matter, a detecting arrangement (103) serving to detect the varied radiation, and an analysing arrangement (106) serving to analyse the varied radiation. A spectral analyser (104) serves to detect the varied radiation in a plurality of narrow wavelength bands in the visible spectrum in order to determine the colour and/or composition of the matter. The system may also include another spectral analyser (105) operable in the invisible wavelength spectrum to analyse radiation which has been varied by the matter and is in the invisible wavelength spectrum. The system may further include a colour camera (102) and an arrangement which applies camera image interpretation to radiation which has been varied by the matter.

Abstract: A sorting device and method for dynamically allocating bins to objects such as mail pieces. The device has at least one reading device for reading delivery information of objects and a conveying system which transports the objects. At least one feeder inducts the objects onto the conveying system. A plurality of physical bin locations are adjacent to the conveying system for storage of the object injected from the conveying system. A controller or processing dynamically assigns and reassigns sort locations, as required, to the plurality of physical bin locations during a sorting operation for each object of the objects.

Abstract: A carpet disposal system, comprising: a collector collecting carpet, the carpet collecting performed by a collection agent, the collection agent having a unique identifier; an assigner assigning the collection agent unique identifier to the collected carpet; a transporter transporting the uniquely identified carpet to a processing plant; an identifier identifying the collection agent of the uniquely identified carpet at the processing plant; a sorter sorting the uniquely identified carpet; a valuer valuing the sorted carpet; a payer paying the identified collection agent the value of the sorted carpet. The unique identifier may comprise a unique code and/or bar code. The carpet disposal system may have computer means for managing the identification of the collection agent of the uniquely identified carpet at the processing plant, sorting the uniquely identified carpet, valuing the sorted carpet, and paying the identified collection agent the value of the sorted carpet.

Abstract: Firstly, a fan sorting pass is carried out during which a postal article, which is removed from a stack, or a multiple withdrawal is to be distributed one after another in m, m=1 passes at P sorting terminals of the sorting machine. The number m of passes is selected according to the required precision. Afterwards, both the number NAD of multiple withdrawals measured by the detector and the number NAS of the individual withdrawals measured by the detector are determined as well as the number NSD of incorrectly detected individual withdrawals and the number NDS of incorrectly detected multiple withdrawals by comparing the number of the postal articles, which are located in each involved sorting terminal, with the measuring result of the detector, said measuring result being assigned to the respective sorting terminal.

Abstract: Method and device to separate particles from a mixture consisting of particles, the mixture being capable of moving along for a distance along the guiding surface (1,19,30) installed in an inclining position and past the discharge point (3) may be selectively collected by means of a number of collecting units (12,13,32,34) installed in different positions.

Abstract: A recovery device and method of use ensure that any reprocessable medical device that has been disposed of in a sharps container is recovered, cleaned, sterilized, and repackaged for reuse. In one embodiment, a sharps container and sorting surface are manipulated to rotate together and independently, so that the content of the sharps container are emptied onto the sorting surface, enabling an operator to manually, safely, efficiently, and timely retrieve reprocessable medical devices from the sorting surface and place these medical devices into a receptacle bin. The non-reprocessable contents are subsequently dumped into a waste bin, whose contents will subsequently be incinerated or otherwise destroyed. The operator of the recovery device is protected by a shield and an exhaust system that minimize the operator's exposure to airborne biohazardous toxins and enable the sorting to be done without injury to the operator from sharp medical devices.

Abstract: Reprocessable medical devices that have been disposed of in a sharps container are recovered, disinfected or sterilized, sorted, and packed for reprocessing in a generally continuous process. In one embodiment, either a sharps container or at least a portion of its contents is successively and controllably conveyed, either manually or automatically, through a plurality of processing stations that are configured to perform different operations. The operations performed by the processing stations can include, for example, detecting and identifying contents, cleaning and disinfecting, opening the sharps containers, separating and sorting their contents, and disposal of contents that are non-reprocessable. Reprocessable medical devices can be sorted by type as they move along on a conveyor.

Abstract: An improved pool skimmer apparatus and method that enhances the effectiveness of a swimming pool skimmer assembly. In particular, my inventive method and apparatus makes pool skimmers more effective at capturing floating debris and directing it to the pool filter system where it is removed from the pool water. According to my invention, a skimmer basket assembly includes an open top, cylindrical sidewalls, and a mesh bottom. Disposed along the sidewalls are a plurality of “fins” or “blades”, positioned such that water entering the basket assembly develops a circular flow, causing floating debris to be drawn down into the filtering system. In this manner, particularly difficult to remove floating debris, such as pollen, are drawn down to be filtered rather than remain floating on a top portion of skimmer and/or pool water.

Abstract: A mineral-water supplying apparatus includes: a mineral-water producing apparatus for producing mineral water by passing raw water, such as city water, through a mineral eluting material(s); a drink conveying pipe for conveying the mineral water produced in the mineral-water producing apparatus to a drinking water spout; a cleaning water pipe diverging from the drink conveying pipe for conveying mineral water to a nozzle; a pump for forcing the mineral water produced in the mineral-water producing apparatus to flow through the drink conveying pipe and the cleaning water pipe; and a chlorine generator for increasing the concentration of chlorine in the mineral water produced in the mineral-water producing apparatus. This allows chlorine to be added to the resulting mineral water and increases the concentration of chlorine in the mineral water.

Abstract: An advanced silica gel sorbent for use in chromatographic separations that has been chemically modified by surface polycondensation of a trifunctional and/or difunctional organosilane. The chromatographic media exhibits a wider pH range and improved pH stability as compared to other silica gel based sorbents, while retaining all other positive aspects attributed to silica gel based sorbents. A method of forming the advanced silica gel sorbent by Templated Multilayer Inorganic/Organic Grafting.

Abstract: A continuous flow multistage aerobic wastewater sludge digestion system comprising at least two stages connected in series, each stage comprising one or more covered tanks, tank segments or compartments, each having an enclosed separate gas headspace, wherein the gas headspaces of each stage are connected in a specified sequence that may be identical to or different from the staging sequence followed by the sludge liquid. An oxygen containing gas stream, such as air or an oxygen enriched gas stream, is supplied to the headspace of each stage, and a means for aerating the sludge in one or more of the tanks, tank segments or compartments is provided to enhance the transfer of oxygen from the gas headspace into the sludge liquid for use by bacteria in digestion of the sludge. At least one stage of the sludge digestion system is operated at a thermophilic temperature above 50° C.

Abstract: This invention provides animal powered mechanical device for water desalination. It has unique features of using animal power as prime mover to effect brackish water desalination. Animal energy in form of high-torque low-speed can be converted into low-torque high-speed through speed increaser (4) to energize the high-pressure pump (6), the outlet manifold (8) of the pump (6) being connected to a reverse osmosis membrane module (9). With this device animal power can be used for obtaining safe drinking water from backish ground water/seawater resource in villages.

Abstract: A coupler for a spiral membrane filtration element having a spiral membrane enclosed within a rigid outerwrap includes a center support, a plurality of spokes extending outwardly from the center support, a circular rim coupled with the spokes, with the face of the rim being perpendicular to the axis of the overwrap. The rim includes a channel on its face for receiving a compressible seal, and a plurality of receptacles around its outer surface for joining two face-to-face adjacent couplers when a pair of aligned keepers is place in each receptacle. Exemplary embodiments of the coupler and filtration elements and filtration assemblies are provided, as well as an associated method.

Abstract: A fuel module includes a fuel pump having a fuel inlet and fuel outlet. The module also includes a fuel filter having a filter inlet and a filter outlet. The module has a housing with a body that defines a cavity. The fuel pump and fuel filter are arranged in the cavity. The housing includes a removable end cap that at least partially encloses the cavity in an installed position and provides access to the cavity in a service position. Fastening elements such as threaded fasteners secure the removable end cap to the body in the installed position. Seals are arranged between the fuel pump and fuel filter and the end cap when in the installed position. The end cap also includes caps secured to a surface of the end cap to provide fluid passages where necessary. When the fuel pump or fuel filter requires replacement, the threaded fasteners and end cap are removed from the body, and the fuel pump and/or fuel filter may be detached from the end cap.

Abstract: A water purifying apparatus in which a filter unit is easily attached to and detached from a connection unit. The water purifying apparatus includes a filter unit for allowing water to be circulated therein to filter out foreign substances from the water; and a connection unit connected to the filter unit for transmitting external water to the filter unit and then transmitting the purified water to the outside. The connection unit includes an outer case having a cylindrical structure, one end of which is closed and the other end of which is opened; an inner case having a cylindrical structure, one end of which is closed and the other end of which is opened; and sealing members installed between the inner surface of the closed end of the outer case and the outer surface of the closed end of the inner case.

Abstract: An oil strainer including a body including lower and walls and an inside space between the lower and upper walls, a filter substantially horizontally disposed within the body so as to divide the inside space into lower and upper space sections, an outlet port provided on the upper wall of the body and communicated with the upper space section, and an inlet port provided on the lower wall of the body and communicated with the lower space section. The lower wall includes a first area in which an inlet port periphery of the inlet port is disposed, and a second area separate from the first area. A vertical distance between the filter and the lower wall in the first area is smaller than a vertical distance between the filter and the lower wall in the second area.

Abstract: A food cooking apparatus having a container that forms a housing. A strainer is positioned within the housing and is rotatably mounted with respect to the container. A pressing element, such as a tab, is connected with respect to the container. When the container is filled with a cooking liquid, such as hot water, the strainer can be held with a handle and the tab can be pressed to apply a torquing force that rotates the container into a dumping position while simultaneously maintaining a generally horizontal position of the strainer, for example to prevent food from falling out of the strainer.

Abstract: A filter element support tube has a pair of axially extending spines and first and second sets of oppositely laterally extending half-rings axially offset from each other. The support tube is efficiently manufacturable, and desirably provides a constant diameter along its axial length.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a membrane module, comprising a plurality of bar-shaped ceramic filter elements disposed parallel to each other and stretched on the ends of the bay by covers, which extend perpendicular to said bars. Said modules also comprise sealing elements provided in-between the ends of the bars in addition to holes in the covers. The invention is characterized by the following features: initially, the individual sealing element is partially produced by finishing the inner hole thereof intended for surrounding the end of the bar to its final size while the outer surface of the sealing element remains unprocessed so that a sealing blank is formed; the sealing blank is then inserted into a support having outer dimensions in the insertion area corresponding to the mean outer dimensions of all filter elements or a plurality of filter elements.

Abstract: A water treatment apparatus includes a sand filter and a second stage purification step (e.g. ozonation). The sand filter is constructed as a plurality of individual components that are in fluid flow communication. At least that uppermost individual component of the sand filter is removable for cleaning.

Abstract: The invention described herein provides a novel modification of an aerobic bacterial generator, typically used for sewage wastewater treatment. By providing a pre-filter one creates the equivalent of a “sub-gravel filter” known to the aquarium trade. In such fashion the device is portable and can be placed at the bottom of any pond, lake or other body of water to act as an aeration and biological filtration device. Further the unit incorporates a means of inoculation and maintenance of cultures of beneficial bacteria within the device to improve digestion of organic residues as well as to compete with algae for mineral nutrients, thereby preventing noxious blooms of plant material.

Abstract: A method and a plant to remove metals by biosorption from mining or industrial effluents comprising: (a) subject the effluent to at least one first stage of pre-treatment, selecting among: precipitation by pH rising, solvent extraction or solvent extraction on emulsified membranes in order to reduce its load of metals to a concentration level that allows it to be treated by the next stage of biosorption, and (b) subject the liquid that has been previously in the stage of pre-treatment to a second stage of continuous metals removal by biosorption.

Abstract: A composite filter medium comprising a filter element comprising at least one porous fibrous filtration layer, and at least one layer of a sorbent, stationary phase particulates selected from organic or inorganic particulates having an average diameter of less than 50 micrometers, soft particulates, and ground monolithic particulates. The particulates are capable of binding target molecule by, for example, adsorption, ion exchange, hydrophobic binding, and affinity binding. The particulates provide higher binding capacities than can be achieved using filter media incorporating conventional process scale chromatography resin particulates.

Abstract: A particular component in a sample is recovered in a high concentration and solvent-replaced. A separator 100 is placed on a microchip and includes a channel 112 for flowing the particular component. The channel 112 includes a sample feeding channel 300 as well as a filtrate discharge channel 302 and a sample recovering part 308 which are branched from the sample feeding channel 300. There is formed a filter 304 for preventing passage of the particular component, at the inlet of the filtrate discharge channel 302 from the sample feeding channel 300. Furthermore, there is formed a damming area (hydrophobic area) 306 for preventing entering of a liquid sample while allowing for passage of the liquid sample by applying an external force equal to or larger than a given level, at the inlet of the sample recovering part 308 from the sample feeding channel 300.

Abstract: Generally, systems for air and water purification using unpowered charged sorbent mediums (3) which may include layered double hydroxide (LDH) (1) compositions, lignin (2), and methods of sorbing inorganic or organic material(s) onto such mediums, including anionic contaminants (10), cationic contaminants (11), non ionic organic contaminants (20), and even biological agents (7) such as bacteria or viruses present in liquids or gases.

Abstract: A for preparing Tyrosol and/or Hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters. includes: a) Microfiltration (MF), Ultrafiltration (UF), Nanofiltration (NF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) of the OMW; b) Separation of Tyrosol, Hydroxytyrosol and other phenolic compounds from the concentrated RO; c) Oxidation of the obtained Tyrosol to Hydroxytyrosol in the presence of methyl rhenium trioxide and of hydrogen peroxide in a protic solvent.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for protein separation including: fractionating a mixture of proteins on a reversed-phase superficially porous stationary phase at a temperature of greater than or equal to about 40° C. to recover a protein in from about 70 to 100 weight percent of the mixture of proteins.

Abstract: A simulated moving bed apparatus and methods are described for continuously separating a target molecule from a liquid mixture, using a simulated moving bed system. The simulated moving bed system includes a plurality of filter cartridge modules in serial fluid communication. Each filter cartridge module includes a volume of stationary phase particulates adjacent a porous substrate layer. Each filter cartridge module also includes recirculation piping in fluid connection with a filter cartridge outlet and a filter cartridge inlet.

Abstract: A liquid filter, particularly for filtering diesel fuel, having a device for automatically discharging water separated from the fuel in the liquid filter, including a housing with an inlet and an outlet for the liquid to be filtered, a filter element arranged in a sealed manner between the inlet and the outlet, and a water collecting area underneath the filter element, in which the automatic water discharge device is connected in a sealed manner to the housing below the water collecting area, and includes in a single housing a sensor for sensing the water level in the water collecting area, an electrically operated water discharge device for discharging water from the water collecting area, a water outlet, and a microprocessor operatively connected to the sensor, to the water discharge device and to a control unit of the internal combustion engine, such that in a predetermined operational state of the internal combustion engine while the engine is running, the microprocessor activates the water discharge devi

Abstract: There is disclosed apparatus for collecting particles from a liquid, comprising a first electrode having an upper surface defining one or more substantially circular areas of a predetermined diameter separated from a counter electrode, having an upper surface bounding at least in part the circular area or areas of the first electrode, by a predetermined gap and means for applying an alternating potential difference of a predetermined magnitude at a predetermined frequency lower than the charge relaxation time of the liquid across the electrodes whereby particles from the liquid are focused onto the circular area or areas of the first electrode through an induced electro-osmotic flow in the liquid.

Abstract: A purifying agent for purifying soil or ground water of the present invention comprises a water suspension containing iron composite particles comprising ?-Fe and magnetite, and having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 0.50 ?m, an S content of 3500 to 10000 ppm and an Al content of 0.10 to 1.50% by weight, and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of polymaleic acid, salts of polymaleic acid, sodium hydrogencarbonate and sodium sulfate. The purifying agent of the present invention is capable of decomposing aliphatic organohalogen compounds or aromatic organohalogen compounds contained in soil or ground water in an efficient, continuous and economical manner.

Abstract: The inventions of the present disclosure are directed to processes designed to recover water used in certain aspects of the processing of poultry, treat the recovered water to remove solids, fats, oils and greases, animal proteins and pathogenic organisms and to reuse the treated water for poultry processing operations. The processes described herein reduce bacteria and microorganisms associated with the poultry and reuse water. The present disclosure can be employed with an approach that includes unexpected positive results of reacting ozone and chlorine with water being treated for reuse to generate hypochlorous acid and/or other effective biocides. Ozone reacts with fats, oils, and greases, dissolved in the reuse water, to produce specific surface-active agents and surfactants which reduce the surface tension of the water which it is dissolved.