Apparatus to separate waste from wastewater
First Claim
1. An waste separating apparatus comprising:
- a sealable container having a chamber, a top opening, and at least one outlet port;
said chamber includes a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein said chamber being of sufficient volume to hold absorption media;
a movable cover to close said top opening;
said movable cover includes a bottom surface, at least one inlet port, and a plurality of distribution ports disposed along said bottom surface in communication with said at least one inlet port to deposit the waste within said chamber, and an inclined fluid channel disposed in proximity of said bottom portion of said chamber, said inclined fluid channel being in communication with said at least one outlet port and said chamber, whereby waste is separated for safe disposal.
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Abstract
An apparatus for separating fats, oils, and greases (FOGs) and miscible organics that are present in the wastewater from businesses, institutions, and industries such as restaurants, hospitals, and food processing plants. The apparatus can be installed in situ or can be mobile. The apparatus provides for wastewater to flow through a network of fluid channels, for example a distribution pipe, on to an absorption/filtration media within a substantially watertight container. The wastewater percolates through the absorption/filtration media leaving FOGs behind inside the container, which have been absorbed by the organic absorption/filtration media. Fluid, free of the organic waste, flows through a fluid removal pipe at the bottom of the container, thereby exiting the container. The organic absorption/filtration media saturated with organic waste can then be treated in an environmentally sensitive manner by composting, land application, incineration or land filling at a remote site or composted on site.
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18 Claims
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1. An waste separating apparatus comprising:
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a sealable container having a chamber, a top opening, and at least one outlet port;
said chamber includes a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein said chamber being of sufficient volume to hold absorption media;
a movable cover to close said top opening;
said movable cover includes a bottom surface, at least one inlet port, and a plurality of distribution ports disposed along said bottom surface in communication with said at least one inlet port to deposit the waste within said chamber, and an inclined fluid channel disposed in proximity of said bottom portion of said chamber, said inclined fluid channel being in communication with said at least one outlet port and said chamber, whereby waste is separated for safe disposal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An waste separator apparatus comprising:
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a sealable container having a chamber, a top opening, and an outlet port;
said chamber includes a top portion, a bottom portion, two opposing inwardly inclined chamber bottom surfaces, and said chamber being of sufficient volume to hold absorption media;
a movable cover to cover said top opening;
said movable cover includes a bottom surface, at least one inlet port, and a plurality of distribution ports disposed along said bottom surface in fluid communication with said at least one inlet port to deposit the waste within said chamber;
a pipe disposed below said chamber, wherein said pipe includes a plurality of holes disposed along a top surface to allow fluid in said chamber to enter into said pipe; and
an inclined fluid channel disposed in proximity of said bottom portion of said chamber, said inclined fluid channel being in communication with said outlet port and said chamber, whereby waste is separated for safe disposal.
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