SYSTEM FOR TREATING WATER USED FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESS

• US 20130306532A1
• Filed: 07/23/2013
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Crystal Image Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Crystal Lagoons (Curacao) B.V. (Crystal Lagoons Corp.)
• Inventors: FISCHMANN T., Fernando
• Granted Patent: US 9,051,193 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/141
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 21/30 Control equipment
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/004 using large scale industrial sized filters
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/008 Control or steering systems not provided for elsewhere in subclass C02F
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/24 by flotation C02F1/465 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/441 by reverse osmosis
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/442 by nanofiltration
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/444 by ultrafiltration or microfiltration
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/50 by addition or application of a germicide or by oligodynamic treatment C02F1/4606, C02F1/467, C02F1/76 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/5236 using inorganic agents
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/56 Macromolecular compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/722 Oxidation by peroxides
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/76 with halogens or compounds of halogens C02F1/4674 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/766 by means of halogens other than chlorine or of halogenated compounds containing halogen other than chlorine
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/78 with ozone C02F1/4672 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2101/203 Iron or iron compound
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2101/206 Manganese or manganese compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/02 Non-contaminated water, e.g. for industrial water supply
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/08 Seawater, e.g. for desalination
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/10 from quarries or from mining activities
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/02 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/04 : Oxidation reduction potential [ORP]
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/10 : Solids, e.g. total solids [TS], total suspended solids [TSS] or volatile solids [VS]
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/11 : Turbidity
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2303/185 : The treatment agent being halogen or a halogenated compound
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 5/08 : Treatment of water with complexing chemicals or other solubilising agents for softening, scale prevention or scale removal, e.g. adding sequestering agents
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 20/131 : Reverse-osmosis
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 10/33 : using wind energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 10/37 : using solar energy

Abstract

A low cost method and system for treating water, which will be used in an industrial process, is provided. A system of the invention generally includes at least one containing means, at least one coordination means, at least one chemical application means, at least one mobile suction means, and at least one filtration means. The coordination means can control the necessary processes depending on the system needs (e.g., water quality or purity). The method and system of the invention purifies the water and eliminates suspended solids without the need of filtering the totality of the water volume, but only filtering a small fraction of up to 200 times less than the flow filtered by a conventional water treatment filtration system.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. System for treating water at low cost that eliminates suspended solids in the water by filtering a small fraction of the total volume of water, the system comprising:

at least one feeding line of water to at least one containing means;

at least one containing means, which comprises a receiving means for settled particles, that is fixed to the bottom of said containing means;

at least one coordination means, where the coordination means timely activates the necessary processes to adjust parameters of the water within limits specified by an operator or the coordination means;

at least one chemical application means, which is activated by said at least one coordination means;

at least one mobile suction means, which moves through the bottom of said at least one containing means suctioning the water flow containing the settled particles;

at least one propelling means that provides movement to said at least one mobile suction means so it can move through the bottom of said at least one containing means;

at least one filtration means that filters the water flow containing the settled particles;

at least one collecting line coupled between said at least one mobile suction means and said at least one filtration means;

at least one return line from said at least one filtration means to said at least one containing means; and

at least one water outlet line from said at least one containing means to at least one downstream process.

15. System for treating water at low cost, according to claim 14, wherein the receiving means is covered with a material comprising membranes, geo-membranes, geotextile membranes, plastic liners, concrete, or coated concrete, or a combination thereof.

16. System for treating water at low cost, according to claim 14, wherein the coordination means is capable of receiving information, processing that information, and activating other processes.

17. System for treating water at low cost, according to claim 14, wherein the chemical application means comprises injectors, sprinklers, manual application, dispensers by weight, pipes, or a combination thereof.

18. System for treating water at low cost, according to claim 14, wherein the propelling means drives comprises a rail system, a cable system, a self-propelled system, a manually propelled system, a robotic system, a system guided from a distance, a boat with an engine, a floating device with an engine, or a combination thereof.

19. System for treating water at low cost, according to claim 14, wherein the filtration means comprises cartridge filters, sand filters, micro-filters, ultra-filters, nano-filters, or a combination thereof.

20. System for treating water at low cost, according to claim 14, wherein the collecting line comprises a flexible hose, rigid hose, pipe, or a combination thereof.