Patent ID: 11964233
Assignee: YALE UNIVERSITY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 5:
6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the following applies:
(a) step (a) further comprises measuring in the influent at least one selected from the group consisting of dissolved metal concentration and dissolved non-metal or metalloid concentration; and
(b) step (d) further comprises measuring in the effluent at least one selected from the group consisting of dissolved metal concentration and dissolved non-metal or metalloid concentration, and
further comprising treating the effluent to provide a second effluent,
wherein the second effluent has at least one selected from the group consisting of a dissolved metal concentration and a dissolved non-metal or metalloid concentration which is less than that of the influent or effluent, and
wherein the treatment of the effluent is selected from the group consisting of aeration and addition of a sorbent.