Patent ID: 7491324
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: C02F,Y02W,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A water treatment system comprising: a first container comprising a first end and a second end opposite said first end, a first container wall disposed between said first end and said second end, said first end, said container wall and said second end defining a first interior and a first exterior; a first aerator completely disposed within said first interior, said first aerator comprising a body having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said body comprising an aerator wall disposed between said first end and said second end, said aerator wall including a plurality of perforations through said aerator wall, said first end, said second end and said aerator wall defining a first aerator interior and a first aerator exterior, said first aerator configured to rotate in a liquid contained in said interior of said first container such that said first aerator is partially disposed in said liquid, said first aerator configured to aerate said liquid, wherein said plurality of perforations formed in said first aerator wall are configured to lift a thin film of said liquid from said first container by exploiting the surface tension of said liquid, wherein said thin film bridges said plurality of perforations, and said first aerator is configured to create a cascading bubbling turbulent flow in said liquid flowing along said first aerator wall, as well as said liquid contained in said first container; and a rotary motive force element operatively coupled to said first aerator, said rotary motive force element configured to rotate said first aerator.