Patent ID: 9145316
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: C02F,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A process of treating wastewater by degrading hydrocarbon pollutants, said process includes steps of: (a) mixing hypersaline wastewater inside a container wherein the mixing is assisted by a mixer, preferably a turbo mixer for around 24 hours; (b) feeding the wastewater of step (a) into a bioreactor; (c) contacting the wastewater of step (b) with a halophilic isolated microorganism or a halophilic isolated microorganism consortium available in the bioreactor, wherein the halophilic isolated microorganism or the halophilic isolated microorganism consortium is capable of degrading the hydrocarbon pollutants; (d) aerating the wastewater of step (c) with the isolated microorganism or the isolated microorganism consortium; (e) filtering the wastewater of step (d) to separate a concentrate stream from a permeate stream using a membrane filtration system; (f) returning the concentrate stream of step (e) to the bioreactor; and (g) collecting the permeate stream of step (e) via a permeate line.