Patent ID: 6117334
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
A reactor system for decontaminating a supply of contaminated liquid, comprising:a) a pressurizable reaction vessel having a means for introducing a fluid, a means for expelling a fluid while retaining a pressure within the vessel, a catalyst, and a means for retaining the catalyst within the vessel;b) a pump means for mixing the contaminated liquid with a fluid, said pump means having a discharge in fluid connection with said means for introducing a fluid into said reaction vessel; andc) a supply of at least one fluid in fluid communication with said pump means;wherein said pump means(i) at least substantially saturates the contaminated liquid with the at least one supplied fluid, and(ii) forms a mixture having bubbles of the at least one supplied fluid substantially less than or equivalent to 0.1 mm in diameter disposed in the contaminated liquid, measured at the pump discharge; andwherein said mixture is supplied under pressure to said means for introducing a fluid into the reaction vessel; andwherein the pressurized mixture is maintained at a sufficient pressure and flow characteristics within said reaction vessel so as to prevent the formation of bubbles of diameter greater than about 0.1 mm within said reaction vessel.