A NEW METHOD OR SYSTEM OF TREATING ACID WATERS TO PURIFY THEM "
Year: 1884

page_text: J, BYRAM LITTLEWOOD of No. 2 Cecil Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Fish
Culturist do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "A NEW METHOD OR
SYSTEM OF TREATING ACID WATERS TO PURIFY THEM """
to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to the treatment of that description of water which
contains acid, in contradistinction to alkali, the object of my Invention being to
remove or neutralize the acids and convert the water into a neutral or alkaline
condition whereby its destructive element is removed, consequently it is rendered
better adapted for domestic and other purposes.
In order to carry out my Invention, and accomplish the object named I employ
a cistern or vessel in which is placed a quantity of burnt clay, chalk, Flint,
Gannister, natural lime-stone, oyster shells, and a composition or mixture composed
of slacked lime and free-stone sand.
Water to be treated and made free from acid is conveyed to this charged vessel
by a pipe which by preference enters the vessel at the top, the outlet of such pipe
being near the bottom thereof.
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The water is carried away from the vessel by another pipe which only enters the
vessel at its upper end, so that the water before leaving such vessel must rise and
pass up through and amongst the materials or composition above named.
The water is arranged to be carried away as quickly as it enters the charged
vessel, whereby it is in constant circulation, entering the vessel at the bottom and
leaving it at the top, the materials or composition therein absolutely freeing the
water from acids and converting it into a neutral or alkaline condition.
Instead of all the ingredients being placed in one vessel, there may be two
vessels or a vessel for each ingredient or for one or more ingredients, all of which
must be arranged so that the water runs in contact with them.
Water treated and rectified in the manner herein mentioned is not only more
beneficial for domestic and drinking purposes, but fish and other animal as well as
vegetable life can be preserved in a healthy atate, which is not the case where acid
s to be found in the water.
Dated this 20th day of May 1981
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Market Place, Huddersfield,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, BYRAM LITTLEWOOD of 2 Cecil Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire Fish Culturist
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "A NEW METHOD OR SYSTEM OF
TREATING ACID WATERS TO PURIFY THEM," and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention has reference to the treatment of such waters as have an acid
reaction due to the presence of a free acid or acid salt in contra distinction to
those waters which have a neutral or alkaline reaction, the object of my invention
being to neutralize the free acid or acid salts contained in such water so as to make
them neutral or alkaline whereby such acid waters are rendered more palatable
and wholesome to drink, and also adapted for fish culture, the aforesaid acid waters
having been found by me to be destructive to fish life, and totally unfitted for fish
culture.
In order to carry out my Invention and to accomplish the object named, I employ
a cistern or vessel and place therein a mixture of materials of which the essential
ingredients are lime, carbonate of lime, potash and silica. The materials which
I find to answer my purpose best are burnt clay, Oyster shells, and a composition
or mixture composed of slacked lime, and freestone sand which has previously been
made into a mortar and hardened and partially carbonated by exposure to the air.
The acid water to be treated and made neutral or alkaline is conveyed to this
charged vessel by a pipe which by preference enters the vessel at the top, the outlet
of such pipe being at the bottom thereof.
The arrangement of the vessel is such that the water which has been in contact
with the materials aforesaid is drawn off from the vessel or cistern from the top at
the same rate as the fresh acid water enters near the bottom, and which in its
passage upwards circulates and comes in contact with the aforesaid neutralizing
material and thereby becomes freed from its acidity and converted into a neutral
or alkaline condition.
Instead of all the ingredients being placed in one vessel there may be two or
more vessels or a vessel for each ingredient, all of which must be arranged on the
principle herein before mentioned-namely that the water between the inlet and
the outlet shall circulate and be brought in contact with the neutralizing materials,
the number and size of such vessels being so proportioned that the water drawn off
shall always be neutral or alkaline.
Acid water treated and rectified in the manner herein mentioned when run into
a cistern soon becomes bright and clear by reason of the deposit of all suspended
matter, the said water being also pleasant to drink, whilst fish both young and old
live and thrive therein, vegetation grows in it; plants and vegetables watered with
it have a healthy appearance, but none of these properties are to be found in water
that is acid.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The treatment of water in the manner and by the means substantially as herein
set forth, whereby water containing free acid or acid salt is made neutral or
alkaline.
Witness,
GEO. JARMAIN, F.C.S., F.I.C.,
Public Analyst,
Huddersfield.