Patent ID: 7163632

Claim:
A system for treatment of fluid, the system comprising: a. a pressurized gas transfer reactor having an inlet for receipt of the fluid and an outlet, the pressurized gas transfer reactor capable of superoxygenating the fluid received through the inlet, and the outlet allowing superoxygenated fluid to flow therethrough; b. a reactor capable of decreasing contaminants in the fluid, the reactor having a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, the first outlet allowing fluid housed in the reactor to flow therethrough and the second outlet allowing decontaminated fluid to flow therethrough; and c. a depressurization shaft having a first and second end, and having a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet disposed proximate to the first end of the depressurization shaft, the first inlet for receipt of superoxygenated fluid from the outlet of the pressurized gas transfer reactor, the second inlet operatively connected to the first outlet of the reactor, and the outlet operatively connected to the inlet of the reactor, the depressurization shaft positioned such that the first end is level with the bottom of the reactor and the second end is below the bottom of the reactor.