Patent ID: RE40943

Claim:
A method for processing organic pollutants, and inorganic foulants in a reduced oxidative state, of an aqueous feedstream, increasing flux rates across a filtration membrane, and cleaning and prolonging the useful life of filtration and filter membrane installations, said method and system comprising: (a) directing, channeling and pumping an aqueous feedstream having contaminants, from a feed water area to a reactor area for contacting, reacting, pressurizing and equalizing the aqueous feedstream, and concentrating solids and removing solids from the aqueous feedstream; (b) generating an ozone mixture having at least O 3 and O 2 , dissolving the ozone mixture into the aqueous feedstream under a pressure gradient having an alpha pressure, contacting the aqueous feedstream with the ozone mixture such that the aqueous feedstream is exposed for increased reaction of the ozone and concentrating and collecting solids at a bottom portion of said processing area; (c) directing the aqueous feedstream from the reactor area and measuring ozone activity of the aqueous feedstream; (d) conveying the aqueous feedstream to a pumping area; (e) pumping the aqueous feedstream to a filtration area having a filter media, an inflow portion subarea and an outflow portion subarea, respectively, before and after the filter media; (f) marshaling an effluent portion volume of the aqueous feedstream passing through the filter media of the filtration area to the outflow portion subarea, and advancing and measuring ozone activity of the effluent portion volume, and the volume and amount of the effluent portion volume; (g) advancing the effluent portion to a preselected site.