A mobile sewage treatment and water reclamation system and method of use thereof for rapid deployment to augment existing wastewater systems and/or provide interim service in lieu of permanent facilities, includes: (a) a denaturing stage wherein raw sewage is first ground into suspendable grit, its pH alternatively or collectively lowered to kill acid-sensitive bio-organisms, and raised to kill base-sensitive bio-organisms, and then neutralized; (b) a clarifying stage employing an inverted-cone tank to circulate the solution after injection with chemicals to flocculate small particles for collection in a layer for siphoning off; and (c) a disposal stage wherein clarified water passes through media filters to remove remaining solids and odors, the effluent water being clean enough for irrigation, aquatic life and discharge into waterways; and wherein sterile sludge is pressed into semi-dry solids, then dried, crushed, powdered and bagged for use as high-nitrate biomass fertilizer or for fossil-fuel power co-generation applications.

A hollow fiber membrane for removal of dissolved oxygen from fluid that is made of a porous hydrophobic material and an apparatus for controlling nitrate concentration level in water comprising a membrane contactor having the membrane, the membrane comprises at least one tubular fiber comprising: an outer wall for contacting fluid external to the tubular fiber; at least three inner channel walls for contacting fluid internal of the tubular fiber, wherein each inner channel wall forms a fluid communicating channel; a plurality of pores, wherein pores proximate to surfaces of the outer wall and each inner channel wall are smaller in size than pores non-proximate to said surfaces of the outer wall and each inner channel wall, wherein a central portion of the tubular fiber has a thickness greater than thickness of the tubular fiber outside the central portion.

A system and method for evaporative treatment or wastewater which minimizes scaling and system maintenance is disclosed. The apparatus can include an evaporation vessel with a heating source to evaporate water from a solution under treatment and a drain valve for draining the solution after treatment. The apparatus can also include one or more sensors configured to measure parameters of a solution under treatment and a user programmable controller to control the treatment process based on such measurements. A user can configure the controller to define the detection of a solution's critical state where contaminant concentrations are maximized yet scaling is minimized. When a critical state of the solution is reached a portion of the treated solution can be removed and the vessel refill with new wastewater thereby lowering the concentration of the remaining solution the repealing the evaporation and drain cycle until all wastewater has been treated.

A platform for onsite creation of consumable liquids is provided. The platform includes a liquid generating machine, a set of cubes, compatible bottles, and a user interface device. The liquid generating machine may include a water storage module, a cube module, a liquid making module and a bottle filling and cleaning module. The platform decentralizes the production of consumable liquids, such as drinking waters, enhances the consumer's experience, significantly increases consumers' choices, all while simplifying the consumption process (buying the water, carrying it, getting rid of/recycling the plastic bottle, etc.). The platform includes customizable liquid generating recipes associated with the cubes that may be provided through a network or local database and a security feature that allows the authorization of users to generate and access controlled liquids.

Described herein are methods of reducing the viscosity of products of sulfide ore froth flotation. A froth overflow, or an underflow of sulfide ore flotation is treated using a nonionic compound to reduce the viscosity of a froth or an underflow. The lowered viscosity imparts several benefits in sulfide ore processing of copper and molybdenum metal products, including increased rate of sedimentation to yield a concentrated product.

A foam control agent and method of controlling foam for wastewater treatment by use of a foam control agent, wherein the agent comprises at least a branched alcohol.

Described herein are the methods of using a cationic alkyl polyglycoside in a fouling control composition to reduce microbial and/biofilm growth in a water system. The described methods or compositions are found to be effective than those methods or compositions including commonly used single quaternary compounds for reducing microbial or biofilm growth in water systems.

Coated iron oxide (10) nanocrystal structures, superparamagnetic 10 nanoparticles, methods for synthesizing coated 10 nanocrystal structures, and methods for synthesizing superparamagnetic 10 nanoparticles are described herein. A coated 10 nanocrystal structure may comprise an iron oxide core, a manganese ferrite shell layer surrounding the core, and a bilayer coating surrounding the shell layer. The bilayer coating may include an inner oleic acid layer surrounding the shell layer and an outer layer surrounding the inner oleic acid layer.

A nanocomposite composition for controlling water hardness and a method of producing the nanocomposite, is disclosed. The nanocomposite composition comprises a plurality of semi-interpenetrating polymer network/zeolite-silver nanocomposite, including a polymer matrix. The polymer matrix is dispersed with a plurality of zeolite nanoparticles and a plurality of silver nanoparticles. The method of producing semi-interpenetrating polymer networks/zeolite-silver nanocomposite as hydrogel form comprises microemulsion polymerization of monomeric mixture uses methyl methacrylate (MMA) in presence of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDM) cross-linker for MMA monomer, acrylamide (AAm), acrylic acid (AAc) and linear poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) monomers in the presence of N,N′-methylene bisacrylamide (MBA) cross-linker and TX-100 surfactant. Further, the prepared nanocomposite is a water hardness removal filter and an efficient inhibition of sulfate-reducing bacteria nanocomposite. Also, the water filter cartridge exhibits a stable filtration performance during large scale production with reduced fluctuation infiltration flow rate and shows highly stable behaviors in high salt concentration.

Stabilized compositions employing a sequestrant system and a binding system for improving shelf stability and dispensing stability of a solid activated bleach composition are disclosed. The compositions contain a peroxygen source and a catalyst activator which require generation of a peroxycarboxylic acid or other active oxygen sanitizing agent at a point of use. Stabilized compositions employ a sequestrant system including a phosphonic acid and/or dipicolinic acid sequestrant and a binding system comprising an anionic surfactant for a solid formulation of a catalyst activator and peroxygen source to provide shelf stability and dispensing stability for a activated bleach composition. Methods of formulating and use are further disclosed.