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A materials treatment system which initially separates liquid and solid components with a separator. The system can be advantageously utilized for household sewage handling, however various components have other applications. Once the separator separates the solids and liquids, a fire tube combusts

A materials treatment system which initially separates liquid and solid components with a separator. The system can be advantageously utilized for household sewage handling, however various components have other applications. Once the separator separates the solids and liquids, a fire tube combusts the solids with microwaves. The liquids exiting the separator are treated in a liquid treatment system which includes additional particle filtration/separation, treatment of the liquids with an oxidant liquid, and an ultraviolet treatment. An advantageous microwave cavity assembly is also provided for dehydration/combustion of solids exiting the separator and/or for solids filtered from liquids in the liquid treatment system.

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[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [35.] A separation treatment system comprising:a separator including an upper part and a lower part, said upper part including an inlet chamber including inlet means, said inlet means including a pipe exte

[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [35.] A separation treatment system comprising:a separator including an upper part and a lower part, said upper part including an inlet chamber including inlet means, said inlet means including a pipe extending tangentially from said inlet chamber and merging with said inlet chamber over a circumferential portion of said inlet chamber, said upper part further including a first necked portion having an inner diameter smaller than an inner diameter of said inlet chamber, said lower part of said separator including an outlet chamber and a second necked portion, said separator including means for connecting said second necked portion of said lower part to said first necked portion of said upper part, and wherein said second necked portion of said lower part has an inner diameter smaller than an inner diameter of said outlet chamber, said outlet chamber further including solid outlet means in the form of a cone extending from a bottom of said outlet chamber, said cone having a top inner diameter larger than the inner diameter of said second necked portion of said lower part, said outlet chamber further including liquid outlet means comprising a pipe extending tangentially from said outlet chamber and merging with said outlet chamber over a circumferential portion of said outlet chamber, said separator further including guide wire means extending from a location of said means for connecting said first and second necked portions, wherein said guide wire means removes solids from liquids travelling along an inner surface of said separator and drops said solids into said solid outlet means while a remainder of said liquid exits said liquid outlet means;a microwave cavity disposed below said solid outlet means for receiving solids exiting said solid outlet means of said separator, said microwave cavity including a bed of material which receives said solids, and means for subjecting said solids to microwaves for dehydration and combustion of said solids;an isolation valve disposed between said solid outlet means and said microwave cavity;a sump disposed below said microwave cavity for collecting residual liquids from solids held on said bed of material.