Apparatus, system, and method for remediation of contamination
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B09C-001/00
E02F-007/00
B63C-011/00
출원번호
US-0525326
(2012-06-17)
등록번호
US-8940161
(2015-01-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Kryzak, Thomas J.
출원인 / 주소
Air & Earth LLC
대리인 / 주소
GFD Patents, LLC
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An apparatus, system and method for removing and treating contaminated materials on a bottom of a body of water and introducing growth packets to revitalize the treated bottom of the body of water. The structure may comprise a vessel with an open face. The vessel may be lowered down to the bottom of
An apparatus, system and method for removing and treating contaminated materials on a bottom of a body of water and introducing growth packets to revitalize the treated bottom of the body of water. The structure may comprise a vessel with an open face. The vessel may be lowered down to the bottom of the body of water with the face facing down. As a result, the vessel and the bottom form an isolated space. The structure may comprise at least one agitating device(s) for stirring up the materials inside the vessel so as to form a mixture containing the sediment materials which in turn contain the contaminants. Multiple at least one pipe(s) may be coupled to the vessel for transporting the mixture out of the vessel for processing (filtering, treating with chemicals, etc.) so as to neutralize or eliminate the contaminants in the mixture. Then, the treated mixture can be returned to the inside of the vessel via the at least one pipe(s).
대표청구항▼
1. An Apparatus for remediation of contaminated sediment at the bottom of a body of water, said apparatus comprising: a vessel having an opening facing and configured for direct physical contact with the bottom of the body of water so as to isolate an area contained within the opening from areas out
1. An Apparatus for remediation of contaminated sediment at the bottom of a body of water, said apparatus comprising: a vessel having an opening facing and configured for direct physical contact with the bottom of the body of water so as to isolate an area contained within the opening from areas outside the opening;at least one agitator for suspending sediment contained within the opening;a processing system for removing contaminants from suspended sediment;first pipes configured to transport the contained and suspended sediment from the isolated area to the processing system; andsecond pipes configured to transport processed suspended sediment from the processing system to the isolated area. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a flexible skirt extends from a rim of the opening so as to provide a flexible extension of the rim for direct physical contact with the bottom of the body of water. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one agitator is selected from the group consisting of a paddle, an auger, a spray head, a whip, a prop a fluid distribution device and a gas distribution device. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing system comprises a filter system. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein processing system is configured for thermal treatment, chemical treatment, radiation treatment or a combination thereof of the suspended sediment. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a vacuum system coupled to the vessel and configured to reduce the pressure of the interior of the vessel so as to releaseably seal the vessel onto the bottom of the body of water. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising any of: a monitoring device coupled to the vessel and configured to monitor the materials within the interior of the vessel;an observing device coupled to the vessel and configured to observe the materials within the interior of the vessel;a sampling device coupled to the vessel and adapted to sample the materials within the interior of the vessel;a lifting device coupled to the vessel and adapted for positioning the vessel; and/ora testing system coupled to the vessel and configured to test the materials within the interior of the vessel. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a global positioning device. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second pipes are further configured to transport a growth packet containing materials for plant growth into the interior of the vessel. 10. A method for remediating contaminated sediment at the bottom of a body of water, comprising: providing apparatus as defined in any preceding claim;positioning the vessel above the contaminated sediment with its opening facing and in direct physical contact with the bottom of the body of water;agitating the water in the resulting isolated area to suspend sediment contained therein;transporting the contained and suspended sediment to the processing system, removing contaminants from the suspended sediment by menas of the processing system and transporting suspended sediment from the processing system to the isolated area for refilling the isolated area. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the contaminant is selected from: (a) mercury, lead or other heavy metal;(b) chromium, magnesium, manganese or copper;(c) polychlorinated biphenyl or a chlorinated dioxin;(d) benzene, toluene, trichloroethylene or another aromatic or halogenated solvent. 12. The method of claim 10, further comprising providing a vacuum system coupled to the vessel and reducing, with the vacuum system, the pressure of the interior of the vessel so as to releaseably seal the vessel onto the bottom of the body of water. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing a sample site coupled to the first pipe, and transporting to the sample site samples of the materials in the first pipe for testing. 14. The method of claim 10, wherein the body of water is naturally occurring and is a lake, reservoir, river or stream.
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