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C02 | KL | TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (settling tanks, filtering, e.g. sand filters or screening devices, B01D) |
C02F | UKL | TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F 9/04) [3] |
C02F 1/00 | HGR | Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage (C02F 3/00 to C02F 9/00 take precedence) [3] |
C02F 1/02 | UGR1 | . | by heating (methods of steam generation F22B; preheating boiler feed-water or accumulating preheated boiler feed-water F22D) [3] |
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C02F 1/04 | UGR2 | . . | by distillation or evaporation [3] |
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C02F 1/06 | UGR3 | . . . | Flash evaporation [3] |
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C02F 1/08 | UGR3 | . . . | Thin film evaporation [3] |
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C02F 1/10 | UGR3 | . . . | by direct contact with a particulate solid or with a fluid, as a heat transfer medium [3] |
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C02F 1/12 | UGR4 | . . . . | Spray evaporation [3] |
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C02F 1/14 | UGR3 | . . . | using solar energy [3] |
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C02F 1/16 | UGR3 | . . . | using waste heat from other processes [3] |
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C02F 1/18 | UGR3 | . . . | Transportable devices to obtain potable water [3] |
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C02F 1/20 | UGR1 | . | by degassing, i.e. liberation of dissolved gases (degasification of liquids in general B01D 19/00; arrangement of degassing apparatus in boiler feed supply F22D) [3] |
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C02F 1/22 | UGR1 | |
C02F 1/24 | UGR1 | . | by flotation (C02F 1/465 takes precedence) [3, 5] |
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C02F 1/26 | UGR1 | |
C02F 1/28 | UGR1 | . | by sorption (using ion-exchange C02F 1/42; sorbent compositions B01J) [3] |
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C02F 1/30 | UGR1 | |
C02F 1/32 | UGR2 | . . | with ultra-violet light [3] |
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C02F 1/34 | UGR1 | . | with mechanical oscillations [3] |
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C02F 1/36 | UGR2 | . . | ultrasonic vibrations [3] |
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C02F 1/38 | UGR1 | . | by centrifugal separation [3] |
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C02F 1/40 | UGR1 | . | Devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material (cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like materials E02B 15/04; devices in sewers for separating liquid or solid substances from sewage E03F 5/14 , e.g. for use in drains leading to the sewer E03F 5/16) [3, 5] |
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C02F 1/42 | UGR1 | . | by ion-exchange (ion-exchange in general B01J) [3] |
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C02F 1/44 | UGR1 | . | by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis [3] |
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C02F 1/46 | UGR1 | . | by electrochemical methods [3, 5] |
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C02F 1/461 | UGR2 | |
C02F 1/463 | UGR3 | . . . | by electrocoagulation [5] |
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C02F 1/465 | UGR3 | . . . | by electroflotation [5] |
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C02F 1/467 | UGR3 | . . . | by electrochemical disinfection [5] |
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C02F 1/469 | UGR2 | . . | by electrochemical separation, e.g. by electro-osmosis, electrodialysis, electrophoresis [5] |
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C02F 1/48 | UGR1 | . | with magnetic or electric fields (C02F 1/46 takes precedence) [3] |
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C02F 1/50 | UGR1 | . | by addition or application of a germicide or by oligodynamic treatment (C02F 1/467 takes precedence) [3, 5] |
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C02F 1/52 | UGR1 | . | by flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities [3] |
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C02F 1/54 | UGR2 | . . | using organic material [3] |
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C02F 1/56 | UGR3 | . . . | Macromolecular compounds [3] |
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C02F 1/58 | UGR1 | . | by removing specified dissolved compounds (using ion-exchange C02F 1/42; softening water C02F 5/00) [3] |
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C02F 1/60 | UGR2 | |
C02F 1/62 | UGR2 | . . | Heavy metal compounds [3] |
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C02F 1/64 | UGR3 | . . . | of iron or manganese [3] |
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C02F 1/66 | UGR1 | . | by neutralisation; pH adjustment (for degassing C02F 1/20; using ion-exchange C02F 1/42; for flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities C02F 1/52; for removing dissolved compounds C02F 1/58) [3] |
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C02F 1/68 | UGR1 | . | by addition of specified substances, e.g. trace elements, for ameliorating potable water (medicinal water A61K) [3] |
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C02F 1/70 | UGR1 | |
C02F 1/72 | UGR1 | |
C02F 1/74 | UGR2 | . . | with air (aeration of stretches of water C02F 7/00) [3] |
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C02F 1/76 | UGR2 | . . | with halogens or compounds of halogens [3] |
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C02F 1/78 | UGR2 | |
C02F 3/00 | HGR | Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage [3] |
C02F 3/02 | UGR1 | |
C02F 3/04 | UGR2 | . . | using trickle filters [3] |
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C02F 3/06 | UGR2 | . . | using submerged filters [3] |
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C02F 3/08 | UGR2 | . . | using moving contact bodies [3] |
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C02F 3/10 | UGR2 | |
C02F 3/12 | UGR2 | . . | Activated sludge processes [3] |
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C02F 3/14 | UGR3 | . . . | using surface aeration [3] |
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C02F 3/16 | UGR4 | . . . . | the aerator having a vertical axis [3] |
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C02F 3/18 | UGR4 | . . . . | the aerator having a horizontal axis [3] |
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C02F 3/20 | UGR3 | |
C02F 3/22 | UGR3 | . . . | using circulation pipes [3] |
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C02F 3/24 | UGR3 | . . . | using free-fall aeration or spraying [3] |
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C02F 3/26 | UGR3 | . . . | using pure oxygen or oxygen-rich gas [3] |
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C02F 3/28 | UGR1 | . | Anaerobic digestion processes [3] |
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C02F 3/30 | UGR1 | . | Aerobic and anaerobic processes [3] |
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C02F 3/32 | UGR1 | . | characterised by the animals or plants used, e.g. algae [3] |
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C02F 3/34 | UGR1 | . | characterised by the micro-organisms used [3] |
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C02F 5/00 | HGR | Softening water; Preventing scale; Adding scale preventatives or scale removers to water, e.g. adding sequestering agents (softening using ion-exchange C02F 1/42) [3] |
C02F 5/02 | UGR1 | . | Softening water by precipitation of the hardness [3] |
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C02F 5/04 | UGR2 | . . | using phosphates (C02F 5/06 takes precedence) [3] |
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C02F 5/06 | UGR2 | . . | using calcium compounds [3] |
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C02F 5/08 | UGR1 | . | Treatment of water with complexing chemicals or other solubilising agents for softening, scale prevention or scale removal, e.g. adding sequestering agents [3] |
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C02F 5/10 | UGR2 | . . | using organic substances [3] |
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C02F 5/12 | UGR3 | . . . | containing nitrogen (C02F 5/14 takes precedence) [3] |
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C02F 5/14 | UGR3 | . . . | containing phosphorus [3] |
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C02F 7/00 | HGR | Aeration of stretches of water [3] |
C02F 9/00 | HGR | Multistep treatment of water, waste water or sewage [3] |
C02F 9/02 | UGR1 | . | involving a separation step [7] |
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C02F 9/04 | UGR1 | . | at least one step being a chemical treatment [7] |
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C02F 9/06 | UGR2 | . . | Electrochemical treatment [7] |
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C02F 9/08 | UGR1 | . | at least one step being a physical treatment [7] |
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C02F 9/10 | UGR2 | |
C02F 9/12 | UGR2 | . . | Irradiation or treatment with electric or magnetic fields [7] |
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C02F 9/14 | UGR1 | . | at least one step being a biological treatment [7] |
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C02F 11/00 | HGR | Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor [3] |
C02F 11/02 | UGR1 | . | Biological treatment [3] |
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C02F 11/04 | UGR2 | . . | Anaerobic treatment; Production of methane by such processes [3] |
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C02F 11/06 | UGR1 | . | by oxidation (incinerators or other apparatus for burning waste liquors, e.g. sulfite liquor from paper-making plant, F23G 7/04) [3] |
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C02F 11/08 | UGR2 | |
C02F 11/10 | UGR1 | |
C02F 11/12 | UGR1 | . | by de-watering, drying, or thickening [3] |
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C02F 11/14 | UGR2 | . . | with addition of chemical agents [3] |
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C02F 11/16 | UGR2 | . . | using drying or composting beds [3] |
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C02F 11/18 | UGR1 | . | by thermal conditioning (by pyrolysis C02F 11/10) [3] |
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C02F 11/20 | UGR2 | |
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C02F 101/00 | HGR | Nature of the contaminant [7] |
C02F 101/10 | UGR1 | |
C02F 101/12 | UGR2 | . . | Halogens or halogen-containing compounds [7] |
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C02F 101/14 | UGR3 | . . . | Fluorine or fluorine-containing compounds [7] |
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C02F 101/16 | UGR2 | . . | Nitrogen compounds, e.g. ammonia [7] |
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C02F 101/18 | UGR3 | |
C02F 101/20 | UGR2 | . . | Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds [7] |
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C02F 101/22 | UGR3 | . . . | Chromium or chromium compounds, e.g. chromates [7] |
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C02F 101/30 | UGR1 | |
C02F 101/32 | UGR2 | . . | Hydrocarbons, e.g. oil [7] |
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C02F 101/34 | UGR2 | |
C02F 101/36 | UGR2 | . . | containing halogen [7] |
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C02F 101/38 | UGR2 | . . | containing nitrogen [7] |
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C02F 103/00 | HGR | Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated [7] |
C02F 103/02 | UGR1 | . | Non-contaminated water, e.g. for industrial water supply [7] |
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C02F 103/04 | UGR2 | . . | for obtaining pure or ultra-pure water [7] |
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C02F 103/06 | UGR1 | . | Contaminated groundwater or leachate [7] |
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C02F 103/08 | UGR1 | . | Seawater, e.g. for desalination [7] |
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C02F 103/10 | UGR1 | . | from quarries or from mining activities [7] |
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C02F 103/12 | UGR1 | . | from the silicate or ceramic industries, e.g. waste waters from cement or glass factories [7] |
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C02F 103/14 | UGR1 | |
C02F 103/16 | UGR1 | . | from metallurgical processes, i.e. from the production, refining or treatment of metals, e.g. galvanic wastes [7] |
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C02F 103/18 | UGR1 | . | from the wet purification of gaseous effluents [7] |
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C02F 103/20 | UGR1 | . | from animal husbandry [7] |
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C02F 103/22 | UGR1 | . | from the processing of animals, e.g. poultry, fish, or parts thereof [7] |
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C02F 103/24 | UGR2 | |
C02F 103/26 | UGR1 | . | from the processing of plants or parts thereof [7] |
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C02F 103/28 | UGR2 | . . | from the paper or cellulose industry [7] |
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C02F 103/30 | UGR1 | . | from the textile industry [7] |
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C02F 103/32 | UGR1 | . | from the food or foodstuff industry, e.g. brewery waste waters [7] |
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C02F 103/34 | UGR1 | |
C02F 103/36 | UGR2 | . . | from the manufacture of organic compounds [7] |
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C02F 103/38 | UGR3 | |
C02F 103/40 | UGR2 | . . | from the manufacture or use of photosensitive materials [7] |
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C02F 103/42 | UGR1 | . | from bathing facilities, e.g. swimming pools [7] |
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C02F 103/44 | UGR1 | . | from vehicle washing facilities [7] |
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