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5466344 METHOD AND APPARATUS CONTROLLING WATER-BASED WASTE
and spores that remain at frequencies that are readily absorbed and operate to disassociate any viable DNA and RNA strands remaining, to thereby cause death . Prior to the stunning chamber, preferably the effluent has any large solids therein, settled, floated or filtered out. When potable water is to be produced, heavy metals and other common inorganic contaminants are also removed. The resulting effluent is pulsed through the stunning, cavitation, and MISE chambers to gain maximum effect thereof. Once the DNA and RNA strands have been disassociated in the MISE chamber, the environment of the downstream flow is controlled to prevent reassociation of organic molecules into viable DNA or RNA strands by either diluting the output of the MISE chamber to such an extent that organic molecules are unlikely to recombine, or when drinking water is to be produced, by filtering the organic filtering the organic molecules out for cosmetic purposes.
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Lindke Paul A Penn Valley, CA, UNITED STATES assigned to Houston Fearless 76 Inc A pollution control apparatus for controlling water-based liquid waste includes a vacuum distillation vessel for separating water-based liquid waste into a distilled water component and a pumpable sludge component. A pH control system allows the vacuum distillation vessel to operate at maximum efficiency, and a purification system allows the distilled water component to be purified to a level capable for reuse in chemistry, or else suitable for direct discharge into a municipal sewer. A microprocessor allows the apparatus to operate automatically.
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5466425 BIOLOGICAL
WASTE CONTAINER REFORMER AND METHOD FOR REFORMING WASTE CONTAINERS
DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM
Adams Billy J Usk, WA, UNlTED STATES assigned to Amphion International Limited
Mencarelli Ron; Sasko Jeffry P UNITED STATES assigned Corporation
A system for reducing biological organisms in a liquid effluent to non-viable organic molecules that includes: a stunning chamber that applies a voltage potential across biological organisms to break cell membranes and disable the defense mechanisms of vital organisms to ultraviolet radiation; a cavitation chamber to physically destroy any remaining membranes of biologicals in the effluent that may play host to vital organisms or allow such to hide therein, the action of the stunning and cavitation chambers releasing and a molecularly implanted interferons; stimulated emitter (MISE) chamber in which high levels of ultraviolet radiation are applied to vii-ions
Cayce, SC, to Alaron
A waste container reformer, for reforming generally disk-shaped compacted waste containers into prismatic forms, sequentially presses the sides of the waste container into a prism with a 45 degrees-90 degrees-45 degrees triangular base so that when it is placed adjacent to another reformed container, the two form a rectangular box for more efficient use of storage space. The pressure surfaces arecontrolled by hydraulic cylinders to provide the forces needed to reform the container. The reforming process is controlled so that one angle is formed at a time, beginning with one of III