US Patent Issued on Sept. 9 for "Pump-based system for wastewater treatment through microorganism biochemical pathway optimization" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,081, issued on Sept. 9.

"Pump-based system for wastewater treatment through microorganism biochemical pathway optimization" was invented by Akiyoshi Ohki (Shirasato, Japan) and Whitney Rich (Minato-ku, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Increased control and efficiency over the wastewater purification can be achieved through creating conditions that allow the operator to selectively prioritize the digestive function of microorganism in the activated sludge. The gas-dispersion return sludge is created using pure oxygen or oxygen containing trace amounts of ozone as a reactive gas, which is blended with return sludge to create a mix...