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Publication No: IN202411055560 [India] Application No: IN202411055560
Title: A plug-in modular bio-electrocatalytic functional device for the treatment of wastewaters
Publication Date: 30-01-2026 File Date: 19-07-2024
Inventor(s): Srinivasulu Reddy Venkata Mohan; Vishnuvardhan Mamidi; Vaibhav Nailwal; Jagiri Shanthi Sravan Kumar
IPC Classification: C02F0003340000, C02F0009000000, C02F0101300000, C02F0001280000, C02F0001520000
Abstract:
The invention pertains to a Plug-in modular functional device embedded with an electrode assembly for the treatment of pharmaceutical/industrial wastewaters. The invention provides electrochemical treatment along with biological treatment to address the challenges posed by complex industrial/chemical wastewater. The developed device presents an efficient and scalable solution for the treatment of complex organic and inorganic pollutants through bio-electrocatalytic process. It is able to achieve color removal (89.75%), COD removal (90.4%), TOC removal (90.4%), TN removal (53.74%), Amine removal (67.67%), Azo reductase activity (37.9 U). The invented device can be embedded/integrated to biological unit operation of the existing effluent treatment plants (without modification) or with a new ETP design to intensify the removal of organics and inorganics from chemical wastewater. The device improves performance of treatment in terms of carbon (COD/TOC) removal, Nutrients removal, colour removal and TDS removal by 15-35% augmented efficiency based on the nature of wastewater being treated. 
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