Regulating oxygen input in treatment of effluent
US4071443A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/10
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In the introduction of a finely dispersed gas containing at least about 20 to 45% of oxygen by volume with intensive mixing into a vessel having a gas space and effluent containing biochemically oxidizable constituents, in the presence of activated sludge, the improvement which comprises PA1 A. introducing oxygen into the gas space of said vessel in such amount that the oxygen content is within 10% of a predetermined value; PA1 B. a component volume of the gases in the gas space being ejected as a fine dispersion into the effluent, and PA1 C. directly introducing oxygen into the component volume being ejected into the effluent in such amount that the oxygen content in the effluent is within 60% of a predetermined value, whereby there is obtained an improved utilization of oxygen even in the event of fluctuations in load of the effluent. Advantageously the effluent from the first vessel cascades into a second vessel which is similarly treated. The predetermined values of the oxygen contents in the effluents in the first and second vessels are respectively from about 1 to 4 and 4 to 8 mg/l. The predetermined values of the oxygen contents in the first and second gas spaces are respect…
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