Wastewater treatment process
US5733455A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/903
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A wastewater treatment process having improved solids separation characteristics and reduced biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in the purified wastewater comprising the steps of: passing wastewater containing suspended solids and biodegradable organic substances through a main aerobic biological oxidation zone and therein oxidizing a portion of the BOD and converting a portion of the BOD into additional suspended solids and at least a portion of the ammonia nitrogen content (NH.sub.3 --N) of the wastewater is oxidized to nitrate nitrogen (NO.sub.3 13 N); passing the effluent from said aerobic biological oxidation zone to an aerobic/mixing zone and therein mixing said effluent with effluent from the anoxic/anaerobic zone; passing the effluent from said aerobic/mixing zone to a settling zone and therein separating purified wastewater having reduced BOD and suspended solids, and sludge containing suspended solids; passing a portion of the sludge formed in the settling zone and volatile acids to an anoxic/anaerobic zone and therein increasing the extracellular polymer content of said sludge, the release of phosphorus into solution and the reduction of nitrate nitrogen to molecular nitrog…
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