Batch style wastewater treatment apparatus using biological filtering process and wastewater treatment method using the same
US6790347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/908
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided is a wastewater treatment apparatus including a bottom portion and a plate formed above and spaced apart from the bottom portion to form a lower chamber with the bottom portion, an outlet installed on the bottom portion for drawing off water and sludge in the lower chamber before backwashing, a filter medium layer supported to the upper portion of the plate by the plate, the upper layer of which forms a bottom portion of an upper chamber, a wastewater introducing means connected to the lower chamber, for introducing wastewater to be treated into the lower chamber, a process air introducing means for supplying process air to the filter medium layer formed over the plate, a plurality of aerators formed over and spaced apart a predetermined distance from the plate, and mounted in a plurality of air flow pipes led to the process air introducing means, a backwash air introducing means for supplying backwash air to the lower chamber during backwashing, a backwash water introducing means for supplying backwash water to the lower chamber during backwashing, a plurality of nozzles extending from the lower chamber to the filter medium layer through the plate, a treated water dischar…
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