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An improved method and apparatus is provided for maintaining a constant gas-to-solids ratio in the effluent from a long vertical shaft waste treatment bioreactor. In a vertical bioreactor wherein waste is circulated under air-injected oxidation conditions around a loop comprising adjacent downcomer

An improved method and apparatus is provided for maintaining a constant gas-to-solids ratio in the effluent from a long vertical shaft waste treatment bioreactor. In a vertical bioreactor wherein waste is circulated under air-injected oxidation conditions around a loop comprising adjacent downcomer and riser chambers connected at their terminals and operatively connected to a separation apparatus, the improvement comprises withdrawing treated effluent from the riser chamber into a cylindrical vessel from whence the effluent is directed either to the separation chamber or into the influent stream depending on the total level of fluid in the bioreactor. Removal of large air bubbles from the effluent is also effected in the cylindrical vessel. The method provides improved gas-to-solids ratio in the effluent and improves sludge flotation in the separation apparatus.

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In a modified activated sludge waste treatment method wherein an aerobic biological reaction takes place during the continuous circulation of aerated fluid waste in an apparatus including a basin, a long vertical downcomer chamber, a long vertical riser chamber operatively communicating with the dow

In a modified activated sludge waste treatment method wherein an aerobic biological reaction takes place during the continuous circulation of aerated fluid waste in an apparatus including a basin, a long vertical downcomer chamber, a long vertical riser chamber operatively communicating with the downcomer through the basin and at the lower end of the downcomer and a sludge separation means operatively communicating with the riser, an improvement whereby the dispersed and dissolved gas content of the waste fluid can be maintained which comprises removing effluent waste from the said riser chamber and discharging the said effluent waste into a cylindrical vessel positioned between said riser chamber and said sludge separation means, and at a higher elevation than the said sludge separation means, discharging the said effluent waste from the said cylindrical vessel selectively in controlled volumes to said separation means or to return said effluent waste to said riser chamber in response to the level of waste liquor in the said basin the said basin waste level and consequent pressure exerted thereby upon the fluid in the said apparatus being a means to govern the gas content in the said waste.