Nitrogen removal system and method for wastewater treatment lagoons
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C02F-003/30
C02F-003/06
C02F-003/08
출원번호
US-0114340
(2005-04-26)
등록번호
US-7347940
(2008-03-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Austin,David C.
출원인 / 주소
Worrell Water Technologies, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
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초록▼
A wastewater treatment process integrates a tidal nitration system with a wastewater treatment lagoon. Raw effluent enters a lagoon having a persistent anoxic or anaerobic state and a long residence time to permit suspended solids to settle to the bottom, forming a blanket of sludge. Water above the
A wastewater treatment process integrates a tidal nitration system with a wastewater treatment lagoon. Raw effluent enters a lagoon having a persistent anoxic or anaerobic state and a long residence time to permit suspended solids to settle to the bottom, forming a blanket of sludge. Water above the sludge blanket is comparatively clearer than raw influent. Discharge from the clear water zone contains organic carbon, organic nitrogen, ammonia, and other nutrients. In the lagoon, complex carbohydrates and fats are broken down into simpler organic compounds by bacterial action, a substantial portion transformed to carbon dioxide by bacterial respiration, reducing BOD. Organic forms of nitrogen are transformed into ammonium ions by bacterial action. Adjacent to the lagoon is a sump that takes water from the clear zone to a tidal cell, and recycles water from the clear zone into the tidal cell, which then discharges back into the lagoon.
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What is claimed is: 1. A wastewater treatment system comprising: a lagoon adapted to receive wastewater and to maintain a persistent anoxic/anaerobic state; means for retaining incoming wastewater in the lagoon for a sufficient time to permit suspended solids to settle adjacent a bottom thereof, le
What is claimed is: 1. A wastewater treatment system comprising: a lagoon adapted to receive wastewater and to maintain a persistent anoxic/anaerobic state; means for retaining incoming wastewater in the lagoon for a sufficient time to permit suspended solids to settle adjacent a bottom thereof, leaving a clearer water zone above the suspended solids; a tidal cell adapted to contain media and to alternate between a substantially flooded and a substantially emptied state for inducing alternating anoxic and aerobic states; means for transferring water from the clearer water zone to the tidal cell; means for recycling water from the tidal cell back to the lagoon; and means for removing treated water from the clearer water zone of the lagoon. 2. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 1, wherein the lagoon is further adapted to support a residence of bacteria for breaking down complex carbohydrates and fats into simpler organic carbon compounds, for transforming the simpler organic carbon compounds into carbon dioxide, and for transforming at least some organic forms of nitrogen into ammonium ions. 3. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 1, wherein the lagoon comprises a plurality of lagoons connected in series to each other. 4. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 3, wherein the transferring means comprises means for transferring water from the clearer water zone of at least one of a first and a second lagoon to the tidal cell top. 5. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 1, wherein the retaining means comprises means for retaining the incoming wastewater in the lagoon for a period of at least two days. 6. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 1, wherein the water transferring means comprises a pump. 7. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 6, wherein the retaining means comprises a processor in signal communication with the pump for controlling an activation thereof. 8. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 6, further comprising a second pump in fluid communication with the lagoon and with a source of wastewater and adapted to control a flow of wastewater entering the lagoon. 9. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 1, wherein the tidal cell is adapted to function in one of substantially horizontal and substantially downward vertical flow. 10. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 9, wherein the tidal cell comprises a vertical flow cell, and the recycling means comprises means for channeling water from a bottom of the tidal cell to the lagoon. 11. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 10, wherein the tidal cell bottom is positioned above a high-water level of the lagoon, and the water channeling means comprises an underdrain system positioned beneath the tidal cell bottom from which water enters the lagoon under gravity flow. 12. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 11, wherein the tidal cell further comprises means for controlling a flow of water exiting the tidal cell. 13. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 12, wherein the flow controlling means comprises one of a valve and a discharge siphon. 14. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 12, further comprising a processor in signal communication with the flow controlling means for controlling actuation thereof. 15. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 10, wherein the water channeling means comprises a pumped drain system. 16. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 1, wherein the tidal cell comprises a reactor in one of a packed bed, an expanded bed, and a fluidized bed configuration. 17. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 1, wherein the tidal cell media have a cation exchange capacity of at least 4 meq/100 g media. 18. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 1, wherein the water recycling means comprises means for channeling water to a location adjacent a bottom of the lagoon. 19. The wastewater treatment system recited in claim 1, wherein the recycling means comprises means for recycling water at a rate in a range of 0.5 to 10 exchanges of a lagoon volume through the tidal cell. 20. A method for treating wastewater comprising the steps of: retaining wastewater in a first vessel so as to maintain a persistent anoxic/anaerobic state and to permit suspended solids to settle to adjacent a bottom thereof, leaving a clearer water zone above the suspended solids; transferring water from the clearer water zone to a second vessel containing media; alternating the second vessel between a substantially flooded and a substantially emptied state for inducing alternating anoxic and aerobic states therein; recycling water from the second vessel back to the first vessel; and removing treated water from the clearer water zone of the first vessel. 21. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 20, wherein the first vessel is adapted to support a residence of bacteria for breaking down complex carbohydrates and fats into simpler organic carbon compounds, for transforming the simpler organic carbon compounds into carbon dioxide, and for transforming at least some organic forms of nitrogen into ammonium ions. 22. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 20, wherein the retaining step comprises retaining the incoming wastewater in the first vessel for a period of at least two days. 23. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 20, wherein the water transferring step comprises pumping water from the clearer water zone to the second vessel. 24. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 20, further comprising the step of electronically controlling an activation of the pumping step. 25. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 20, further comprising the step of pumping wastewater into the first vessel and electronically controlling the wastewater pumping step. 26. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 20, wherein the second vessel is adapted to act via vertical flow, and the recycling step comprises channeling water from a bottom of the second vessel to the first vessel. 27. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 26, wherein first and the second vessel are relatively positioned so that the water channeling step can occur under gravity flow. 28. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 27, further comprising the step of controlling a flow of water exiting the second vessel. 29. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 20, wherein the water recycling step comprises channeling water to a location adjacent a bottom of the first vessel. 30. The wastewater treatment method recited in claim 20, wherein the recycling step comprises recycling water at a rate in a range of 0.5 to 10 exchanges of a first vessel volume through the second vessel.
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