Water treatment process and water treatment system
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C02F-005/02
C02F-005/08
B01D-015/00
B01D-021/01
C02F-001/52
C02F-009/00
B01D-009/00
B01D-061/02
B01D-061/04
B01D-065/08
B01D-019/00
B01J-039/00
C02F-001/42
C02F-001/00
B01D-021/00
B03D-003/00
B01D-061/00
B01D-063/00
B01D-021/24
C02F-001/44
B01D-061/42
C02F-001/20
C02F-001/469
C02F-001/66
C02F-101/10
C02F-001/04
C02F-005/10
C02F-103/02
출원번호
US-0673366
(2015-03-30)
등록번호
US-10029929
(2018-07-24)
우선권정보
JP-2013-141932 (2013-07-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Eda, Masayuki
Okino, Susumu
Yoshiyama, Ryuji
Sakurai, Hideaki
Ukai, Nobuyuki
Suzuki, Hideo
Nakashoji, Hiroshi
Yoshioka, Shigeru
출원인 / 주소
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
대리인 / 주소
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
인용정보
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초록▼
Provided are a water treatment system and a water treatment process, which are capable of reproducing water containing salts with high water recovery. In the water treatment system (200) and the water treatment process of the present invention, after a calcium scale inhibitor and a silica scale inhi
Provided are a water treatment system and a water treatment process, which are capable of reproducing water containing salts with high water recovery. In the water treatment system (200) and the water treatment process of the present invention, after a calcium scale inhibitor and a silica scale inhibitor are supplied to water to be treated containing Ca ions, SO4 ions, carbonate ions, and silica, and the water to be treated is separated in a second demineralizing section (210) into second concentrated water in which the Ca ions, the SO4 ions, the carbonate ions, and the silica are concentrated and treated water. In a second crystallizing section (220), seed crystals of gypsum are supplied to the second concentrated water, whereby gypsum is crystallized and removed from the second concentrated water.
대표청구항▼
1. A water treatment process, comprising: a scale inhibitor supplying step of supplying a calcium scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of a scale containing calcium and a silica scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of silica to
1. A water treatment process, comprising: a scale inhibitor supplying step of supplying a calcium scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of a scale containing calcium and a silica scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of silica to water containing Ca2+ ions, SO42− ions, carbonate ions and silica;a demineralizing step of separating the water into concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water after the scale inhibitor supplying step;a crystallizing step of supplying seed crystals of gypsum to the concentrated water so that gypsum is crystallized from the concentrated water; anda pH adjusting step of adjusting the concentrated water to a pH of 6.0 or less, at which a scale inhibition function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, thereby promoting the deposition of the gypsum in the crystallizing step. 2. The water treatment process according to claim 1, comprising a downstream side demineralizing step of separating concentrated water after the crystallizing step into concentrated water and treated water, and recovering the separated treated water. 3. The water treatment process according to claim 2, wherein moisture is evaporated from the concentrated water in the downstream side demineralizing step, so that a solid in the concentrated water is recovered. 4. The water treatment process according to claim 1, wherein, after the crystallizing step, the concentrated water after the adjustment of the pH in the pH adjusting step is adjusted to a pH of more than 6.0 at which the calcium scale inhibitor exhibits its function. 5. The water treatment process according to claim 1, comprising a pH adjusting step of adjusting the concentrated water to a pH of 10 or more at which the silica is soluble in the crystallizing step. 6. The water treatment process according to claim 1, comprising a upstream side precipitating step of precipitating at least calcium carbonate from the water so that the concentration of the calcium carbonate in the water is reduced, before the scale inhibitor supplying step. 7. The water treatment process according to claim 6, comprising a deaerating step of removing CO2 from the water before the upstream side precipitating step or after the upstream side precipitating step and before the scale inhibitor supplying step. 8. The water treatment process according to claim 6, wherein, when the water contains Mg2+ ions, the water in the upstream side precipitating step is adjusted to a pH of 10 or more at which a magnesium compound is deposited so that the concentration of the Mg2+ ions is reduced, andwherein, after the upstream side precipitating step, the water is adjusted to a pH of less than 10 at which the magnesium compound is soluble. 9. The water treatment process according to claim 1, wherein the water contains metal ions; andwherein the process comprises a precipitating step of precipitating at least one of calcium carbonate and a metal compound so that the concentration of at least one of the calcium carbonate and the metal ions is reduced from the concentrated water, after the crystallizing step. 10. The water treatment process according to claim 9, wherein at least one of seed crystals of silica and a precipitant for the silica is supplied to the concentrated water in the precipitating step. 11. The water treatment process according to claim 10, wherein, when the water contains Mg2+ ions, the amount of the precipitant for the silica to be supplied is adjusted according to the concentration of the Mg2+ ions. 12. The water treatment process according to claim 9, wherein, when the water contains Mg2+ ions, the concentrated water in the precipitating step is adjusted to a pH of 10 or more at which a magnesium compound is deposited so that the concentration of the Mg2+ ions is reduced, andwherein, after the precipitating step, the concentrated water is adjusted to a pH of less than 10 at which the magnesium compound is soluble. 13. A water treatment system, comprising: a scale inhibitor supplying section that supplies a calcium scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of a scale containing calcium and a silica scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of silica to water containing Ca2+ ions, SO42− ions, carbonate ions and silica;a demineralizing section that is installed on a downstream side of the scale inhibitor supplying section and separates the water into concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water;a crystallizing section including a crystallizing tank that is installed on a downstream side of the demineralizing section and crystallizes gypsum from the concentrated water and a seed crystal supplying section that supplies seed crystals of gypsum to the crystallizing tank; anda pH adjusting section that is installed on a downstream side of the demineralizing section and supplies a pH adjuster to the concentrated water to adjust the pH of the concentrated water to 6.0 or less such that a scale inhibition function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and the precipitation of the gypsum is promoted. 14. The water treatment system according to claim 13, comprising, on a downstream side of the crystallizing section, a downstream side demineralizing section that separates the concentrated water discharged from the crystallizing section into concentrated water and treated water. 15. The water treatment system according to claim 14, comprising, on a downstream side of the concentrated water in the downstream side demineralizing section, an evaporator that evaporates moisture from the concentrated water to recover the solids in the concentrated water. 16. The water treatment system according to claim 13, comprising, on a downstream side of the crystallizing section, a pH adjusting section for achieving scale inhibition function that supplies a pH adjuster to the concentrated water after the adjustment of the pH in the pH adjusting section to adjust the pH of the concentrated water to more than 6.0 such that the calcium scale inhibitor achieves a function. 17. The water treatment system according to claim 13, comprising a pH adjusting section that is installed on a downstream side of the demineralizing section and supplies a pH adjuster to the concentrated water to adjust the pH of the concentrated water to 10 or more such that the silica is soluble in the concentrated water in the crystallizing section. 18. The water treatment system according to claim 13, comprising, on an upstream side of the scale inhibitor supplying section, a upstream side precipitating section that precipitates at least calcium carbonate from the water so that the concentration of the calcium carbonate in the water is reduced. 19. The water treatment system according to claim 18, comprising a deaerating section that removes CO2 from the water on an upstream side of the upstream side precipitating section or on a downstream side of the upstream side precipitating section and on an upstream side of the scale inhibitor supplying section. 20. The water treatment system according to claim 18, wherein, when the water contains Mg2+ ions, the water in the upstream side precipitating section is adjusted to a pH of 10 or more at which a magnesium compound is deposited so that the concentration of the Mg2+ ions is reduced, andwherein, on a downstream side of the upstream side precipitating section, the water is adjusted to a pH of less than 10 at which the magnesium compound is soluble. 21. The water treatment system according to any claim 13, wherein the water contains metal ions; andwherein the system comprises, on a downstream side of the crystallizing section, a precipitating section that precipitates at least one of calcium carbonate and a metal compound. 22. The water treatment system according to claim 21, wherein at least one of seed crystals of silica and a precipitant for the silica is supplied to the precipitating section. 23. The water treatment system according to claim 21, wherein, when the water contains Mg2+ ions, the amount of the precipitant for the silica to be supplied is adjusted according to the concentration of the Mg2+ ions in the precipitating section. 24. The water treatment system according to claim 21, wherein, when the water contains Mg2+ ions, the concentrated water in the precipitating section is adjusted to a pH of 10 or more at which a magnesium compound is deposited so that the concentration of the Mg2+ ions is reduced, andwherein, on a downstream side of the precipitating section, the concentrated water is adjusted to a pH of less than 10 at which the magnesium compound is soluble.
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