Water treatment process and water treatment system
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C02F-005/02
C02F-005/08
C02F-001/52
C02F-009/00
B01D-015/00
B01D-021/01
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-0673483
(2015-03-30)
등록번호
US-10160671
(2018-12-25)
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 ENGINEERING, LTD.
대리인 / 주소
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
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A water treatment system includes a first demineralizing section that separates water to be treated including Ca ions, SO4 ions, and carbonate ions into concentrated water and treated water; a crystallizing section including a first crystallizing tank 21 that crystallizes gypsum from the concentrate
A water treatment system includes a first demineralizing section that separates water to be treated including Ca ions, SO4 ions, and carbonate ions into concentrated water and treated water; a crystallizing section including a first crystallizing tank 21 that crystallizes gypsum from the concentrated water and a first seed crystal supplying section 22 that supplies seed crystals of gypsum to the first crystallizing tank 21; a first pH measuring section 543 that measures the pH of the first concentrated water in the first crystallizing tank 21; and a first controlling section that reduces the amount of the seed crystals of the gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH falls within a pH range in which a scale inhibition function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increases the amount of the seed crystals of the gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH is beyond the pH range.
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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 to water containing Ca2+ ions, SO42− ions, and carbonate ions;a demineralizing step of separating th
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 to water containing Ca2+ ions, SO42− ions, and carbonate ions;a demineralizing step of separating the water fed from the scale inhibitor supplying step into concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, and the carbonate ions 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;a pH measuring step of measuring the pH of the concentrated water in the crystallizing step; anda supplied amount controlling step of reducing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increasing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH is greater than the pH range. 2. The water treatment process according to claim 1, comprising a separating step of separating the gypsum from the concentrated water after the crystallizing step, wherein the gypsum separated in the separating step is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 3. The water treatment process according to claim 1, comprising a concentration measuring step of measuring at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the concentrated water after the crystallizing step, wherein the supplied amount controlling step controls the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the concentration measuring step. 4. 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 to water containing Ca2+ ions, SO42− ions, and carbonate ions;a demineralizing section that is positioned on a downstream side of the scale inhibitor supplying section and separates the water fed from the scale inhibitor supplying step into concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, and the carbonate ions are concentrated and treated water;a crystallizing section which is positioned on a downstream side of the demineralizing section and which includes a crystallizing tank that crystallizes gypsum from the concentrated water and a seed crystal supplying section that supplies seed crystals of gypsum to the crystallizing tank;a pH measuring section that measures the pH of the concentrated water in the crystallizing tank; anda controlling section that reduces the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the pH measuring section falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increases the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the pH measuring section is greater than the pH range. 5. The water treatment system according to claim 4, comprising, on a downstream side of the crystallizing section, a separating section that separates the gypsum from the concentrated water, wherein the gypsum separated in the separating section is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 6. The water treatment system according to claim 4, comprising, on a downstream side of the crystallizing section, a concentration measuring section that measures at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the concentrated water, wherein the controlling section controls the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the concentration measuring section. 7. A water treatment process comprising: a first scale inhibitor supplying step of supplying a calcium scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of a scale containing calcium to water containing Ca2+ ions, SO42− ions, carbonate ions and silica;a first pH adjusting step of adjusting the water fed from the first scale inhibitor supplying step to a pH of 10 or more at which the silica is soluble in the water,a first demineralizing step of separating the water fed from the first pH adjusting step into first concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water after the first scale inhibitor supplying step and the first pH adjusting step;a first crystallizing step of supplying seed crystals of gypsum to the first concentrated water so that gypsum is crystallized from the first concentrated water;a first pH measuring step of measuring the pH of the first concentrated water in the first crystallizing step; anda first supplied amount controlling step of reducing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increasing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH is greater than the pH range. 8. The water treatment process according to claim 7, comprising, after the first crystallizing step: a second scale inhibitor supplying step of supplying the calcium scale inhibitor and a silica scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of the silica to the water fed from the first crystallizing step;a second demineralizing step of separating the water fed from the second scale inhibitor supplying step into second concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water after the second scale inhibitor supplying step; anda second crystallizing step of supplying seed crystals of gypsum to the second concentrated water so that gypsum is crystallized from the second concentrated water. 9. The water treatment process according to claim 8, comprising: a second pH measuring step of measuring the pH of the second concentrated water in the second crystallizing step; anda second supplied amount controlling step of reducing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increasing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH is greater than the pH range. 10. The water treatment process according to claim 9, comprising a second separating step of separating the gypsum from the second concentrated water after the second crystallizing step, wherein the gypsum separated in the second separating step is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 11. The water treatment process according to claim 9, comprising a second concentration measuring step of measuring at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the second concentrated water after the second crystallizing step, wherein the second supplied amount controlling step controls the amount of the seed crystals to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the second concentration measuring step. 12. The water treatment process according to claim 8, comprising a first separating step of separating the gypsum from the first concentrated water after the first crystallizing step, wherein the gypsum separated in the first separating step is used as the seed crystals of gypsum, and comprising a second pH adjusting step of adjusting the second concentrated water to a pH of less than 10 at which calcium carbonate is soluble,wherein in the second crystallizing step, the gypsum separated in the first separating step is supplied into the second concentrated water after the adjustment of the pH in the second pH adjusting step. 13. The water treatment process according to claim 7, comprising a first separating step of separating the gypsum from the first concentrated water after the first crystallizing step, wherein the gypsum separated in the first separating step is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 14. The water treatment process according to claim 7, comprising a first concentration measuring step of measuring at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the first concentrated water after the first crystallizing step, wherein the first supplied amount controlling step controls the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the first concentration measuring step. 15. A water treatment process, comprising: a first 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 first demineralizing step of separating the water fed from the first scale inhibitor supplying step into first concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water after the first scale inhibitor supplying step;a first crystallizing step of supplying seed crystals of gypsum to the first concentrated water so that gypsum is crystallized from the first concentrated water;a first pH measuring step of measuring the pH of the first concentrated water in the first crystallizing step; anda first supplied amount controlling step of reducing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increasing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH is greater than the pH range. 16. The water treatment process according to claim 15, comprising, after the first crystallizing step: a second scale inhibitor supplying step of supplying the calcium scale inhibitor to the water fed from the first crystallizing step;a first pH adjusting step of adjusting the water fed from the second scale inhibitor supplying step to a pH of 10 or more at which the silica is soluble in the water,a second demineralizing step of separating the water fed from the first pH adjusting step into second concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water after the second scale inhibitor supplying step and the first pH adjusting step; anda second crystallizing step of supplying the seed crystals of gypsum to the second concentrated water so that gypsum is crystallized from the second concentrated water. 17. The water treatment process according to claim 16, comprising: a second pH measuring step of measuring the pH of the second concentrated water in the second crystallizing step; anda second supplied amount controlling step of reducing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increasing the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the measured pH is greater than the pH range. 18. The water treatment process according to claim 17, comprising a second separating step of separating the gypsum from the second concentrated water after the second crystallizing step, wherein the gypsum separated in the second separating step is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 19. The water treatment process according to claim 17, comprising a second concentration measuring step of measuring at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the second concentrated water after the second crystallizing step, wherein the second supplied amount controlling step controls the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the second concentration measuring step. 20. The water treatment process according to claim 18, comprising a second pH adjusting step of adjusting the first concentrated water to a pH of less than 10 at which calcium carbonate is soluble, wherein in the first crystallizing step, the gypsum separated in the second separating step is supplied into the first concentrated water after the adjustment of the pH in the second pH adjusting step. 21. The water treatment process according to claim 15, comprising a first separating step of separating the gypsum from the first concentrated water after the first crystallizing step, wherein the gypsum separated in the first separating step is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 22. The water treatment process according to claim 15, comprising a first concentration measuring step of measuring at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the first concentrated water after the first crystallizing step, wherein the first supplied amount controlling step controls the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the first concentration measuring step. 23. A water treatment system comprising: a first scale inhibitor supplying section that supplies a calcium scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of a scale containing calcium to water containing Ca2+ ions, SO42− ions, carbonate ions and silica;a first pH adjusting section that supplies a pH adjuster to the water fed from the first scale inhibitor supplying section to adjust the pH of the water to 10 or more at which the silica is soluble in the water,a first demineralizing section that is positioned on a downstream side of the first scale inhibitor supplying section and the first pH adjusting section and separates the water fed from the first pH adjusting step into first concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water;a first crystallizing section which is positioned on a downstream side of the first demineralizing section and which includes a first crystallizing tank that crystallizes gypsum from the first concentrated water and a first seed crystal supplying section that supplies seed crystals of gypsum to the first crystallizing tank;a first pH measuring section that measures the pH of the first concentrated water in the first crystallizing tank; anda first controlling section that reduces the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the first pH measuring section falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increases the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the first pH measuring section is greater than the pH range. 24. The water treatment system according to claim 23, comprising, on a downstream side of the first crystallizing section with respect to the water fed from the first crystallizing section: a second scale inhibitor supplying section that supplies the calcium scale inhibitor and a silica scale inhibitor which is a scale inhibitor for inhibiting the deposition of silica to the water fed from the first crystallizing section;a second demineralizing section that is positioned on a downstream side of the second scale inhibitor supplying section and separates the water fed from the second scale inhibitor supplying section into second concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water; anda second crystallizing section which is positioned on a downstream side of the second demineralizing section and which includes a second crystallizing tank and crystallizes gypsum from the second concentrated water and a second seed crystal supplying section that supplies seed crystals of gypsum to the second crystallizing tank. 25. The water treatment system according to claim 24, comprising: a second pH measuring section that measures the pH of the second concentrated water in the second crystallizing tank; anda second controlling section that reduces the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the second pH measuring section falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increases the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the second pH measuring section is greater than the pH range. 26. The water treatment system according to claim 25, comprising, on a downstream side of the second crystallizing section, a second separating section that separates the gypsum from the second concentrated water, wherein the gypsum separated in the second separating section is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 27. The water treatment system according to claim 25, comprising, on a downstream side of the second crystallizing section, a second concentration measuring section that measures at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the second concentrated water, wherein the second controlling section controls the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the second concentration measuring section. 28. The water treatment system according to claim 24, comprising, on a downstream side of the first crystallizing section, a first separating section that separates the gypsum from the first concentrated water, wherein the gypsum separated in the first separating section is used as the seed crystals of gypsum, and comprising the second pH adjusting section that adjusts the second concentrated water to a pH of less than 10 at which calcium carbonate is soluble, wherein the gypsum separated in the first separating section is supplied to the second crystallizing section. 29. The water treatment system according to claim 23, comprising, on a downstream side of the first crystallizing section, a first separating section that separates the gypsum from the first concentrated water, wherein the gypsum separated in the first separating section is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 30. The water treatment system according to claim 23, comprising, on a downstream side of the first crystallizing section, a first concentration measuring section that measures at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the first concentrated water, wherein the first controlling section controls the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the first concentration measuring section. 31. A water treatment system, comprising: a first 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 first demineralizing section that is positioned on a downstream side of the first scale inhibitor supplying section and separates the water fed from the first scale inhibitor supplying section into first concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water;a first crystallizing section which is positioned on a downstream side of the first demineralizing section and which includes a first crystallizing tank that crystallizes gypsum from the first concentrated water and a first seed crystal supplying section that supplies seed crystals of gypsum to the first crystallizing tank;a first pH measuring section that measures the pH of the first concentrated water in the first crystallizing tank; anda first controlling section that reduces the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the first pH measuring section falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increases the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the first pH measuring section is greater than the pH range. 32. The water treatment system according to claim 31, comprising, on a downstream side of the water in the first crystallizing section: a second scale inhibitor supplying section that supplies the calcium scale inhibitor to the water fed from the first crystallizing section;a first pH adjusting section that supplies a pH adjuster to the water fed from the second scale inhibitor supplying section to adjust the pH of the water to 10 or more at which the silica is soluble in the water,a second demineralizing section that is positioned on a downstream side of the second scale inhibitor supplying section and the first pH adjusting section and separates the water fed from the first pH adjusting section into first concentrated water in which the Ca2+ ions, the SO42− ions, the carbonate ions and the silica are concentrated and treated water; anda second crystallizing section which is positioned on a downstream side of the second demineralizing section and which includes a second crystallizing tank that crystallizes gypsum from the second concentrated water and a second seed crystal supplying section that supplies the seed crystals of gypsum to the second crystallizing tank. 33. The water treatment system according to claim 32, comprising: a second pH measuring section that measures the pH of the second concentrated water in the second crystallizing tank; anda second controlling section that reduces the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the second pH measuring section falls within a pH range of 6.0 or less in which a scale inhibiting function of the calcium scale inhibitor is reduced, and increases the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied when the pH measured in the second pH measuring section is greater than the pH range. 34. The water treatment system according to claim 33, comprising, on a downstream side of the second crystallizing section, a second separating section that separates the gypsum from the second concentrated water, wherein the gypsum separated in the second separating section is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 35. The water treatment system according to claim 33, comprising, on a downstream side of the second crystallizing section, a second concentration measuring section that measures at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the second concentrated water, wherein the second controlling section controls the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the second concentration measuring section. 36. The water treatment system according to claim 34, comprising a second pH adjusting section adjusts the first concentrated water to a pH of less than 10 at which calcium carbonate is soluble, and supplies the gypsum separated in the second separating section to the first crystallizing section. 37. The water treatment system according to claim 31, comprising, on a downstream side of the first crystallizing section, a first separating section that separates the gypsum from the first concentrated water, wherein the gypsum separated in the first separating section is used as the seed crystals of gypsum. 38. The water treatment system according to claim 31, comprising, on a downstream side of the first crystallizing section, a first concentration measuring section that measures at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions in the first concentrated water, wherein the first controlling section controls the amount of the seed crystals of gypsum to be supplied according to at least one of the concentration of the Ca2+ ions and the concentration of sulfate ions measured in the first concentration measuring section.
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