Purified water reclamation process

• US 20070045183A1
• Filed: 08/28/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dee Murphy
• Original Assignee: Dee Murphy
• Inventors: Murphy, Dee
• Application Number:
  US11/510,935
• Publication Number:
  US 20070045183A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/631
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2311/04 Specific process operations in the feed stream; Feed pretreatment
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2311/103 Heating
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2311/2688 Biological processes
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2315/06 Submerged-type; Immersion type
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 61/025 Reverse osmosis; Hyperfiltration
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 61/06 Energy recovery
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 61/145 Ultrafiltration
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 61/16 Feed pretreatment
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 63/10 Spiral-wound membrane modules
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/32 with ultraviolet light
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/444 by ultrafiltration or microfiltration
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/78 with ozone C02F1/4672 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 3/1273 Submerged membrane bioreactors
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 3/301 Aerobic and anaerobic treatment in the same reactor
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 3/302 Nitrification and denitrification treatment C02F3/308 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 10/10 Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage

Abstract

A hybrid alternative water reclamation process for producing and re-using purified water including use of a biological non-compartmented reactor basin having multiple prior art patented Omni-flow partitions in combination with an optional patented I.V.E Collector, and when combined with UF/RO “ULTRA FILTRATION and REVERSE OSMOSIS” provides double barrier treated drinking water that complies with NSF International certified water standards #61 and #58.

Claims

1. A purified water reclamator process comprising:

a true single basin biological reactor that provides complete mix, inherent flow equalization and eliminates the need for a sludge return pumping system and said biological reactor true single basin, nitrifies, denitrifies, clarifies and purifies and includes submerged spiral wound membrane technology to provide guaranteed integrity against fiber breaking as with hollow fiber membrane technology and at a minimum, will provide suspended growth biological treatment followed by, one physical treatment step resulting in producing purified water suitable for drinking, having no pollutants which exceed the MCLGs, and which meets the quality criteria as defined in the International Treated Drinking Water established Standards known industry wide as NSF Standard 61 and 58.

2. The true single basin biological reactor of claim 1 further includes as an option an IVE collector;

a first omni-flow partition; and

a second post omni-flow partition, said IVE collector, said first omni-flow partition and said second post omni-flow partition in combination provide denitrification within said biological reactor true single basin without anoxic chambers, said second post omni-flow partition having an inlet for effluent located on the bottom as opposed to an inlet located on the top, whereby, said second post omni-flow partition allows for liquid/solids separation during the aeration of said true single basin biological reactor contents resulting in elimination of a floating decanter, whereby, clarified effluent can be easily drawn from the top of said second post omni-flow partition via a submerged spiral membrane outlet and then delivered to a reverse osmosis type membrane for final reclamation, said membrane of the filtration reverse osmosis type membrane includes a feed pump;

a compressor or blower;

a diffuser;

a back pulse pump;

a chemical basin to assist backwash;

a chemical feed means; and

a filtrate flow control means.

3. The biological reactor true single basin of claim 2 further includes as an option a renewable hydropower recovery means having free rotating rod(s) that are used to transfer rotational energy there from that can be used for energizing a generator.

4. The true single basin biological reactor of claim 1 further includes as an option a deionizer which is most advantageous as this allows for any and all total dissolved solids/salts (TDS) due to chemical reaction to be naturally converted into chlorine that can be returned to said biological reactor true single basin resulting in new end results.

5. The true single basin biological reactor of claim 1 further includes as an option a flash incinerator that is again very advantageous as this completely destroys any and all pollutants including sludge and results in zero pollution in an environmentally friendly manner, said flash incinerator not only eliminates all pollutants but will also convert said pollutants into a fine fly ash that is usable for safe environmental purposes.