Waste water treatment apparatus

• US 6,007,712 A
• Filed: 02/25/1998
• Issued: 12/28/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kuraray Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kuraray Company Limited
• Inventors: Matsuda, Takeshi, Kitamura, Takanori, Nakagawa, Naoshi, Shiotani, Tadao, Komori, Shinji, Higashi, Tamio, Fujii, Hiroaki, Tanaka, Eiji, Abe, Masanobu
• Primary Examiner(s): Upton, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US09/030,002
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 210/150, 210/151, 210/195.1, 210/195.2, 210/195.3, 210/202, 210/257.2, 210/259, 210/616, 210/617, 210/903
• US Class Current: 210/151
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 3/085 Fluidized beds
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 3/108 Immobilising gels, polymers or the like
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 3/1215 Combinations of activated sludge treatment with precipitation, flocculation, coagulation and separation of phosphates
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 3/1268 Membrane bioreactor systems
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 210/903 Nitrogenous

Abstract

A waste water treatment apparatus which is compact, and excellent in durability, has a high treatment performance and can stably operate for a long time is provided. In a waste water treatment apparatus at least comprising a waste water treatment tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a microbe is charged and decomposing and eliminating an organic matter and/or an inorganic matter contained in a waste water, and a membrane module for filtrating a water to be treated which flows out from said treatment tank, a non-permeating water not passing thorough the membrane module is returned and circulated to said treatment tank. In a waste water treatment apparatus at least comprising a waste water treatment tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a microbe is charged and decomposing and eliminating an organic matter and/or an inorganic matter contained in a waste water, a carrier immobilizing a microbe is an acetalized polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel.

Claims

1. A waste water treatment apparatus at least comprising a waste water treatment tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a microbe is charged and which microbe has a property of decomposing and eliminating an organic matter and/or an inorganic matter contained in a waste water, and a membrane module for filtrating a water to be treated which flows out from said treatment tank, wherein water not passing through the membrane of said membrane module is returned and circulated to said treatment tank, wherein the carrier particle immobilizing a microbe is a polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel having a surface layer comprising a net-like structure formed by entanglement of fiber-like articles having a diameter of 0.1 to 50 μ

m.

2. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said waste water treatment tank is constituted by a denitrification tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a denitrifying bacteria is charged and brought into contact with a waste water under an anaerobic condition, and a nitrification tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a nitrifying bacteria is charged and brought into contact with the waste water under an aerobic condition, these waste water treatment tanks are arranged in the order from a side of introducing the waste water, a nitrifying water flowing out from the nitrification tank is supplied to the membrane module, a part of said treated water is returned and circulated to said denitrification tank, and water not passing through the membrane of said membrane module is returned and circulated to the nitrification tank and/or the denitrification tank.

3. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein a first precipitation tank or an anaerobic filtration apparatus for performing an anaerobic treatment is disposed in front of said denitrification tank, the nitrifying water flowing out from the nitrification tank is supplied to the membrane module, a part of said treated water is returned and circulated to said denitrification tank or the first precipitation tank, or the anaerobic filtration apparatus, and water not passing through the membrane of said membrane module is returned and circulated to the nitrification tank.

4. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said waste water treatment tank is constituted by a nitrification tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a nitrifying bacteria is charged and brought into contact with the waste water under an aerobic condition and a denitrification tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a denitrifying bacteria is charged and brought into contact with a waste water under an anaerobic condition, these waste water treatment tanks are arranged in the order from a side of introducing the waste water, a denitrifying water flowing out from the denitrification tank is supplied to the membrane module, and water not passing through the membrane of said membrane module is returned and circulated to the denitrification tank and/or the nitrification tank.

5. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said waste water treatment apparatus is a combined purification tank.

6. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the carrier immobilizing a microbe is a polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel.

7. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the carrier immobilizing a microbe is an acetalized polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel.

8. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the carrier immobilizing a microbe is a polyvinyl formal hydrogel.

9. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the carrier immobilizing a microbe is a carrier having an activated carbon on a surface and/or in an inner portion thereof.

10. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein a membrane used for the membrane module is a membrane of microfiltration area or a membrane of ultrafiltration area.

11. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein a membrane used for the membrane module is a hydrophilic membrane or a membrane being made hydrophilic.

12. A waste water treatment apparatus at least comprising a waste water treatment tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a microbe is charged and which microbe has a property of decomposing and eliminating an organic matter and/or an inorganic matter contained in a waste water, wherein the carrier particle immobilizing a microbe is an acetalized polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel, wherein said acetalized polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel has a surface layer comprising a net-like structure formed by entanglement of fiber-like articles having a diameter of 0.1 to 50 μ

m.

13. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein said waste water treatment tank is constituted by a denitrification tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a denitrifying bacteria is filled and brought into contact with a waste water under an anaerobic condition, and a nitrification tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a nitrifying bacteria is filled and brought into contact with the waste water under an aerobic condition, these waste water treatment tanks are arranged in the order from a side of introducing the waste water, and a part of a nitrifying water flowing out from the nitrification tank is returned and circulated to said denitrification tank.

14. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 13, wherein a first precipitation tank or an anaerobic filtration apparatus for performing an anaerobic treatment is disposed in front of said denitrification tank, and a part of the nitrifying water flowing out from the nitrification tank is returned and circulated to said denitrification tank or the first precipitation tank, or the anaerobic filtration apparatus.

15. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein said waste water treatment tank is constituted by a nitrification tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a nitrifying bacteria is charged and brought into contact with the waste water under an aerobic condition and a denitrification tank in which a carrier particle immobilizing a denitrifying bacteria is charged and brought into contact with a waste water under an anaerobic condition, and these waste water treatment tanks are arranged in the order from a side of introducing the waste water.

16. A waste water treatment apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein said waste water treatment apparatus is a combined purification tank.