IP Library Granted Patent US 7,641,798
Granted Patent B2
US 7,641,798 · App. 11/524,314 · Granted Jan 5, 2010

Waste water treatment method and waste water treatment apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,641,798
App. No.
11/524,314
Granted
Jan 5, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A waster water treatment apparatus has micro-nano bubbles generation tanks, mixing tanks, a submerged membrane tank, a contact oxidation tank, and an activated charcoal adsorption device. In the micro-nano bubbles generation tanks, micro-nano bubbles are added to the waste water. In the mixing tanks, the waste water containing micro-nano bubbles is mixed with sludge containing microorganisms. In the contact oxidation tank, the waste water containing organofluoric compounds is microbially treated by the micro-nano bubbles added to the waste water. The micro-nano bubbles activate microorganisms in the waste water. Thereby organofluoric compounds are microbially decomposed with effect.

Claims (41)

1. A waste water treatment method, comprising the steps of:

introducing waste water as treatment-receiving-water into a first micro-nano bubble generation tank for adding micro-nano bubbles, which are micrometer and nanometer size bubbles, to the treatment-receiving-water;

introducing the treatment-receiving-water containing the micro-nano bubbles into a first microbe tank for applying first-stage microbial treatment to the treatment-receiving-water;

introducing the treatment-receiving-water, after application of the first-stage microbial treatment, into a second micro-nano bubble generation tank for adding the micro-nano bubbles to the treatment-receiving-water; and then

introducing the treatment-receiving-water containing micro-nano bubbles into a second microbe tank for applying second-stage microbial treatment to the treatment-receiving-waste,

wherein

the waste water is waste water containing organofluoric compounds or organochlorine compounds.

2. A waste water treatment method, comprising the steps of:

introducing waste water as treatment-receiving-water into a first micro-nano bubble generation tank for adding micro-nano bubbles, which are micrometer and nanometer size bubbles, to the treatment-receiving-water;

introducing the treatment-receiving-water containing the micro-nano bubbles into a first microbe tank for applying first-stage microbial treatment to the treatment-receiving-water;

introducing the treatment-receiving-water, after application of the first-stage microbial treatment, into a second micro-nano bubble generation tank for adding the micro-nano bubbles to the treatment-receiving-water; and then

introducing the treatment-receiving-water containing micro-nano bubbles into a second microbe tank for applying second-stage microbial treatment to the treatment-receiving-waste,

wherein

the first-stage microbial treatment is microbial treatment in a submerged membrane tank having a submerged membrane for filtration, and

the second-stage microbial treatment is microbial treatment with use of charcoal in a contact oxidation tank provided with the charcoal.

3. A waste water treatment method, comprising the steps of:

introducing waste water as treatment-receiving-water into a first micro-nano bubble generation tank for adding micro-nano bubbles, which are micrometer and nanometer size bubbles, to the treatment-receiving-water;

introducing the treatment-receiving-water containing the micro-nano bubbles into a first microbe tank for applying first-stage microbial treatment to the treatment-receiving-water;

introducing the treatment-receiving-water, after application of the first-stage microbial treatment, into a second micro-nano bubble generation tank for adding the micro-nano bubbles to the treatment-receiving-water; and then

introducing the treatment-receiving-water containing micro-nano bubbles into a second microbe tank for applying second-stage microbial treatment to the treatment-receiving-waste,

comprising the steps of:

introducing the treatment-receiving-water, after application of the second-stage microbial treatment, into a third micro-nano bubble generation tank for adding the micro-nano bubbles to the treatment-receiving-water; and then

introducing the treatment-receiving-water containing the micro-nano bubbles into an activated charcoal adsorption device for applying activated charcoal treatment to the treatment-receiving-water.

4. The waste water treatment method according to claim 1 , wherein

the organofluoric compounds in the waste water containing the organofluoric compounds are either perfluorooctane sulfonic acid or perfluoro octanoic acid.

5. The waste water treatment method according to claim 2 , comprising the steps of:

introducing the treatment-receiving-water containing the micro-nano bubbles which comes from the first micro-nano bubble generation tank into a mixing tank, while sludge is pumped up from a lower portion of the submerged membrane tank by an air lift pump and introducing the sludge into the mixing tank; and

mixing the treatment-receiving-water with the sludge in the mixing tank and introducing the treatment-receiving-water mixed with the sludge into the submerged membrane tank.

6. The waste water treatment method according to claim 3 , wherein

when the micro-nano bubbles are added to the treatment-receiving-water in the third micro-nano bubble generation tank, ozone from an ozonizer is fed to the third micro-nano bubble generation tank for generating ozone micro-nano bubbles so as to add the ozone micro-nano bubbles to the treatment-receiving-water.

7. A waste water treatment apparatus, comprising:

a first micro-nano bubble generation tank receiving waste water, as treatment-receiving-water, introduced from outside and having a micro-nano bubble generator for generating micro-nano bubbles, which are micrometer and nanometer size bubbles, so as to add the micro-nano bubbles to the introduced treatment-receiving-water;

a submerged membrane tank for applying microbial treatment, with use of microorganisms propagating in sludge, to the treatment-receiving-water containing the micro-nano bubbles and for filtering the treatment-receiving-water with use of the submerged membrane;

a first mixing tank receiving the treatment-receiving-water containing micro-nano bubbles added in the first micro-nano bubble generation tank, and receiving the sludge having the microorganisms propagated in the submerged membrane tank for mixing the treatment-receiving-water with the sludge so as to introduce the treatment-receiving-water mixed with the sludge into the submerged membrane tank;

a second micro-nano bubble generation tank having a micro-nano bubble generator for generating the micro-nano bubbles so as to add the micro-nano bubbles to the treatment-receiving-water introduced from the submerged membrane tank;

a contact oxidation tank filled with charcoal for applying microbial treatment, with use of microorganisms propagated on the charcoal, to the treatment-receiving-water containing the micro-nano bubbles;

a second mixing tank receiving the treatment-receiving-water containing micro-nano bubbles added in the second micro-nano bubble generation tank, and receiving the sludge having microorganisms propagated in the contact oxidation tank for mixing the treatment-receiving-water with the sludge so as to introduce the treatment-receiving-water mixed with the sludge into the contact oxidation tank;

a third micro-nano bubble generation tank having a micro-nano bubble generator for generating the micro-nano bubbles so as to add the micro-nano bubbles to the treatment-receiving-water introduced from the contact oxidation tank; and

an activated charcoal adsorption device receiving the treatment-receiving-water containing micro-nano bubbles added in the third micro-nano bubble generation tank, and filled with activated charcoal so as to apply microbial treatment, with use of microorganisms propagated on the activated charcoal, to the treatment-receiving-water.

8. The waste water treatment apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the submerged membrane tank is provided with a polyvinylidene chloride filling.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2025
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHARP FUKUYAMA LASER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071863/0508 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2006
From: YAMASAKI, KAZUYUKI; SAKATA, KAZUYUKI; CHUHJOH, KAZUMI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 018324/0760 →