SYSTEM FOR TREATING WASTEWATER AND A MEDIA USABLE THEREIN
A wastewater treatment system and a biological reactor usable in a wastewater treatment system are disclosed. Also disclosed is a media for supporting a growth biology and usable in a biological reactor. Each media includes a tubular cross-section and perturbated outer perimeter, which may be non-nesting. The perturbated outer perimeter creates a protected outer surface area for supporting a growth biology. Also disclosed is a screen sized so as to facilitate retention of the number of media within the biological reactor.
1 . A wastewater treatment system comprising:
(a) a biological reactor; and
(b) a number of a media for supporting a growth biology within the biological reactor, each media including:
(i) a tubular cross-section, and
(ii) a perturbated outer perimeter that creates a protected outer surface area for supporting a growth biology.
2 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 1 , wherein the biological reactor further includes at least one screen sized so as to facilitate a retention of the number of media within the biological reactor.
3 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 1 , wherein the biological reactor further includes at least one mixing device.
4 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 3 , wherein the biological reactor further includes at least one controller 40 .
5 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one controller 40 is capable of alternating an environment within the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module among any one of aerobic, anoxic, anaerobic, or any combination of any of the preceding.
6 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one controller communicates with the at least one mixing device.
7 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one controller includes any one of a mechanical controller, an operated manually controller, an electromechanical controller, an electronic controller, or any combination of any of the preceding.
8 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one controller is capable of facilitating control of at least one growth-biology predator.
9 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one controller is capable of controlling a dissolved oxygen concentration within the biological reactor.
10 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 1 , wherein the biological reactor further includes at least one sensor.
11 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor is capable of measuring biological activity.
12 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor is capable of measuring pH.
13 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor is capable of measuring dissolved oxygen (DO).
14 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor is capable of measuring at least one enzyme level.
15 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one enzyme level is a level of one of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, or any combination of any of the preceding.
16 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor is capable of indicating a presence of a growth-biology predator.
17 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one sensor is a coupon.
18 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 16 , wherein the growth-biology predator is a worm.
19 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 2 , further including at least one clarifier upstream from the biological reactor.
20 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 1 , further including at least one additional clarifier downstream from the biological reactor.
21 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 1 , further including at least one headworks upstream from the biological reactor.
22 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 1 , further including at least one disinfector downstream from the biological reactor.
23 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 1 , further including at least one at least one aerator downstream from the biological reactor.
24 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 1 , further including a controlled-reaction-volume module within the biological reactor, the number of a media for supporting a growth biology within the controlled-reaction-volume module within the biological reactor.
25 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , further including at least one mixing device capable of communicating a fluid to the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module.
26 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 25 , wherein the at least one mixing device includes at least one high momentum mixer for communicating a fluid to the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module.
27 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 26 , wherein the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module is capable of growth-biology predator control.
28 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 27 where the controlled growth-biology predators are worms.
29 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module channels a flow of the fluid in the vertical direction.
30 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 27 , wherein the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module contains a partially vertically enclosed partition.
31 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 30 , wherein the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module contains a substantially completely vertically enclosed partition.
32 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module further includes a flow director.
33 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 32 , wherein the flow director is an extension of at least a portion of a partition of the controlled reaction volume module beyond the fixed film media.
34 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein an environment within the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module is aerobic, anoxic, anaerobic, or any combination of any of the preceding.
35 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein an environment within the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module is capable of being alternated among any one of aerobic, anoxic, anaerobic, or any combination of any of the preceding.
36 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module further includes at least one support mechanism.
37 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 36 , wherein the at least one support mechanism includes any one of a flotation mechanism, a floor stand, a suspension mechanism, or any combination of the preceding.
38 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 37 , wherein the suspension mechanism is any one of within the biological reactor, from a top of the biological reactor, or any combination of the preceding.
39 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , further including at least one additional controlled-reaction-volume module.
40 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 39 , wherein each of the at least two controlled-reaction-volume modules are capable of alternating among any one of aerobic, anoxic, anaerobic, or any combination of the preceding.
41 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 40 , wherein the alternating among any one of aerobic, anoxic, anaerobic, or any combination of the preceding is capable of being independent for each of the at least two controlled-reaction-volume modules.
42 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 41 , further including a plurality of controlled-reaction-volume modules.
43 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 42 , wherein each of the plurality controlled-reaction-volume modules are capable of alternating among any one of aerobic, anoxic, anaerobic, or any combination of the preceding.
44 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 43 , wherein the alternating among any one of aerobic, anoxic, anaerobic, or any combination of the preceding is capable of being independent for each of the plurality of controlled-reaction-volume modules.
45 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein a thickness of growth biology is such that it encourages autotrophic organisms.
46 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein a thickness of growth biology is such that there is a preponderance of aerobic organisms versus anaerobic organisms.
47 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein a thickness of growth biology is such that it is capable of substantially maintaining a surface area of the media.
48 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein the at least one mixing device is a bubble generator.
49 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 48 , wherein the bubble generator is a coarse bubble generator.
50 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 49 , wherein the bubble generator includes any one of a large coarse bubble generator, a medium bubble generator, a fine bubble generator, or any combination of any of the preceding.
51 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein the at least one mixing device is a high momentum including any one of a jet mixer, a jet aerator, a mechanical mixer, a pump, or any combination of any of the preceding.
52 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , further including an aeration mechanism.
53 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 51 , wherein the aeration mechanism is a bubble generator.
54 . The wastewater treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein the wastewater treatment system is any one of a municipal wastewater treatment facility, an industrial wastewater treatment facility, a commercial wastewater treatment facility, a ship wastewater treatment facility, an agricultural wastewater treatment facility, or any combination of any of the preceding.
55 . A media for supporting a growth biology within the biological reactor of a wastewater treatment system, the media comprising:
(a) a tubular cross-section; and
(b) a non-nesting perturbated outer perimeter that creates a protected outer surface area for supporting a growth biology.
56 . The media according to claim 55 , wherein the tubular cross-section includes any one of an oval cross-section, an elliptical cross-section, a polygonal cross-section, or any combination of any of the preceding.
57 . The media according to claim 55 , wherein the oval cross-section includes any one of an egg cross-section, a track cross-section, or any combination of any of the preceding.
58 . The media according to claim 56 , wherein the elliptical cross-section includes a circular cross-section.
59 . The media according to claim 56 , wherein the polygonal cross-section includes any one of a simple polygonal cross-section, a complex polygonal cross-section, a convex polygonal cross-section, a concave polygonal cross-section, a concyclic or cyclic polygonal cross-section, a regular polygonal cross-section, or any combination of any of the preceding.
60 . The media according to claim 55 , further including an interior structure creating surface areas for supporting a growth biology.
61 . The media according to claim 59 , wherein a portion of the interior surfaces includes a potion of the perturbated outer perimeter.
62 . The media according to claim 59 , wherein a portion of the interior structure provide support to the outer perimeter.
63 . The media according to claim 59 , wherein the interior structure include a distribution within the outer perimeter so as to substantially avoid a bridging of growth biology in a space defined by an interior structure and/or the outer perimeter.
64 . The media according to claim 59 , wherein a portion of the interior structure include perturbated surface areas.
65 . The media according to claim 55 , wherein the interior perturbated surface areas include a distribution so as to substantially avoid a bridging of growth biology in a space defined by the interior structure and/or the outer perimeter.
66 . The media according to claim 64 , wherein the perturbated outer perimeter facilitates a mixing of the media.
67 . The media according to claim 65 , wherein the mixing of the media includes any one of a tumbling of the media, a rotating of the media, or a tumbling and a rotating of the media.
68 . The media according to claim 55 , wherein the media includes an aspect ratio (nominal length to nominal diameter ratio) of between about 0.3 and about 1.
69 . The media according to claim 55 , wherein the protected outer surface area for supporting a growth biology comprises between about 30 to about 70 percent of the outer surface area.
70 . The media according to claim 68 , wherein the protected outer surface area for supporting a growth biology comprises between about 40 to about 60 percent of the outer surface area.
71 . The media according to claim 69 , wherein the exterior surface includes an arrangement so as to substantially avoid a bridging of growth biology in a space defined by the perturbated outer perimeter.
72 . The media according to claim 55 s, wherein a specific gravity of the media is between about 0.9 and about 1.2.
73 . The media according to claim 71 , wherein the fixed-film media is a polymer.
74 . The media according to claim 72 , wherein polymer includes any one of any one of a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polyvinylchloride, or any combination of any of the preceding.
75 . A wastewater treatment system comprising:
(a) a biological reactor; and
(b) a number of a media for supporting a growth biology within the biological reactor, each media including:
(i) a tubular cross-section, and
(ii) a non-nesting perturbated outer perimeter that creates a protected outer surface area for supporting a growth biology; and
(c) at least one screen sized so as to facilitate a retention of the number of media within the biological reactor.
76 . A method for treating wastewater, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a biological reactor;
(b) providing a number of a media for supporting a growth biology to the biological reactor, each media including:
(i) a tubular cross-section, and
(ii) a perturbated outer perimeter that creates a protected outer surface area for supporting a growth biology; and
c) communicating a fluid to the biological reactor so that the wastewater and growth biology communicate, thereby treating the wastewater.
77 . A method for treating wastewater, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a biological reactor;
(b) providing at least one controlled-reaction-volume module to a biological reactor;
(c) providing a number of a media for supporting a growth biology to the biological reactor, each media including:
(i) a tubular cross-section, and
(ii) a perturbated outer perimeter that creates a protected outer surface area for supporting a growth biology; and
(d) providing wastewater to the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module; and
(e) communicating a fluid to the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module at a momentum so that the wastewater and growth biology communicate, thereby treating the wastewater.
78 . A method for treating wastewater, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a biological reactor;
(b) providing a number of a media for supporting a growth biology to the biological reactor, each media including:
(i) a tubular cross-section, and
(ii) a non-nesting perturbated outer perimeter that creates a protected outer surface area for supporting a growth biology; and
(c) communicating a fluid to the biological reactor so that the wastewater and growth biology communicate, thereby treating the wastewater; and
(d) controlling at least one characteristic of the communicating fluid to thereby treat the wastewater.