Equipment for wastewater treatment comprising anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel and acclimatization vessel
View Patent ↗Equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation includes an anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel to receive water to be treated containing ammonium and nitrite and to denitrify ammonium and nitrite in the water by anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria, forming denitrified treated water, an acclimatization vessel downstream from the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel to receive the denitrified treated water from the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel, the acclimization vessel containing an immobilizing material that collects the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria in the denitrified treated water as immobilized microorganisms attached to the immobilizing material, wherein the acclimatization vessel has a structure such that the immobilizing material is prevented from flowing out of the acclimatization vessel, and a pipe connecting the acclimatization vessel to the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel.
1. Equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation, the wastewater treatment equipment comprising:
an anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel containing an anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria to receive water to be treated containing ammonium and nitrite and to denitrify ammonium and nitrite in the water by the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria, forming denitrified water;
an acclimatization vessel downstream from the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel to receive the denitrified water from the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel, wherein the denitrified water received in the acclimatization vessel includes anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria, the acclimatization vessel containing an immobilizing material that collects the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria in the denitrified water as immobilized microorganisms attached to the immobilizing material, wherein the acclimatization vessel has a structure such that the immobilizing material is prevented from flowing out of the acclimatization vessel; and
a pipe connecting the acclimatization vessel to the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel.
2. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 1 , wherein the immobilizing material is one of pellets and an immobilized bed.
3. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 2 , wherein the immobilizing material is pellets of polyvinyl alcohol gel, alginic acid gel, polyethylene glycol gel, cellulose, polyester, polypropylene or vinyl chloride.
4. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 3 , wherein the pellets are in a shape of a sphere, a cylinder, a porous material, a cube, a sponge or a honeycomb.
5. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 2 , wherein the immobilizing material is an immobilized bed of polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene or vinyl chloride, or of active carbon fibers.
6. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 5 , wherein the immobilized bed has a shape of a fiber, a chrysanthemum, or a honeycomb.
7. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 1 , wherein a pressure gauge is installed upstream or downstream of the acclimatization vessel.
8. Equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation, the wastewater treatment equipment comprising:
an anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel to receive water to be treated containing ammonium and nitrite and to denitrify ammonium and nitrite in the water by anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria, forming denitrified water; and
a pipe connected to the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel to receive the denitrified water from the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel, the denitrified water from the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel flowing through the pipe to outside the equipment, wherein the denitrified water received in the pipe includes anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria, the pipe being an acclimatization vessel, the pipe containing an immobilizing material that collects the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria in the denitrified water as immobilized microorganisms attached to the immobilizing material, wherein the pipe has a structure such that the immobilizing material is prevented from flowing out of the pipe.
9. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 8 , wherein the immobilizing material is one of pellets and an immobilized bed.
10. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 9 , wherein the immobilizing material is pellets of polyvinyl alcohol gel, alginic acid gel, polyethylene glycol gel, cellulose, polyester, polypropylene or vinyl chloride.
11. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 10 , wherein the pellets are in a shape of a sphere, a cylinder, a porous material, a cube, a sponge or a honeycomb.
12. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 9 , wherein the immobilizing material is an immobilized bed of polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene or vinyl chloride, or of active carbon fibers.
13. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 12 , wherein the immobilized bed has a shape of a fiber, a chrysanthemum, or a honeycomb.
14. The equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation according to claim 8 , wherein a pressure gauge is installed upstream or downstream of the acclimatization vessel.