WATER TREATMENT DEVICE AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD

1 . A water treatment device comprising:

a soluble silica deposition section that deposits soluble silica dissolved in water to be treated, the water to be treated having a concentration of aluminate ion represented by general formula (1) below and a pH that are in predetermined ranges; and

a solid-liquid separating section that separates the deposited soluble silica from the water to be treated to obtain treated water formed by removing the soluble silica from the water to be treated:

[Al(OH) 4 ] −   Formula (1)

2 . The water treatment device according to claim 1 , further comprising an aluminate ion adding section by which the aluminate ion concentration in the water to be treated is adjusted to be within the predetermined range by adding an aluminate ion additive to the water to be treated.

3 . The water treatment device according to claim 2 , wherein the aluminate ion additive is sodium aluminate.

4 . The water treatment device according to claim 1 , further comprising pH adjusting agents adding section by which the pH of the water to be treated is adjusted to a pH of 5.5 or higher by adding pH adjusting agents to the water to be treated.

5 . The water treatment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a seed material adding section by which soluble silica that is deposited in advance from the water to be treated is added, as a seed material, to the water to be treated.

6 . The water treatment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a magnesium ion adding section by which a magnesium ion additive is added to the water to be treated.

7 . The water treatment device according to claim 2 , further comprising an electrolysis apparatus by which aluminate ion-containing water generated by electrolyzing a part of the water to be treated is supplied to the aluminate ion adding section as the aluminate ion additive.

8 . A water treatment device comprising:

a soluble silica deposition section that deposits soluble silica dissolved in water to be treated from the water to be treated, the water to be treated containing the soluble silica and having a pH of 5.5 or higher, by adding sodium aluminate; and

a solid-liquid separating section that separates the deposited soluble silica from the water to be treated to remove the soluble silica from the water to be treated.

9 . The water treatment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a treated water purifying section including at least one type selected from the group consisting of: an evaporating section by which purified treated water is obtained by evaporating the treated water; a crystallizing section by which purified treated water is obtained by crystallizing the treated water; and an ion exchange resin section by which purified treated water is obtained by ion-exchanging the treated water.

10 . The water treatment device according to claim 1 , further comprising an aluminum ion treating section by which aluminum ion contained in the treated water to be supplied to the treated water purifying section is removed.

11 . A water treatment method comprising: a deposition step of depositing soluble silica dissolved in water to be treated, the water to be treated having a concentration of aluminate ion represented by general formula (1) below and a pH that are in predetermined ranges; and

a solid-liquid separating step of separating the deposited soluble silica from the water to be treated to obtain treated water formed by removing the soluble silica from the water to be treated:

[Al(OH) 4 ] −   Formula (1)

12 . The water treatment method according to claim 11 , wherein the aluminate ion concentration in the water to be treated is adjusted to be within the predetermined range by adding an aluminate ion additive to the water to be treated.

13 . The water treatment method according to claim 12 , wherein the aluminate ion additive is sodium aluminate.

14 . The water treatment method according to claim 11 , wherein the pH of the water to be treated is adjusted to a pH of 5.5 or higher by adding pH adjusting agents to the water to be treated.

15 . The water treatment method according to claim 11 , wherein the soluble silica is deposited by adding soluble silica that is deposited in advance from the water to be treated, as a seed material, to the water to be treated.

16 . The water treatment method according to claim 11 , wherein the soluble silica is deposited by adding a magnesium ion additive to the water to be treated.

17 . The water treatment method according to claim 11 , wherein aluminate ion-containing water generated by electrolyzing a part of the water to be treated is added to the water to be treated as the aluminate ion additive.

18 . A water treatment method comprising:

a deposition step that deposits soluble silica from water to be treated, the water to be treated containing the soluble silica and having a pH of 5.5 or higher, by adding sodium aluminate; and

a solid-liquid separating step of separating the deposited soluble silica from the water to be treated to remove the soluble silica from the water to be treated.

19 . The water treatment method according to claim 11 , further comprising a purification step in which purification is performed by a treated water purifying section including at least one type selected from the group consisting of: an evaporating section by which purified treated water is obtained by evaporating the treated water; a crystallizing section by which purified treated water is obtained by crystallizing the treated water; and an ion exchange resin section by which purified treated water is obtained by ion-exchanging the treated water.

20 . The water treatment method according to claim 11 , wherein the aluminum ion contained in the treated water to be supplied to the treated water purifying section is removed by an aluminum ion treating section.