IP Library Granted Patent US 10,961,141
Granted Patent B2
US 10,961,141 · App. 16/726,770 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Sewage/wastewater treatment system using granular activated sludge and membrane bio-reactor and sewage/wastewater treatment method using the same

Inventors: Younggeun Lee (Gyeongsangnam-do, KR); Hyungkeun Roh (Gyeongsangnam-do, KR); Gunmyung Lee (Gyeongsangnam-do, KR); Jaeho Ho (Gyeongsangnam-do, KR)
Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd
C02F3/1268C02F3/121C02F3/1205C02F3/1278C02F3/1284C02F2003/001C02F2203/00Y02W10/10
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Patent No.
US 10,961,141
App. No.
16/726,770
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a sewage/wastewater treatment system using granular activated sludge and a membrane bio-reactor and a sewage/wastewater treatment method using the same that are configured to effectively remove pollutants contained in raw water through a granulation tank in which the granular activated sludge is contained and to allow the raw water to be filtered through movable membranes located on the upper portion of the granulation tank. The system includes: an indirect aeration tank adapted to supply air thereto to allow dissolved oxygen contained in raw water to reach a saturation concentration; a granulation tank adapted to allow floating microorganisms contained in the treated water passing through the indirect aeration tank to be granulated and having a sludge blanket formed thereon; and movable membranes located on the upper portion of the granulation tank in such a manner as to be movable in the granulation tank.

Claims (31)

1. A raw water treatment method using a granular activated sludge blanket and submerged movable membranes in a granulation tank, the method comprising:

treating raw water by aerating the raw water so that dissolved oxygen contained in the raw water is allowed to reach a saturation concentration;

forming the granular activated sludge blanket in a lower portion of the granulation tank by allowing floating microorganisms contained in the raw water to be granulated;

filtering supernatant liquid by moving the submerged movable membranes through an upper portion of the granulation tank to discharge the supernatant liquid; and

operating a single motor to agitate the granular activated sludge blanket and to drive the submerged movable membranes in the granulation tank, simultaneously.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the granular activated sludge blanket is formed by applying a first hydrodynamic force caused by the raw water being conveyed to the granulation tank and a second hydrodynamic force caused by the granular activated sludge blanket being agitated.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the granular activated sludge blanket is formed by producing gelatin as a by-product generated by contact of the floating microorganisms.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

partitioning an interior of the granulation tank into the upper and lower portions using a partitioning wall that includes a porous member.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

partitioning an interior of the granulation tank into the upper and lower portions using a partitioning wall that includes inclined plates arranged at intervals.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the submerged movable membranes are moved by reciprocating the submerged movable membranes in the upper portion of the granulation tank.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the submerged movable membranes are continuously moved while the supernatant liquid in the granulation tank is filtered.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the submerged movable membranes are selectively moved depending on contamination of the submerged movable membranes.

9. A raw water treatment method using a granular activated sludge blanket and submerged movable membranes in a granulation tank, the method comprising:

treating raw water by aerating the raw water so that dissolved oxygen contained in the raw water is allowed to reach a saturation concentration;

forming the granular activated sludge blanket in a lower portion of the granulation tank by allowing floating microorganisms contained in the raw water to be granulated;

filtering supernatant liquid by moving the submerged movable membranes through an upper portion of the granulation tank to discharge the supernatant liquid; and

circulating treated raw water having passed through the granular activated sludge blanket into the upper portion of the granulation tank, the circulating treated raw water passing from the upper portion of the granulation tank directly to the lower portion of the granulation tank through an auxiliary water circulation line that is provided externally with respect to the granulation tank and includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end connected directly to the upper portion of the granulation tank and connected above a level of the granular activated sludge blanket and the second end connected directly to the lower portion of the granulation tank and connected below the level of the granular activated sludge blanket.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the treated raw water is circulated by a force generated from movements of the submerged movable membranes in the granulation tank.

11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

controlling a flowing speed of the treated raw water from the upper portion of the granulation tank to the lower portion of the granulation tank.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the granular activated sludge blanket is formed by applying a first hydrodynamic force caused by the raw water being conveyed to the granulation tank and a second hydrodynamic force caused by the treated raw water circulating from the upper portion of the granulation tank to the lower portion of the granulation tank.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the granular activated sludge blanket is formed by producing gelatin as a by-product generated by contact of the floating microorganisms.

14. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

partitioning an interior of the granulation tank into the upper and lower portions using a partitioning wall that includes a porous member.

15. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

partitioning an interior of the granulation tank into the upper and lower portions using a partitioning wall that includes inclined plates arranged at intervals.

16. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the submerged movable membranes are moved by reciprocating the submerged movable membranes in the upper portion of the granulation tank.

17. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the submerged movable membranes are continuously moved while the supernatant liquid in the granulation tank is filtered.

18. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the submerged movable membranes are selectively moved depending on contamination of the submerged movable membranes.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD
To: TECH VISION INC.
Reel/Frame 068188/0347 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2024
From: DOOSAN HEAVY INDUSTRIES & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
To: DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068171/0784 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 17, 2024
From: DOOSAN HEAVY INDUSTRIES & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
To: DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068457/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2019
From: LEE, YOUNGGEUN; ROH, HYUNGKEUN; LEE, GUNMYUNG; HO, JAEHO
To: DOOSAN HEAVY INDUSTRIES & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 051416/0749 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0006000 · Jan 18, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0044779 · Apr 12, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15170350 · Jun 1, 2016
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