IP Library Granted Patent US 6,875,362
Granted Patent B2
US 6,875,362 · App. 10/257,363 · Granted Apr 5, 2005

Waste water treating method, waste water treating apparatus, and waste water treating system

Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 6,875,362
App. No.
10/257,363
Granted
Apr 5, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are proposed a waste water treating method, a waste water treating appratus and a waste water treating system which are capable of treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in the same treating vessel and treating waste water containing a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound efficiently. The waste water treating method is a method for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by an electrochemical process, wherein a metal material constituting a cathode is a conductive material, a conductive material constituting an anode is an insoluble material or carbon, and there is carried out at lease one of a step of adding calcium chloride to the for-treatment water and a step of immersing an iron material in the for-treatment water.

Claims (49)

1. A waste water treating method for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by an electrochemical process, comprising

providing in the for-treatment water a metal material constituting a cathode which is a conductive material,

providing in the for-treatment water a conductive material constituting an anode which is an insoluble material or carbon,

carrying out a step of suspending an iron material in the for-treatment water by means of a suspending member, said iron material being moveable in the for-treatment water, and

moving the iron material according to an amount of the phosphorus compound contained in the for-treatment water.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein as the metal material constituting the cathode, a conductive material containing or covered with an element in the group Ib or IIb of the periodic system is used.

3. A waste water treating apparatus for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by an electrochemical process, comprising:

a treating vessel for reserving the for-treatment water,

a cathode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive material,

an anode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive insoluble material or carbon, and

an iron material to be immersed in the for-treatment water, wherein said iron material is suspended by a suspending member and said iron material is moveable in the for-treatment water.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein as the conductive material constituting the cathode, a conductive material containing or covered with an element in the group Ib or IIb of the periodic system is used.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein when the iron material is immersed in the for-treatment water, the iron material is positioned between the anode and the cathode.

6. The method of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the for-treatment water is water treated in a biological process purifying vessel.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein when the iron material is immersed in the for-treatment water, the iron material is positioned between the anode and the cathode.

8. The apparatus of claim 3 , 4 , 5 , or 7 , wherein the for-treatment water is water treated in a biological process purifying vessel.

9. A waste water system having a waste water treating apparatus for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by t waste water treating apparatus of claim 3 , 4 , 5 , or 7 disposed subsequently to a biological process purifying vessel.

10. A waste water treating method for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by an electrochemical process, comprising

providing in the for-treatment water a metal material constituting a cathode which is a conductive material containing or covered with an element in the group Ib or IIb of the periodic system,

providing in the for-treatment water a conductive material constituting an anode which is an insoluble material or carbon, and

carrying out a step of adding calcium chloride to the for-treatment water to obtain a molar ratio of calcium ions contained in the for-treatment water to phosphate ions contained in the for-treatment water of 5/3 or more.

11. A waste water treating apparatus for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by an electrochemical process, comprising:

a treating vessel for reserving the for-treatment water,

a cathode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive material,

an anode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive insoluble material or carbon, and

immersed in the for-treatment water, said iron material being positioned between the anode and the cathode beyond a line connecting an end of the anode to an end of the cathode.

12. A waste water treating apparatus for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by an electrochemical process, comprising:

a treating vessel for reserving the for-treatment water,

a cathode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive material,

an anode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive insoluble material or carbon, and

an iron material immersed in the for-treatment water, wherein

the iron material is fixed to the treating vessel by positioning means, and the positioning means can change a spacing between the iron material and the anode or the cathode by moving the iron material freely.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the for-treatment water is water treated in a biological process purifying vessel.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 or 12 , wherein the for-treatment water is water treated in a biological process purifying vessel.

15. A waste water treating system having a waste water treating apparatus for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by the waste water treating apparatus of claim 11 or 12 disposed subsequently to a biological process purifying vessel.

16. A waste water treating system having a waste water treating apparatus for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by an electrochemical process, comprising:

a treating vessel for reserving the for-treatment water,

a cathode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive material,

an anode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive insoluble material or carbon,

an iron material immersed in the for-treatment water, and

a biological process purifying vessel, for processing said for-treatment water, arranged in the system prior to said treating vessel.

17. The waste water treating system of claim 16 , wherein

said cathode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water is made of conductive material containing or covered with an element in the group Ib or IIb of the periodic system.

18. A waste water treating system having a waste water treating apparatus for treating a nitrogen compound and a phosphorus compound in for-treatment water by an electrochemical process, comprising:

a treating vessel for reserving the for-treatment water,

a cathode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive material containing or covered with an element in the group Ib or IIb of the periodic system,

an anode which is at least partially immersed in the for-treatment water and which is made of a conductive insoluble material or carbon,

a calcium chloride addition means for adding calcium chloride to the for-treatment water for obtaining a molar ratio of calcium ions contained in the for-treatment water to phosphate ions contained in the for-treatment water of 5/3 or more, and

a biological process purifying vessel, for processing said for-treatment water, arranged in the system prior to said treating vessel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2003
From: HIRO, NAOKI; NAKAZAWA, NORIYUKI
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 014036/0876 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2001-054819 · Feb 28, 2001 · national
JP 2001-054834 · Feb 28, 2001 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030168411A1 · Sep 11, 2003