IP Library Granted Patent US 10,214,436
Granted Patent B2
US 10,214,436 · App. 14/900,547 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Wastewater treatment device, bacteria bed used for treating food waste and wastewater, and wastewater treatment method using bacteria bed

Inventors: Hiroshi Ogawa (Saitama, JP); Masashi Toyooka (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: Hiroshi Ogawa; Keiichiro Fujimoto
C02F3/102C02F3/04C02F3/105C02F3/109C02F3/1242C02F2103/002C02F2201/002Y02W10/15
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Patent No.
US 10,214,436
App. No.
14/900,547
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wastewater treatment device for decomposing solid matter using aerobic microorganisms in a bacteria bed, includes a decomposition tank that accommodates the solid matter obtained by crushing food waste and the bacteria bed, a water supply capable of supplying water to the decomposition tank, and a stirrer for stirring the solid matter and the bacteria bed in the decomposition tank. The bacteria bed includes a carrier made of a synthetic resin having a plurality of pores and microorganisms carried in the plurality of the pores.

Claims (22)

1. A wastewater treatment device for decomposing solid matter by using aerobic microorganism in bacteria bed, comprising:

a decomposition tank for accommodating the bacteria bed and solid matter obtained by crushing food waste;

a water supply for supplying water in the decomposition tank; and

a stirrer for stirring the solid matter, the water and the bacteria bed in the decomposition tan, wherein the bacteria bed comprises a carrier and microorganism carried by the carrier, the carrier being formed of a surface part provided with a plurality of pores having the microorganism carried therein and a core part made of a synthetic resin, the surface part and the core part being different from each other in material and in specific gravities, the carrier having average specific gravities adjusted to match those of wastewater solid matter.

2. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier carries a prescribed amount of an enzyme in the plurality of the pores.

3. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 2 , wherein the surface part of the carrier is formed of an elastic body having a strong shape restoring force.

4. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 2 , wherein the surface part of the carrier is formed of a urethane sponge.

5. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 2 , further comprising a solid-liquid separation tank for separating the wastewater into solid matter and a liquid.

6. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 2 , further comprising a microbubble generator or a fine bubble diffusion device in the decomposition tank.

7. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 1 , wherein the surface part of the carrier is formed of an elastic body having a strong shape restoring force.

8. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 7 , further comprising a solid-liquid separation tank downstream of the decomposition tank for separating the wastewater into solid matter and a liquid.

9. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 7 , further comprising a microbubble generator or a fine bubble diffusion device in the decomposition tank.

10. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 1 , wherein the surface part of the carrier is formed of a urethane sponge.

11. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 10 , further comprising a solid-liquid separation tank downstream of the decomposition tank for separating the wastewater into solid matter and a liquid.

12. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 10 , further comprising a microbubble generator or a fine bubble diffusion device in the decomposition tank.

13. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a solid-liquid separation tank downstream of the decomposition tank for separating the wastewater into solid matter and a liquid.

14. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 13 , further comprising a microbubble generator or a fine bubble diffusion device in the decomposition tank.

15. The wastewater treatment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a microbubble generator or a fine bubble diffusion device in said decomposition tank.

16. A bacteria bed for decomposing food waste or, wastewater, comprising a carrier and microorganisms carried by the carrier, the carrier being formed of a surface part provided with a plurality of pores having the microorganisms carried therein and a core part formed of a synthetic resin, the surface part and the core part being different from each other in material and in specific gravity, the carrier having average specific gravities adjusted to match those of wastewater or a solid matter obtained by crushing food waste, the carrier carrying microorganisms and a prescribed amount of an enzyme activating activity of the microorganisms in the plurality of the pores.

17. The bacteria bed according to claim 16 , wherein at least the surface part of the carrier is formed of an elastic body having a strong shape restoring force.

18. The bacteria bed according to claim 17 , wherein the surface part of the carrier is formed of a urethane sponge.

19. The bacteria bed according to claim 16 , wherein the surface part of the carrier is formed of a urethane sponge.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2018
From: OGAWA, HIROSHI; TOYOOKA, MASASHI; FUJIMOTO, KEIICHIRO
To: OGAWA, HIROSHI; FUJIMOTO, KEIICHIRO
Reel/Frame 045092/0421 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2016
From: TOYOOKA, MASASHI; OGAWA, HIROSHI
To: OGAWA, HIROSHI; TOYOOKA, MASASHI; FUJIMOTO, KEIICHIRO
Reel/Frame 037613/0498 →
Continuity (1)
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