| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 210621000 | Recirculating to prior step | 32 |
| 20080223783 | HIGH PERFORMANCE, ENERGY EFFICIENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH RESOURCE RECOVERY AND REDUCED RESIDUAL SOLIDS GENERATION - A wastewater treatment system is provided including an aerobic membrane bioreactor and an anaerobic digester system connected to receive wasted solids continuously from the aerobic membrane bioreactor and also connected to return effluent from the anaerobic digester system continuously to the aerobic membrane bioreactor. Further, a process is provided for treating wastewater including the step of wasting a volume fraction of organic cell mass from an aerobic membrane bioreactor to an anaerobic digester system and maintaining a solids retention time (SRT) in the bioreactor that is (1) greater than a time needed to achieve growth of organisms suitable for converting carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) into cell mass and (2) less than a time at which substantial decay of the organisms occurs. The system and process may further include optional pretreatment and/or phosphorus and/or nitrogen removal downstream of the membrane bioreactor system. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20160002083 | MICRO-SIEVE SEPARATION AND COD DIVERSION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT - A wastewater treatment device is described in this specification having an aeration tank upstream of a micro-sieve. A process for treating wastewater comprises a step of treating wastewater by way of aeration with a hydraulic retention time of 6 hours or less, a solids retention time of 6 days or less, or both, to produce a first effluent. The first effluent is treated by way of a micro-sieve to produce a second effluent and a sludge. A portion of the sludge may be recycled to the aeration tank step. A portion of the sludge may be further treated in an anaerobic digester. The second effluent may be further treated, for example by way of one or more additional digestion steps or a further solid liquid separation step or both. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160200607 | EDUCTOR-BASED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR | 07-14-2016 |
| 210622000 | Of separated liquid | 3 |
| 20100264083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE - In an activated sludge process for treating wastewater, waste activated sludge is directed to a digester and subjected to sequential aerobic, anoxic and anaerobic treatment. Internal recycling of sludge may be carried out. The oxidation reduction potential during the anoxic and anaerobic cycles is carefully managed so that there is a significant reduction in the quantity of sludge that must be disposed of. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100300966 | SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER - Systems and methods to treat wastewater are described herein. A wastewater treatment system may include a primary treatment system, a secondary treatment system, a disinfection treatment system, a solids treatment system, one or more fluid treatment systems, or combinations thereof. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20130319940 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS WITH ANAEROBIC MBBR - In a wastewater treatment system, feed water is processed by anaerobic digestion, preferably in an anaerobic moving bed bioreactor (AnMBBR). Effluent from the AnMBBR passes through one or more solid-liquid separation units. A solids portions is treated by hydrolysis or suspended growth anaerobic digestion. A liquid portion of the hydrolysis or suspended growth anaerobic digestion effluent is returned to the AnMBBR or blended with effluent from the AnMBBR. The AnMBBR effluent may be treated with an aerobic moving bed bioreactor (MBBR) before the one or more solid-liquid separation steps. Membrane filtration may provide a first solid-liquid separation step. A thickened waste stream may be withdrawn from a recirculation loop flowing from the first solid-liquid separation unit to the MBBR. Optionally, a solids portion separated from the feed water upstream of the AnMBBR may also be treated by hydrolysis or suspended growth anaerobic digestion. | 12-05-2013 |
| 210623000 | Of sludge or separated solid | 26 |
| 20090206033 | Method for Treating Milbemycin Compounds and Avermectin Compounds with Active Sludge - The present invention provides a method for treating industrial wastewater containing milbemycin compounds or avermectin compounds such as a culture filtrate generated after microbial production of milbemycins and avermectins efficiently, safety and at low running costs. This method removes milbemycin compounds or avermectin compounds by treating industrial wastewater containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of milbemycin compounds and avermectin compounds with active sludge. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20150129492 | MEMBRANE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING SEWAGE AND WASTEWATER CAPABLE OF AUTOMATED REMOVAL/DESTRUCTION OF SCUM/FOAM WITH HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY, HIGH FLUX AND LOW OPERATION COSTS AND HAYING PROCESS CONVERSION METHOD FROM CONSTANT LEVEL CONTINUOUS BATCH REACTOR PROCESS - Disclosed are a sewage and wastewater treatment system and method using a constant level continuous flow sequencing batch reactor (CSBR). Also, disclosed is a method capable of converting the system into a membrane bio-reactor (MBR) process by means of submerged membranes with a simple configuration. Further, disclosed is an automated foam and scum management and removal system. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20160200609 | ENHANCED BIOSORPTION OF WASTEWATER ORGANICS USING DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION WITH SOLIDS RECYCLE | 07-14-2016 |
| 210625000 | Treating outside mainstream | 2 |
| 20120175302 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF WASTE TREATMENT PROCESSES - Waste-treatment processes are enhanced through generation and introduction of specific biological populations customized to perform or favor specific tasks either during the main process, for the formation or precipitation of certain biological nutrients, or to accomplish solids formation reduction in a post-treatment process. These bacteria may be grown from specialized mixes of activated sludge and waste influent by exposing these materials to controlled environments (e.g., in an off-line treatment area). They may then be returned to the main process to perform certain tasks such as converting particulate cBOD into soluble cBOD for utilization, to reduce high solids yield organisms by supplementing the population characteristics with low yield organism characteristics, to provide biological nutrients or oxygenation assistance, to improve nitrification/denitrification efficiency, or to disfavor filamentous biology such as | 07-12-2012 |
| 20140339158 | System and Process for Removing Ammonium, Soluble BOD and Suspended Solids from a Wastewater Stream - A method of treating wastewater includes removing BOD and ammonium from the wastewater. The wastewater is directed into a tank where it is mixed with mixed liquor or activated sludge from an activated sludge wastewater treatment system. The mixture of wastewater and mixed liquor or activated sludge forms a mixed liquor stream. The mixed liquor stream is directed to a ballasted flocculation system where suspended solids is removed from the wastewater. This produces a clarified effluent that is directed to a zeolite tank. Clarified wastewater from the ballasted flocculation system is directed into the zeolite tank and mixed with zeolite. Zeolite is effective to remove ammonium from the wastewater. Thus, the process as a whole is effective in removing suspended solids, soluble BOD as a result of mixing the mixed liquor or activated sludge with the wastewater, and ammonium. | 11-20-2014 |
| 210626000 | To mainstream oxygenation (e.g., activated sludge, etc.) | 21 |
| 20080251453 | Aerating Wastewater for Re-Use - A method and apparatus for aerating a liquid, particularly for aerating water in a wastewater treatment process, by: introducing the liquid into a primary pressurizable aeration tank; pumping liquid from the primary pressurizable aeration tank into a secondary pressurizable aeration chamber via a feed path; aerating the liquid in the secondary pressurizable aeration chamber; and recirculating aerated liquid from the secondary pressurizable aeration chamber back to the primary pressurizable aeration tank via a return path. The return path has a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the feed path through which the liquid is pumped into the secondary pressurizable aeration chamber such as to pressurize the secondary pressurizable aeration chamber to a pressure greater than that in the primary pressurizable aeration tank, and thereby (a) to enhance the aeration of the liquid in the secondary pressurizable aeration chamber, and (b) to supply the energy for recirculating the aerated liquid back to the primary pressurizable aeration tank. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090166288 | WASTE-ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS - A method for treating waste-activated sludge comprises adding ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090250395 | Wastewater Treatment System - Wastewater treatment systems are disclosed with improved aeration tanks. The improved aeration tank includes an inverted frusto-conical clarifier and a submersible aerator pump disposed between the bottom of the aeration tank and the interior of the clarifier. The aerator pump is connected to an air inlet line that can pass downward through the clarifier and a plurality of bubble outlet lines that extend outward from the pump both radially and tangentially towards the sidewall of the aeration tank. As a result, bubbles rise upward through the aeration space disposed outside of the clarifier and around the aeration space or around the clarifier for improved mixing. The system may also include additional tanks such as a pretreatment tank and pump tank which are designed with baffled sidewalls for anchoring purposes. The vertical slopes of the sidewalls of the pretreatment and pump tanks are of the same magnitude but opposite to the vertical slope of the sidewall of the aeration tank thereby enabling the sidewalls of the pretreatment and aeration tank to nest together and the sidewalls of the pump and aeration tank to nest together. Methods of retrofitting existing water treatment systems and methods of treating wastewater are also disclosed. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100133179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING WASTEWATER CONTAINING AMMONIA - Treatment system for wastewater containing ammonium is provided. The treatment system of the present invention includes an ammonia oxidation reactor and a membrane reactor disposed on the back of the ammonia oxidation reactor. The ammonia oxidation reactor includes biological carriers for carrying the ammonium oxidation bacteria and nitrite oxidation bacteria, a pH level controller for increasing the pH level to above 7.5, and a DO (dissolved oxygen) controller for reducing the DO content to less than 1.0 mg/L. The membrane reactor composed of a membrane and an aerator is used to separate the solids and liquids of the effluent of the ammonia oxidation reactor. In addition, a method for treating wastewater containing ammonium is also provided. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100213123 | Ballasted sequencing batch reactor system and method for treating wastewater - A ballasted sequencing batch reactor system for treating wastewater including one or more sequencing batch reactors. A weighting agent impregnation subsystem is configured to mix biological flocs and weighting agent to form weighted biological flocs. A weighting agent recovery subsystem is configured to recover weighting agent from the weighted biological flocs and reintroduce the recovered weighting agent to the weighting agent impregnation subsystem. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110089108 | Aeration and filtration system and process for treating wastewater - An aeration and filtration system and process for treating wastewater is described, the system having an ejector able to mix gas and liquid, an oxidation tank able to contain a solution of wastewater and biological sludge, a filtration means, a pipe able to convey the wastewater and biological sludge solution from the oxidation tank to the filtration means. The pipe is connected to the ejector so as to introduce a turbulence inside the pipe; moreover the filtration means is equipped with a membrane which has micropores. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110139714 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING BULKING SLUDGE IN ACTIVATED SLUDGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT - The present invention pertains to a process for reducing the bulking sludge in an activated sludge plant for wastewater treatment wherein an iron(ll) or iron(lll) salt and at least one fatty amine or fatty amine derivative are used, and to compositions comprising the iron(ll) or iron(lll) salt and one or more fatty amines and/or fatty amine derivatives. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110198283 | MEMBRANE CLEANING WITH PULSED AIRLIFT PUMP - A method of cleaning a membrane surface immersed in a liquid medium with a fluid flow, including the steps of providing a randomly generated intermittent or pulsed fluid flow along the membrane surface to dislodge fouling materials therefrom. A membrane module is also disclosed comprising a plurality of porous membranes ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110198284 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER CONTAINING AMMONIA - A method for treating wastewater containing ammonium in a de-ammonifying activated-sludge system includes converting a portion of the ammonium into nitrite using aerobically oxidizing bacteria and converting another portion of the ammonium and the nitrite into elementary nitrogen using anaerobically oxidizing bacteria so as to generate a surplus sludge. The surplus sludge is removed from the waste water and separated into a heavy phase including primarily anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria and a light phase. The heavy phase is collected and/or returned to the system. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120228217 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLUGE TREATMENT AND USE THEREOF IN SEWAGE BIOTREATMENT - The present invention provides a method for sludge treatment, comprising the following steps: ( | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120261337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - The present invention is directed to a system and method which recycles waste so that the effluent coming out of the system actually equals a potable water standard with essentially no contaminated sludge. In one embodiment, the solids in wastewater are subjected to aeration and enzymes in a digester for a period of time. The cleanest portion of the water from the digester is then clarified. Sludge, as well as scum, from the clarifier is vacuumed back to the digester. Clear water from the clarifier is delivered to a Recycling stage for filtering to remove suspended solids down to 5-microns. When the recycling process housing reaches saturation, a back-flushing process with clean water sends all of the captured suspended solids back into the Digester. The effluent, other than during back-flushing, from the Recycler is then passed through:
| 10-18-2012 |
| 20140217019 | BIOLOGICAL-CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF LIQUID ORGANIC WASTEWATER - The invention is directed to systems and methods of biological and chemical treatment of wastewater comprising organic nitrogen compounds. Systems may include: an aerobic reactor, a first separation module for separating liquid and solid components of the wastewater; an oxidation module for removing organic materials from the wastewater; and a post-anoxic reactor for denitrifying at least a portion of the wastewater. Systems may include a second separation module and various feedback recycle lines between the components. Methods may include: degrading by the aerobic reactor more than 95% of organic compounds to ammonia, oxidizing by the oxidation module at least a portion of the ammonia to nitrates, and degrading by the post-anoxic reactor at least a portion of the nitrates to nitrogen gas and water. Systems and methods may reduce total organic carbon of the wastewater by more than 90%, and total nitrogen of the wastewater by more than 90%. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140305867 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR TREATING WASTEWATER CONTAINING AMMONIA - A method and installation for treating wastewater containing ammonia includes feeding activated sludge from an aeration tank into a hydrocyclone. The sludge is separated into a specifically heavy fraction containing mostly anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (anammox) and a specifically light fraction containing mostly aerobic oxidizing bacteria (AOB), which are returned to the aeration tank. The hydrocyclone includes a roughened inner wall surface for at least partially removing an organic or inorganic cover layer disposed on the anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (anammox). | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140305868 | PROCESS OF STABILIZING ACTIVATED SLUDGE IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT - A process of stabilizing activated sludge wastewater treatment using chitosan includes the following steps. Firstly, an activated sludge wastewater treatment system is provided. The activated sludge treatment system includes an aeration tank, a settlement tank, a sludge recycling device and a sludge exhausting device. The aeration tank receives mixed liquor and is connected to the settlement tank. The settlement tank outputs clean water. Secondly, chitosan is provided in the form of cationic polyelectrolyte. Finally, chitosan is added to the activated sludge treatment system by a dispenser. | 10-16-2014 |
| 210627000 | Utilizing specific oxidant, other than air alone (e.g., oxygen-enriched air, ozone, peroxide, etc.) | 5 |
| 20090001017 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR WATER TREATMENT - A method for removing contaminant from feedwater by forming a dispersion comprising bubbles of a treatment gas in a continuous phase comprising feedwater, wherein the bubbles have a mean diameter of less than about 5 μm and wherein the treatment gas is selected from air, oxygen, and chlorine. A method for removing contaminants from a feedwater by subjecting a fluid mixture comprising feedwater and a treatment gas to a shear rate greater than 20,000 s | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090050562 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATED SLUDGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH HIGH DISSOLVED OXYGEN LEVELS - An activated sludge wastewater treatment method is provided. The disclosed method includes: receiving a stream of wastewater into a mixed liquor in an uncovered activated sludge basin; introducing high purity oxygen to the mixed liquor in the activated sludge basin to produce euoxic conditions (i.e. a dissolved oxygen level in the range of between about 5 mg to 15 mg) in the activated sludge basin; passing a portion of the mixed liquor in the activated sludge basin through a clarifier to separate activated sludge and produce an effluent stream and an activated sludge stream; and recycling a portion of the activated sludge stream to the activated sludge basin to produce a mixed liquor having a solids loading of between about 3000 mg and about 10000 mg of suspended solids per liter of mixed liquor and a solids retention time of between about 7 days and 40 days. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090114592 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING WASTE WATER WITH ADDED OXIDIZING AGENT - The invention concerns a method for purifying wastewater loaded with organic matter, said method including: a step of contacting wastewater with a biological culture containing a purifying biomass and a step of separating performed by filtration through organic or inorganic membranes. The invention is characterized in that at least part of the biological culture is subjected to an oxidative stress step enabling a liquor to be obtained by the action of at least one oxidizing agent used in small amount so as to preserve the biological activity of the purifying biomass while modifying the microbial floc to make it denser. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090184050 | Systems and Methods for Watercraft Having Marine Environment Enhancement Capability - Systems and methods for watercraft and marine propulsions systems having marine environment enhancement capabilities are disclosed. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100147764 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR WATER TREATMENT - A method for removing contaminant from feedwater by forming a dispersion comprising bubbles of a treatment gas in a continuous phase comprising feedwater, wherein the bubbles have a mean diameter of less than about 5 μm and wherein the treatment gas is selected from the group consisting of air, oxygen, and chlorine. A method for removing contaminants from a feedwater by subjecting a fluid mixture comprising feedwater and a treatment gas to a shear rate greater than 20,000 s | 06-17-2010 |
| 210628000 | Utilizing mechanical aeration means | 2 |
| 20090166289 | Apparatus and Method for Atomizing a Liquid - A trumpet-shaped slinger atomizes or aerosolizes liquid by lifting liquid from adjacent the surface of the liquid using helically oriented fins rotated by spinning the slinger on a shaft. The lifted liquid is centrifugally forced over an increasing surface area and ejected from an upper edge as droplets. When used in wastewater aeration, radial fan blades on top of the slinger break up foam and increase air circulation while the increased surface area of the droplets increases diffusion of dissolved gasses from the wastewater. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20110180475 | Process for Treating Wastewater - The present invention relates to a process for treating wastewater. The process includes the steps of (a) mixing different constituents of said wastewater inside a container, (b) withdrawing said wastewater from container, (c) feeding said wastewater to a bioreactor, (d) contacting said wastewater with an isolated microorganism or an isolated microorganism consortium, (e) aerating a suspension of said wastewater with said isolated microorganism or said isolated microorganism consortium, (f) withdrawing said suspension of said wastewater with said isolated microorganism or said isolated microorganism consortium from said bioreactor, (g) filtering receiving flow from step (f) to separate a concentrate stream from a permeate stream, (h) returning said concentrate stream to said bioreactor and (i) removing permeate stream. | 07-28-2011 |
