Invention Application
- Patent Title: Biomass Selection and Control for Continuous Flow Granular/Flocculent Activated Sludge Processes
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Application No.: US17445548Application Date: 2021-08-20
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Publication No.: US20210380441A1Publication Date: 2021-12-09
- Inventor: Hiren Trivedi , John Vorwaller , Tyson Beaman , Sophia Baker , Sergio Pino-Jelcic , David Stensel
- Applicant: Ovivo Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Montreal
- Assignee: Ovivo Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ovivo Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Montreal
- Main IPC: C02F1/52
- IPC: C02F1/52 ; C02F3/02

Abstract:
A continuous flow granular/flocculent sludge wastewater process selects for granule biomass capable of nitrogen and phosphorus removal and controls granule size and concentration of granular and flocculent sludge for optimal nutrient, organic, and solids removal in a smaller footprint. A series of biological process zones lead to a secondary clarifier. Mixed liquor sludge, preferably from an aerobic zone, goes through a classifier or separator processing flow from the aerobic zone, to the secondary clarifier. In a sidestream process that can be included a portion of sludge preferably from an aerobic zone goes through a classifier or separator to selectively produce a granular-rich effluent, and the clarifier may also have a separator to further concentrate granular biomass, most of which is cycled back to an initial multi-stage anaerobic process zone. The anaerobic zone is structured and operated to encourage growth of granules in subsequent process zones.
Public/Granted literature
- US11912592B2 Biomass selection and control for continuous flow granular/flocculent activated sludge processes Public/Granted day:2024-02-27
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