Abstract:
A system for enhancing an activated sludge process including at least one biological reactor. A weighting agent impregnation subsystem is coupled to the biological reactor for mixing biological floes and weighting agent to impregnate the weighting agent into the biological floes to form weighted biological floes. A weighting agent recovery subsystem is configured to recover the weighting agent from the weighted biological floes and reintroducing the recovered weighting agent to the weighting agent impregnation subsystem.
Abstract:
A magnetic fluidic and a mechanical fluidic sealing system for a wet drum magnetic separator including a tank for receiving a flow of a mixture of magnetic and non magnetic particles, a rotating drum disposed in the tank, an array of permanent magnetic elements disposed inside the drum arranged in a fixed position relative to a azimuthal section of the drum for attracting the magnetic particles to the surface of the drum, and at least one seal disposed proximate each axial end of the array concentrically shaped and spaced from the surface of the drum and extending to a bottom wall of the tank for establishing a magnetic fluidic seal and/or a mechanical fluidic seal between the surface of the drum and an inner concentric surface of the seal that maintains the magnetic particles inside the magnetic field of the array and reduces end losses of the magnetic particles.
Abstract:
An improved collection system for a wet drum magnetic separator including a tank for receiving a flow of a mixture of magnetic and non-magnetic particles in a feed port. A collection system includes a rotating drum having a roughened collection surface disposed in the tank, an array of permanent magnetic elements disposed inside the drum arranged in a fixed position relative to an azimuthal section of the drum for establishing an azimuthal magnetic interaction region defined by a level of the mixture in the tank for attracting the magnetic particles to the roughened collection surface, a non- magnetic particle discharge port located on an opposite side of the tank that receives the flow for removing the non-magnetic particles, a magnetic particle discharge port located outside the tank for receiving the magnetic particles, and a magnetic particle removal subsystem for removing the magnetic particles trapped in the roughed collection surface and dispensing the magnetic particles to the magnetic particle discharge port.
Abstract:
A ballasted anaerobic system for treating wastewater including at least one anaerobic treatment reactor. A weighting agent impregnation subsystem is configured to mix weighting agent with the biological floes to form weighted biological floes to create a weighted anaerobic sludge blanket in the at least one anaerobic treatment reactor. A weighting agent recovery subsystem is configured to recover the weighting agent from excess sludge and reintroduce the weighting agent to the weighting agent impregnation subsystem.
Abstract:
A system for enhancing an activated sludge process that includes at least one aeration tank subsystem, a weighting agent impregnation subsystem, a flocculant injection port located downstream from at least one aeration tank, at least one clarifier, a return activated sludge subsystem, a weighting agent recovery subsystem, and a wasting subsystem.
Abstract:
A system for removing dissolved contaminants, particulate contaminants, and oil contaminants from industrial waste water, the system including a gas floatation and primary oil contaminant removal subsystem including a tank for receiving a flow of the industrial waste water and a flow of gaseous microspheres, wherein the gaseous microspheres combine with oil droplets in the waste water to form floes which float to the surface and are removed to provide processed waste water with the majority of the oil contaminants removed, and a contaminant removal subsystem for removing dissolved contaminants, particulate contaminants, and any remaining oil contaminants from the processed waste water.
Abstract:
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 floes and weighting agent to form weighted biological floes. A weighting agent recovery subsystem is configured to recover weighting agent from the weighted biological floes and reintroduce the recovered weighting agent to the weighting agent impregnation subsystem.
Abstract:
A magnetic fluidic and a mechanical fluidic sealing system for a wet drum magnetic separator including a tank for receiving a flow of a mixture of magnetic and non magnetic particles, a rotating drum disposed in the tank, an array of permanent magnetic elements disposed inside the drum arranged in a fixed position relative to a azimuthal section of the drum for attracting the magnetic particles to the surface of the drum, and at least one seal disposed proximate each axial end of the array concentrically shaped and spaced from the surface of the drum and extending to a bottom wall of the tank for establishing a magnetic fluidic seal and/or a mechanical fluidic seal between the surface of the drum and an inner concentric surface of the seal that maintains the magnetic particles inside the magnetic field of the array and reduces end losses of the magnetic particles.