Systems and methods for formation of biologically active granules and biologically active granules
AssigneeBlue Frog Technologies LLC
InventorGriscom Bettle, III
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of reducing at least one of nitrogen, carbon and phosphorous in a lagoon that includes at least three cells.
Claims56
A method of removing carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous from a liquid, comprising:
- a. inflowing the liquid into a first cell of a lagoon, wherein the first cell comprises at least one circulator forming a zone of cavitation flow,
- b. inflowing the liquid from the first cell into a second cell of the lagoon, wherein the second cell comprises at least five circulators, wherein each of the at least five circulators is placed at a vertex of a series of imaginary adjacent, substantially equilateral triangles, wherein each one of the adjacent triangles shares one side and two vertices with a triangle adjacent thereto in the series of imaginary triangles, wherein a set of at least two circulators is arranged in a substantially straight line that is substantially perpendicular to net flow, wherein each of the circulators cause a hydraulic wall to form between each of the circulators, and wherein a distance between the at least five circulators is about 25 ft to about 70 feet;
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- c. inflowing the liquid from the second cell into a third cell of the lagoon, wherein the third cell comprises at least one circulator forming a perimeter flow in at least a portion of the third cell, the perimeter flow causing a reduction in a number of living, floating algae in the third cell.
A method of reducing a concentration of phosphorous in a lagoon, the method comprising:
- operating at least five circulators, wherein each of the at least five circulators is placed at a vertex of a series of imaginary adjacent, substantially equilateral triangles, wherein each one of the adjacent triangles shares one side and two vertices with a triangle adjacent thereto in the series of imaginary triangles, each of the circulators configured to receive a solution of alum, wherein operating the circulators forms a zone of cavitation flow, wherein the circulators cause a hydraulic wall to form between the circulators, and wherein a distance between each of the circulators is about 25 ft to about 70 feet.
A method of removing nitrogen from a liquid in a lagoon, the lagoon comprising a cell, wherein the cell comprises at least five circulators, wherein each of the at least five circulators is placed at a vertex of a series of imaginary adjacent, substantially equilateral triangles, wherein each one of the adjacent triangles shares one side and two vertices with a triangle adjacent thereto in the series of imaginary triangles, wherein a set of at least two circulators, wherein the at least two circulators are arranged in a substantially straight line that is substantially perpendicular to a net flow, the method comprising:
- operating each of the circulators, wherein operating each of the circulators forms a zone of cavitation flow, wherein the circulators cause a hydraulic wall to form between each of the circulators, and wherein a distance between each of the circulators is about 25 ft to about 70 feet.
A method of removing carbon from a liquid in a lagoon, comprising:
- inflowing the liquid into a first cell of the lagoon, wherein the first cell comprises at least five circulators, wherein each of the at least five circulators is placed at a vertex of a series of imaginary adjacent triangles, wherein each one of the adjacent triangles shares one side and two vertices with a triangle adjacent, substantially equilateral thereto in the series of imaginary triangles forming a zone of cavitation flow, wherein the circulators cause a hydraulic wall to form between each of the circulators, and wherein a distance between each of the circulators is about 25 ft to about 70 feet.
A lagoon comprising a plurality of layers comprising:
- a first aerobic layer comprising microalgae;
- a second layer of bubble cavitation vertically deeper than the first layer;
- a third facultative layer, wherein facultative hydrolysis and anaerobic gas formation occurs in the third facultative layer, wherein the third facultative layer is vertically deeper than the second layer;
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- a fourth anaerobic layer vertically deeper than the third facultative layer, wherein the lagoon further comprises at least five circulators, wherein each of the at least five circulators is placed at a vertex of a series of imaginary adjacent, substantially equilateral triangles, wherein each one of the adjacent triangles shares one side and two vertices with a triangle adjacent thereto in the series of imaginary triangles, wherein the circulators cause a hydraulic wall to form between the circulators, and wherein a distance between each of the circulators is about 25 ft to about 70 feet.
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