Wastewater treatment system and method of treating wastewater

Abstract

A wastewater treatment system (10) including a dosing subsystem (12) wherein a coagulant is added to wastewater containing microparticles. The dosing subsystem (12) produces coagulant dosed wastewater comprising coagulated microparticles. The wastewater treatment system (10) further includes a mixing and dwell-time extension subsystem (14) in fluid communication with the dosing subsystem (12). The mixing and dwell-time extension subsystem (14) is adapted to receive the coagulant dosed wastewater and to cause microparticles of the coagulant dosed wastewater to agglomerate further to produce agglomerated microparticle wastewater. The wastewater treatment system (10) includes a separation subsystem (16) in fluid communication with the mixing and dwell-time extension subsystem (14). The separation subsystem (16) is adapted to receive the agglomerated microparticle wastewater and to separate agglomerated microparticles from the wastewater to produce separated microparticles and filtered wastewater.

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