US 5,580,458 A · Method for waste water treatment using calcium carbonate mineral and microorganisms in combination

Abstract

An apparatus for waste water treatment, wherein fluorine contained in waste water is treated into a fluoride through a chemical reaction and sludge containing the fluoride is thickened and dehydrated into a sludge cake, has first and second tanks each packed with calcium carbonate mineral. In the first tank, waster water containing fluorine is agitated by air discharged from an air diffuser and caused to react with the calcium carbonate mineral. Through this reaction of the waste water with the calcium carbonate mineral and action of microorganisms on the surface of the calcium carbonate mineral, a pH value and a fluorine concentration of the waste water is adjusted till the pH value and the fluorine concentration fall within their respective predetermined ranges. In the second tank, an aluminum agent is added to the waste water coming from the first tank while the waste water being agitated so that the pH value and the fluorine concentration of the waste water are further adjusted through a chemical reaction of the fluorine with the calcium carbonate mineral and aluminum agent and action of microorganisms propagating on the surface of the mineral so as to fall within their respective target ranges.

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Dependent claims

A method for waste water treatment, comprising the steps of:

(a) introducing fluorine-containing waste water into a first tank packed with a calcium carbonate mineral;
(b) agitating said fluorine-containing waste water in the first tank through aeration by diffused air to cause fluorine in the waste water to react with the calcium carbonate mineral to form flocs of calcium fluoride, said calcium carbonate mineral being also aerated by the diffused air;
(c) introducing the waste water from the first tank to a second tank packed with a calcium carbonate mineral;
(d) agitating the waste water in the second tank through aeration by diffused air to cause fluorine in the waste water to react with the calcium carbonate mineral to form flocs of calcium fluoride, said calcium carbonate mineral being also aerated by the diffused air, said aeration being sufficient to cause airborne microorganisms to accumulate said fluorine in said waste water in vivo;
and
(e) separating the flocs from the waste water.

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Method for waste water treatment using calcium carbonate mineral and microorganisms in combination

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Method for waste water treatment using calcium carbonate mineral and microorganisms in combination

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