Magnetic sludge suitable for use in wastewater treatment, method for preparing the same and method for wastewater treatment
AssigneeJapan Science and Technology Corporation
InventorsTakaaki Maekawa, Mitsuaki Kuroshima
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Abstract
A magnetic sludge which is suitable for use in waste water treatment, is easy to prepare, contains microbes and interacts with a magnetic field; and a method for treating waste water with improved efficiency comprising employing a biological membrane which uses the magnetic sludge and hence is easy to control its movement.
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A method for wastewater treatment using a magnetic sludge containing microorganisms together with a paramagnetic material using a support of insolubilized chitosan or polyvinyl alcohol as a polymer and having reactivity to a magnetic field, wherein movement of the magnetic sludge is controlled by a magnetic force, and wherein denitrification and methane fermentation are conducted simultaneously in one tank.
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