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Method of exhausting dissolved oxygen in a nitrogen removal wastewater treatment process
Assignee: I Kruger Inc
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Filing: 1991-09-09
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Granted: 1992-11-03
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Expires: 2011-09-09
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a nitrogen removal wastewater treatment process and system that entails an anoxic treatment zone followed by an oxic treatment zone with internal recycle of mixed liquor from the oxic treatment zone to the preceding anoxic treatment zone. Prior to recycling the nitrified mixed liquor back into the anoxic zone, the mixed liquor is held within a dissolved oxygen exhauster tank for a selected period of time where the dissolved oxygen concentration of the nitrified mixed liquor is substantially reduced to preferably below 0.5 ppm.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Kos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:59
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/30; C02F3/302; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/902; Y10S210/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of exhausting dissolved oxygen in a nitrogen removal wastewater treatment process comprising the steps of: (a) forming a mixed liquor; (b) denitrifying the mixed liquor by treating the same in an anoxic treatment zone; (c) transferring the mixed liquor from the anoxic treatment zone to an oxic treatment zone and nitrifying the mixed liquor; and (d) recycling a portion of the nitrified mixed liquor from the oxic treatment zone back to a preceding anoxic zone; said recycling step including the steps of transferring the nitrified mixed liquor from the oxic zone to an exhauster holding tank located in a recycle stream, retaining the nitrified mixed liquor in the exhauster holding tank in the absence of supplied oxygen containing gas for a predetermined period to reduce the dissolved oxygen concentration of the mixed liquor, and transferring the deoxygenated, nitrified mixed liquor from the exhauster holding tank to the anoxic zone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of exhausting dissolved oxygen in a nitrogen removal wastewater treatment process comprising the steps of: (a) forming a mixed liquor; (b) denitrifying the mixed liquor by treating the same in an anoxic treatment zone; (c) transferring the mixed liquor from the anoxic treatment zone to an oxic treatment zone and nitrifying the mixed liquor; and (d) recycling a portion of the nitrified mixed liquor from the oxic treatment zone back to a preceding anoxic zone; said recycling step including the steps of transferring the nitrified mixed liquor from the oxic zone to an exhauster holding tank located in a recycle stream, retaining the nitrified mixed liquor in the exhauster holding tank in the absence of supplied oxygen containing gas for a predetermined period to reduce the dissolved oxygen concentration of the mixed liquor, and transferring the deoxygenated, nitrified mixed liquor from the exhauster holding tank to the anoxic zone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 including the step of mixing the nitrified mixed liquor within the exhauster holding tank.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2 including the step of maintaining the nitrified mixed liquor within the exhauster tank for a period of approximately fifteen to thirty minutes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 including the step of holding the nitrified mixed liquor in the exhauster holding tank a time period sufficient to reduce the dissolved oxygen level of the mixed liquor to less than 0.5 ppm.
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