Organic composite powder carrier and application thereof in enhanced biological denitrification of municipal wastewater treatment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11629083-B2
Application number	US-202016991063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2020
Priority date	Oct 31, 2019
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

The present invention relates to microbial carriers for wastewater treatment, and in particular, relates to an organic composite powder carrier and its application for strengthening biological denitrification in municipal wastewater treatment. The organic composite powder carrier is compounded by a microbial carrier with a relatively large equivalent particle size and an organic alternative carbon source in the form of ultrafine powder. The composite powder carrier in the present invention includes a dedicated organic alternative carbon source, such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). The organic alternative carbon source can exclude the competitive relationship between microorganisms to ensure that denitrifying bacteria exclusively obtain electron donors required for denitrification. The composite powder carrier strengthens biological denitrification in municipal wastewater treatment, significantly improves denitrification efficiency, realizes deep biological purification of wastewater and ensures that the subject effluent complies with the strictest domestic discharge standards.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of use for enhancing denitrification of wastewater treatment in a biological nitrogen removal unit by applying an organic composite powder carrier comprising:
controlling an input amount of the organic composite powder carrier and transmitting the organic composite powder carrier to a wastewater treatment biochemical pool through a feeder,
wherein the organic composite powder carrier comprises a microbial carrier with a particle size of approximately 10 microns and an organic alternative carbon source,
wherein the organic alternative carbon source is a short-chain polyhydroxyalkanoate ultrafine powder on a nanoscopic scale and is adsorbed on the microbial carrier based on surface energy of the microbial carrier caused by the particle size of the microbial carrier being larger than the particle size of the organic alternative carbon source,
wherein the organic alternative carbon source is tightly adsorbed on the microbial carrier in advance of being transmitted to the wastewater treatment biochemical pool; and
promoting a denitrification reaction by denitrifying bacteria after transmitting the organic composite powder carrier to the wastewater treatment biochemical pool.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the organic alternative carbon source improves the denitrificiation capacity of the organic composite powder carrier by offering electron donors required for removal and optimizing distribution of a microbial community through inducing denitrifying.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein transmitting the organic composite powder carrier to the wastewater treatment biochemical pool, further comprises transmitting the organic composite powder carrier as a solution in a concentration of 20-50 mg/L.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising stirring the organic composite powder carrier after transmitting to the wastewater treatment biochemical pool.

5. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising stirring the organic composite powder carrier after transmitting to the wastewater treatment biochemical pool.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the microbial carrier is selected from either attapulgite or perlite.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising attaching the denitrifying bacteria to the organic alternative carbon source.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the organic composite powder carrier consists of the microbial carrier and the organic alternative carbon source.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising attaching the denitrifying bacteria to the microbial carrier, after transmitting the composite powder carrier to the wastewater treatment biological reaction pool, thereby promoting the denitrification reaction.

Assignees

• Univ Tongji
• Hunan Sanyou Environmental Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Dai Xiaohu
• Chai Xiaoli
• Lu Bin
• Hou Dan
• Han Hongbo
• Mou Yue
• Yi Jing

Classifications

• Y02W10/10

  Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage · CPC title

• B82Y30/00

  Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites · CPC title

• C02F2305/06

  Nutrients for stimulating the growth of microorganisms · CPC title

• C02F3/2806

  Anaerobic processes using solid supports for microorganisms · CPC title

• C02F2303/04

  Disinfection · CPC title