Biological wastewater processing system and method for processing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024217852-A1
Application number	US-202218147954-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2022
Priority date	Dec 29, 2022
Publication date	Jul 4, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A biological wastewater processing system is provided, which includes a processing unit and a desulfurization bacteria culture tank. The processing unit is used to remove humic acid or color from wastewater. The processing unit includes a plurality of porous carriers, and the desulfurization bacteria and white-rot fungi are immobilized on the porous carriers. The desulfurization bacteria culture tank is used for cultivating the desulfurization bacteria, and the desulfurization bacteria culture tank is connected to the processing unit. In addition, the desulfurization bacteria culture tank produces a liquid containing sulfate ions, and the liquid containing sulfate ions is introduced into the processing unit to control the pH value of the processing unit, so that the pH value of the processing unit is between 5.5 and 6.5. A method for processing biological wastewater is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A biological wastewater processing system, comprising:
a processing unit for removing humic acid or color from wastewater, the processing unit comprising a plurality of porous carriers, wherein desulfurization bacteria and white-rot fungi are immobilized on the plurality of porous carriers; and a desulfurization bacteria culture tank for cultivating desulfurization bacteria, wherein the desulfurization bacteria culture tank is connected to the processing unit; wherein the desulfurization bacteria culture tank produces a liquid containing sulfate ions, and the liquid containing sulfate ions is introduced into the processing unit to control the pH value of the processing unit, so that the pH value of the processing unit is between 5.5 and 6.5.

2 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ratio of desulfurization bacteria to white-rot fungi is between 1:15 and 1:5.

3 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processing unit further comprises a partition plate disposed therein, and the plurality of porous carriers are disposed in a space formed by the partition plate.

4 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the partition plate has a plurality of holes whose size is smaller than the size of the porous carriers.

5 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an aeration device, wherein the aeration device is connected to the bottom of the processing unit and the bottom of the desulfurization bacteria culture tank through a connection part.

6 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a first inlet for introducing the wastewater containing humic acid or color into the processing unit, wherein the first inlet is disposed at the bottom of the processing unit.

7 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a second inlet for introducing a wastewater containing sulfur into the desulfurization bacteria culture tank, wherein the second inlet is disposed at the bottom of the desulfurization bacteria culture tank.

8 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an outlet for exporting the processed wastewater out of the processing unit, wherein the outlet is disposed at the top of the processing unit.

9 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pH value of the desulfurization bacteria culture tank is between 1 and 4.

10 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the filling rate of the plurality of porous carriers in the processing unit is between 60% and 90%.

11 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pore size of the plurality of porous carriers is between 200 micrometers and 2000 micrometers.

12 . The biological wastewater processing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the specific surface area of the plurality of porous carriers is between 800 m 2 /m 3 and 8000 m 2 /m 3 .

13 . A method for processing biological wastewater, comprising:
providing a biological wastewater processing system comprising:
a processing unit for removing humic acid or color from wastewater, the processing unit comprising a plurality of porous carriers, wherein desulfurization bacteria and white-rot fungi are immobilized on the plurality of porous carriers; and
a desulfurization bacteria culture tank for cultivating desulfurization bacteria, wherein the desulfurization bacteria culture tank is connected to the processing unit;
wherein the desulfurization bacteria culture tank produces a liquid containing sulfate ions, and the liquid containing sulfate ions is introduced into the processing unit to control the pH value of the processing unit, so that the pH value of the processing unit is between 5.5 and 6.5;
introducing a wastewater containing humic acid or color into the biological wastewater processing system; and exporting the processed wastewater out of the processing unit.

14 . The method for processing biological wastewater as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the pH value of the desulfurization bacteria culture tank is between 1 and 4.

15 . The method for processing biological wastewater as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the biological wastewater processing system further comprises a first inlet for introducing the wastewater containing humic acid or color into the processing unit, and the first inlet is disposed at the bottom of the processing unit.

16 . The method for processing biological wastewater as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the biological wastewater processing system further comprises a second inlet for introducing a wastewater containing sulfur into the desulfurization bacteria culture tank, and the second inlet is disposed at the bottom of the desulfurization bacteria culture tank.

17 . The method for processing biological wastewater as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the biological wastewater processing system further comprises an aeration device connected to the processing unit and the desulfurization bacteria culture tank, and the aeration device sends air to the processing unit and the desulfurization bacteria culture tank to provide oxygen for desulfurization bacteria and white-rot fungi.

18 . The method for processing biological wastewater as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the pH value of the processing unit is controlled by the desulfurization bacteria culture tank.

19 . The method for processing biological wastewater as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the wastewater containing humic acid or color comprises livestock husbandry wastewater, agricultural wastewater, wastewater from biomass energy plants, industrial wastewater, or a combination thereof, and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the processed wastewater is less than 600 ppm.

20 . The method for processing biological wastewater as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the hydraulic retention time of the wastewater containing humic acid or color is between 10 hours and 27 hours.

Assignees

• Ind Tech Res Inst

Inventors

• Irmayani Laurensia
• Huang Wun-Jie
• Hsieh Hsin-Ju
• Tee Jia-Jun
• Chen Shing-Der
• Horng Ren-Yang
• Chen Jer-Young

Classifications

• C02F2103/20

  from animal husbandry · CPC title

• C02F3/06

  using submerged filters · CPC title

• C02F2209/22

  O2 · CPC title

• C02F2209/05

  Conductivity or salinity · CPC title

• C02F1/66

  by neutralisation; pH adjustment (for degassing C02F1/20; using ion-exchange C02F1/42; for flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities C02F1/52; for removing dissolved compounds C02F1/58) · CPC title