Patent Application
20120211433
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The invention relates to a device and a method for treating nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater, and more particularly to a continuous flow reactor for recycling nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater based on the crystallization principle of magnesium ammonium phosphate, and a method using the same for treating wastewater.
Most nitrogen and phosphorus in industrial and domestic sewage exist in the form of NH4+ and PO43−, which provides technical conditions for recycling nitrogen and phosphorus by crystallization of magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP). When a magnesium source is added to high-concentration nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater, the following reaction will occur: Mg2++NH4++PO43−+6H2O=MgNH4PO4.6H2O. MAP is a crystal poorly soluble in water, contains two nutrient elements of nitrogen and phosphorus, and is a good slow-release fertilizer. MAP has the advantages of low heavy metal content, long release period, high plant absorption efficiency, low cost investment, and no secondary pollution to the environment relative to the currently used urea and other fertilizers. The method of recycling nitrogen and phosphorus by crystallization of magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) has been widely used in Japan, North America, Europe and other places at present, and good treatment effect has been achieved. The anaerobic-digested effluent in waste liquor from a milk factory, coking wastewater, landfill leachate, and livestock wastewater are treated by adopting a fluidized bed reactor or spherical reactor, together with the MAP crystallization and precipitation method, and the recovery ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus is generally higher than 80%. Studies show that the optimal pH value in the recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus by the MAP crystallization and precipitation method ranges from 9.0 to 10.7, and when the molar ratio among the actual substances of all components for precipitating MAP is controlled according to the following relationship: n(Mg2+):n(NH4+):n(PO43−)=1.2-1.4:1:0.8−1, the ratio of removing nitrogen and phosphorus is optimal. Therefore, the dosage and variety of Mg salt are the key factors for formation of magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) precipitation, and the selection of precipitants should be closely related to the specific purposes of removing and recycling nitrogen or/and phosphorus in the practical work.
All industrial wastewater faces the technical problems of high pollutant concentration, large quantity of emission, difficulty in treatment, etc. Conventional reactors for removing and recycling nitrogen and phosphorus using MAP crystallization and precipitation method are “top-in and bottom-out” or “bottom-in and top-out” sequencing batch fluidized beds. The design method has the disadvantages of complex process, low wastewater treatment capacity, great turbulence influence to the reactor, difficulty in obtaining high recovery ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus at the same time, difficult slag-water separation, low recycling purity of MAP and the like. To solve the problems, a continuous flow reactor, with coagulation of water inflow at the upper end, sludge discharged by static settling at the lower end, a baffle additionally arranged in the middle and water outflow at an opening on the lower edge of the baffle plate, is developed. The wastewater treatment capacity is improved in the reactor. However, the generated MAP crystal is easily scaled at the outlet after the reactor runs a period of time. Thus, the water outlet effect is affected, the reaction effect is still not ideal due to various adverse factors of high flow rate of wastewater, more turbulence, etc., and the concentrations of nutrient and phosphorus from the treated wastewater are lower than 200 mg/L.
In view of the above-described problems, it is one objective of the invention to provide a continuous flow reactor for treatment of high-concentration nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater, and a method using the same for treating wastewater, so that the high-concentration nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater can be stably treated.
To achieve the above objective, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a continuous flow reactor for treating high-concentration nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater, comprising a cylindrical coagulation crystallizer, a funnel type protective baffle for static settling, and a conical static settler; wherein a lower end surface of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer is connected with an upper end surface of the conical static settler, and the funnel type protective baffle for static settling is connected with an inner wall of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer.
In a class of this embodiment, the continuous flow reactor further comprises an inclined plate settling zone; a wall-attached inclined plate settler is arranged in the inclined plate settling zone, a side surface of the wall-attached inclined plate settler is connected with an outer side surface of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer, and a small opening with a rectangular mapping surface is formed at a lower part of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer and communicated with the wall-attached inclined plate settler.
In a class of this embodiment, a cylindrical influent protector with a sawtooth slot is installed at an upper part of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer, and a lower part of the cylindrical influent protector with the sawtooth slot is connected with the upper part of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer.
In a class of this embodiment, a wall-attached effluent protector with a sawtooth slot is installed at an upper part of the wall-attached inclined plate settler, a side surface of the wall-attached effluent protector with the sawtooth slot is connected with an outer side surface of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer, and an upper part of the wall-attached inclined plate settler is connected with a lower part of the wall-attached effluent protector with the sawtooth slot.
After the cylindrical influent protector with the sawtooth slot is installed in the reactor, a feed opening of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer is protected, so as to effectively avoid the overflow accident due to the excessive water inflow capacity or the blocked outlet at the lower part of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer and other unexpected circumstances.
After the wall-attached effluent protector with the sawtooth slot is installed in the reactor, the magnesium ammonium phosphate crystal is effectively intercepted, the turbidity of effluent is lowered, the settling separation effect of the wall-attached inclined plate settler is enhanced, and the removal and recovery ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus is increased.
The overall performance of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer is markedly superior to that of a square reactor, a cuboid-shaped reactor, or other reactors in other shapes, so that the agitation effect in coagulation is favorably enhanced, various interferences of the turbulence and dead angle inside the reactor to the reaction process are effectively avoided, the reaction liquid is fully mixed and reacts, and the recovery ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus is greatly increased.
In a class of this embodiment, a water inlet pipe, a magnesium source feed pipe, a mechanical agitator or an aeration pipe, a dynamic pH monitor, and a pH regulator solution feed pipe are arranged in the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer. A precipitation crystal outlet is formed at the bottom of the conical static settler, the transverse cross section of the precipitation crystal outlet is circular, and a valve is installed for controlling.
The ratio of height to diameter of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer of the reactor is 4:1-2:1; the distance from the joint between the funnel type protective baffle for static settling and the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer to the bottom of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer is ¼-⅓ of height of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer; the height of the wall-attached inclined plate settler is ¾-⅘ of that of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer, and an acute angle formed between an inclined plate of the wall-attached inclined plate settler and a wall surface of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer is 20°-40°; and an acute angle formed between the funnel type protective baffle for static settling and the wall surface of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer is 60°-80°.
A method for treating high-concentration nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater using a continuous flow reactor, comprising:
In a class of this embodiment, the pH regulator solution is HCl solution (acid liquor) or NaOH solution (alkaline liquor). The magnesium source is MgSO4, MgCl, MgO, or a mixture thereof.
Advantages of the invention are summarized below:
In the drawings, the following reference numbers are used: cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1, conical static settler 2, wall-attached inclined plate settler 3, funnel type protective baffle for static settling 4, mechanical agitator 5, pH monitor 6, water inlet pipe 7, magnesium source feed pipe 8, pH regulator solution feed pipe 9, MAP crystal discharge valve 10, cylindrical influent protector 11 with a sawtooth slot, wall-attached effluent protector 12 with a sawtooth slot.
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A method of removing and recycling nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater comprises the following steps. 1) Starting stage of the reactor: after the mol ratio of NH4+—N and PO43−—P is adjusted to 1.25:1, the wastewater comprising NH4+—N and PO43−—P is introduced into the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1, after the sewage accounts for ⅚ of volume of the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1, a water-intake peristaltic pump is adjusted to ensure the water inflow is 1 L/h, meanwhile, the mechanical agitator 5 is opened, and the rotational speed of the mechanical agitator 5 is 60 rpm, then the magnesium source is added to the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1, and the concentration of the solution containing Mg2+ and the flow rate of the feed pipe are adjusted, so that the mol ratio of Mg2+ and NH4+ in the influent in the reactor is 1:1. The pH regulator solution feed pipe 9 is opened to ensure the pH value of the reaction liquid to remain 8.5. 2) Stabilization stage of the reactor: reflowing initial effluent in the reactor for secondary treatment, and introducing the effluent to a next processing unit for further treatment when the removal ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus in the effluent in the reactor reaches 95% above and maintain stable. The MAP crystal discharge valve 10 at the bottom of the conical static settler 2 is opened at fixed time to discharge the MAP crystal obtained by coagulation crystallization.
Following Example 3 except that air is introduced the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1 using an aeration pipe, and the volume ratio between the air intake quantity and the liquid intake quantity is 10:1.
The effect of treating high-concentration nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater is ideal. Under the same operating conditions, when the concentration of NH4+—N is higher than 500 mg/L, and the concentration of PO43−—P is higher than 1000 mg/L, the removal and recovery ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus is 95% above.
The pH regulator solution is HCl solution (acid liquor) or NaOH solution (alkaline liquor).
The magnesium source is MgSO4, MgCl, MgO, or a mixture thereof.
In these examples, the product MAP or inert matters (such as stainless steel particles, zeolite particles, etc.) with a grain size of 0.1 mm-0.5 mm and a large specific surface area are directly added into the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1 as crystal nucleuses.
The effects of the invention are proven by adopting the following experiment.
The experiment is used for recycling the manually simulated high-concentration nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater by MAP crystallization. According to the operating method and steps of removing and recycling nitrogen and phosphorus by MAP crystallization, the manually stimulated wastewater is pumped into the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1 through a peristaltic pump and a water inlet pipe at a flow rate of 1 L/h. The properties of manually stimulated wastewater are as follows: c (NH4+—N)=670 mg/L, c (PO43−—P)=2800 mg/L, and the initial pH=6-7. The mechanical agitator 5 is opened, the rotational speed is adjusted to 80 rpm, the magnesium source MgCl is added to the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1 through the magnesium source feed pipe 8, c (MgCl)=4200 mg/L, and the flow rate of the feed pipe is 1 L/h. The pH regulator solution feed pipe 9 is opened, and 10 mol/L of NaOH solution is pumped into the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1 to ensure the pH value of the reaction liquid to remain about 9. The effluent at the initial stage is reflowed for secondary treatment, about 40 min later, the removal and recovery ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus in the effluent reaches 95% above and remains stable, and the reactor enters the stable operation stage. If a crystal is added to the cylindrical coagulation crystallizer 1 for inoculation under the same operating conditions, the recovery ratio of NH4+—N and PO43−—P can be improved by about 2-3%.
Therefore, the experiment proves that the continuous flow reactor for treating high-concentration nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater can improve the recovery efficiency of NH4+—N and PO43−—P in the high-concentration nitrogen and phosphorus wastewater.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 201010254867.1 | Aug 2010 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation-in-part of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2010/080292 with an international filing date of Dec. 27, 2010, designating the United States, now pending, and further claims priority benefits to Chinese Patent Application No. 201010254867.1 filed Aug. 17, 2010. The contents of all of the aforementioned applications, including any intervening amendments thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | PCT/CN2010/080292 | Dec 2010 | US |
| Child | 13459341 | US |
