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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1999
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A waste water treatment method and apparatus uses microorganism-containing sludge to treat waste water containing fluorine and does not utilize any chemical reaction. For waste water treatment, a treatment tank has an anaerobic part having sludge containing microorganisms and an aerobic part having sludge containing microorganisms and communicating with the anaerobic part. Waste water to be treated and biological excess sludge are introduced into the anaerobic part. Once treated by the microorganisms, the water is filtered by a membranous separation device in the aerobic part, and output as treated water. In the treatment tank, the microorganisms are moved between the anaerobic part and aerobic part to enhance their ability to concentrate or accumulate therein fluorine or other substances contained in the waste water.