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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Jitendra T. Shah, Naperville, IL (US);
Kristine S. Salmen, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
John H. Collins, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Jitendra T. Shah, Naperville, IL (US);
Kristine S. Salmen, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
John H. Collins, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Nalco Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Abstract
An activated sludge process for the clarification of wastewater comprising introducing the wastewater into a reactor where microorganisms consume organic material in the wastewater to form a mixed liquor comprising water, the microorganisms and an activated sludge; separating clarified water from the mixed liquor by filtration through a microfiltration or ultrafiltration membrane; separating the activated sludge from the mixed liquor; adding to the activated sludge at least one high molecular weight water soluble polymer to form a mixture of water and coagulated and flocculated solids; dewatering the coagulated and flocculated solids to form a mixture of dewatered solids and filtrate water; and recycling the filtrate water into the mixed liquor and a method of controlling polymer dosage, preferably using fluorescence emission spectroscopy.