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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Richard A. Novak, Naperville, IL (US);
Malcolm Fabiyi, LaGrange Park, IL (US);
Amitabh Gupta, Naperville, IL (US);
Richard A. Novak, Naperville, IL (US);
Malcolm Fabiyi, LaGrange Park, IL (US);
Amitabh Gupta, Naperville, IL (US);
Praxair Technology, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
An activated sludge wastewater treatment method is provided. The disclosed method includes: receiving a stream of wastewater into a mixed liquor in an uncovered activated sludge basin; introducing high purity oxygen to the mixed liquor in the activated sludge basin to produce euoxic conditions (i.e. a dissolved oxygen level in the range of between about 5 mg to 15 mg) in the activated sludge basin; passing a portion of the mixed liquor in the activated sludge basin through a clarifier to separate activated sludge and produce an effluent stream and an activated sludge stream; and recycling a portion of the activated sludge stream to the activated sludge basin to produce a mixed liquor having a solids loading of between about 3000 mg and about 10000 mg of suspended solids per liter of mixed liquor and a solids retention time of between about 7 days and 40 days.