Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Treatment by living organism
Patent
1979-10-01
1981-07-07
Castel, Benoit
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Treatment by living organism
210613, 210614, 210912, C02F 1102, C02F 1112
Patent
active
042773423
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for the combined biological-chemical detoxification of municipal sewage sludge. A slurry of thickened primary sludge and secondary waste-activated sludge is fed to an enclosed insulated reactor vessel. The slurry is aerated with ambient air by a self-aspirating aerator to achieve autoheating of the slurry to thermophilic temperatures by the conservation of the metabolic heat of microbiological oxidation of the biodegradable organic material present in the slurry. The slurry is retained in the reactor for a period of time sufficient to destroy pathogenic bacteria and to increase the oxidation reduction potential of the biological reactor contents for the conversion of heavy metals to their desired oxidation state, following which the autoheated slurry is acidified to pH 1.0-3.0 for 6 to 12 hours to solubilize the heavy metals. Conventional dewatering techniques are used to separate the detoxified, acidic sludge and the acidic, heavy-metal-containing water. The sludge may be neutralized and reconditioned for safe land application and the metals can be recovered from the water using existing conventional techniques.
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Hayes Thomas D.
Jewell William J.
Castel Benoit
Cornell Research Foundation Inc.
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