Abstract: System (1) for the biological treatment of wastewater comprising a tank (10) comprising a point for the entry (11) of water to be treated and a point for the exit (12) of treated water; a rotating drum (20) defining an internal volume, said drum being capable of rotating about a horizontal shaft (200) and having a wall (21) that is at least partly permeable to water, said rotating drum being disposed the tank and being intended for partial submersion in the water contained in the tank, less than half of its internal volume bathing in the water contained in the tank; a driving means (30, 31, 32) intended for driving the drum in rotation along the horizontal shaft; free media (15), having a surface suited to the development of a biofilm, disposed within the drum (20) and retained by the wall of this drum, the free media occupying a volume ranging from 30% to 80% of the internal volume of the rotating drum; at least one hollow tube (40) extending in parallel to the horizontal shaft fixed to the wall of the rotat

Abstract: An oil or gas recovery process (10) is disclosed where resulting produced water includes silica. The process entails removing silica from the produced water via a two-stage process. In the first stage, magnesium oxide is injected into a Magnesium Dissolution Reactor (18) and mixed with the produced water to dissolve magnesium. Effluent from the Magnesium Dissolution Reactor (18) is directed downstream to a warm lime softener (22) where one or more alkaline chemicals are added to the produced water to raise the pH to approximately 10.0 to 11.5. Here, silica is co-precipitated with magnesium hydroxide and/or adsorbed onto magnesium hydroxide precipitates.

Abstract: A method for treating produced water in a system for treating wastewater is disclosed. The system includes a reverse osmosis unit for removing dissolved solids. The reverse osmosis unit produces a permeate and concentrate. To reduce the fouling potential of the membranes associated with the reverse osmosis unit and/or to increase membrane lifetime and/or to increase system recovery, at least a portion of the concentrate is recycled and mixed with the wastewater stream at a point upstream of the reverse osmosis unit.

Abstract: A method, and an installation thereof, for recovering phosphorus from sludge to be treated, said method including: a stage of pre-acidification of said sludge to be treated including a step of adding an acid, preferably carbon dioxide into said sludge to be treated; a stage of bio-acidification including a step of acidogenesis and carried out in a reactor having a hydraulic retention time comprised between 1 day to 8 days and, wherein the acidified sludge has a pH comprised between 3.5 to 5.5 ; and a stage of treatment including: a step of solid/liquid separation; and a step of recovery of phosphates in liquid phase by sorption and/or crystallization, giving a phosphorus depleted water.

Abstract: Sludge dewatering process assisted by flocculating reactant, said process comprising an injection of flocculating reactant into the sludge and a step of dewatering said sludge, characterized in that it comprises a preliminary step that consists in mixing said sludge in a mixer (4) comprising a cylindrical chamber (4a) equipped with blades (4c) rotatably mounted on a shaft (4b) rotating at a speed of rotation of between 500 rpm and 4000 rpm, so as to destructure the sludge and reduce the viscosity thereof, and in discharging the sludge from said mixer (4) via a network (11) to said dewatering step, and in that it comprises a step of depressurizing said mixer (4) and said network giving rise to the lysis, by cavitation, of said sludge, said depressurizing step being carried out over a period of at least 0.1 second. Corresponding plant.

Abstract: The instant application is directed towards methods for removing sulfide from a wastewater stream. The pH of the wastewater stream is adjusted to between 7.0 and 8.0. A first oxidizing agent is mixed with the wastewater stream, oxidizing the sulfide to elemental sulfur. The wastewater stream is then softened by mixing lime with the wastewater stream. The addition of lime further raises the pH of the wastewater stream to 10.0 or higher, and converts the elemental sulfur to soluble sulfide (S2-) and/or thio-sulfate. Calcium carbonate is precipitated and sulfide (S2-) and/or thio-sulfate is adsorbed thereon. Thereafter, the wastewater stream is directed to a solids-liquid separation process, which separates the calcium carbonate and adsorbed sulfide (S2-) and/or thio-sulfate from the wastewater stream. The solids-liquid separator produces an effluent that includes residual elemental sulfur.

Abstract: A method of treating produced water, such as frac flowback, that includes pre-treating the produced water which is followed by a crystallization process that produces a condensate that typically includes ammonia and benzene. The ammonia and benzene concentration is reduced by biologically nitrifying and denitrifying the condensate. This produces an effluent that is directed to a solids-liquid separation process that removes suspended solids. The solids-liquid separation process produces another effluent that is subjected to a benzene polishing process that further reduces the benzene concentration of the effluent produced by the solids-liquid separation process.

Abstract: A filtration apparatus (10) for treating a fluid comprises a vessel (12), a first partition plate (18) dividing the vessel into first and second chambers (22, 26) and defining a through hole (40), and a filtration module (30) located within the second chamber (26) and including a body section (32) defining an outer diameter which is greater than the diameter of the through hole (40) in the first partition plate (18). The apparatus (10) further comprises a reducing connector (36) having a first end secured to the body section (32) of the filtration module (30) and a second end sealed relative to the through hole (40) in the first partition plate (18) to permit communication between the filtration module (30) and the first chamber (22). In a disclosed embodiment the apparatus (10) includes a second partition plate (20) such that the vessel is divided into first, second and third chambers (22, 24, 26), wherein the filtration module (30) is mounted between the partition plates (18, 20).

Abstract: A rotary disc filter includes one or more filter discs secured to a rotary drum and include a series of circumferentially spaced backwash guides disposed in the filter disc. During backwashing, the backwash guides function to engage a mixture of backwash and suspended solids and guide or direct the mixture to a sludge trough disposed in the disc filter. The backwash guides generally assure that a greater percentage of the backwash and suspended solids mixture end up in the solids trough.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for in-situ cleaning of a gas-liquid separator of an anaerobic bioreactor, comprising directing a gas flow in the bioreactor in order to create a scouring effect from turbulent fluid flows resulting in the cleaning of at least a part of the gas-liquid separator. The invention further relates to a process for treating a fluid aqueous waste stream, wherein use is made of the in-situ cleaning process. The invention further relates to a bioreactor suitable for carrying out a process according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for treating waters containing at least two different dissolved inorganic salts which do not precipitate and/or crystallize in the same conditions by precipitation and ballasted flocculation, in which the ballast is produced in situ.

Abstract: A water or wastewater treatment process that includes a dissolved air flotation process for removing suspended solids from influent water or mixed liquor. In one process, the dissolved air flotation process is carried out in the absence of adding a coagulant or a flocculant, but yet produces TSS removal efficiencies comparable to those achieved by conventional dissolved air flotation processes that employ a coagulant and a flocculant. In other processes, a coagulant and/or a flocculant is added directly to the mixing zone of a dissolved air flotation system or is added via a pressurized white water injection system. In another process, the use of a coagulant and a flocculant is useful in removing TSS and reducing the concentration of phosphorus in the water being treated.

Abstract: A disc filter includes a filtrate holding tank disposed below a series of disc-shaped filter members supported on a drum. Filtrate from the holding tank is used to backwash filter media on the disc-shaped filter members. Filtrate is discharged from the holding tank via a filtrate conduit. Bypass water is directed through a bypass conduit in the disc filter and mixed with the filtrate downstream of the filtrate holding tank. This assures that the filtrate used to backwash the filter media does not include bypass water.

Abstract: A method or process for treating wastewater containing high organics, silica, boron, hardness, and suspended and dissolved solids. The method includes degasifying the wastewater for the removal of dissolved gases and thereafter chemically softening the wastewater. After the chemical softening step, the wastewater is directed through a media filter or membrane which removes additional solids and precipitants. Thereafter the wastewater is directed through a sodium ion exchange that further softens the wastewater. The effluent from the ion exchange is directed through a cartridge filter and the effluent from the cartridge filter is directed through one or more reverse osmosis units. At a selected phase of the process, prior to the wastewater reaching the reverse osmosis unit or units, the pH of the wastewater is raised and maintained such that the pH of the wastewater reaching a reverse osmosis unit is at a pH greater than 10.5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating industrial water containing organic matter, said method comprising: a step of physical separation producing wastes and an effluent; a step of adsorption of at least one part of said organic matter present in said effluent on at least one adsorbent resin chosen from the group comprising the non-ionic cross-linked resins and the microporous carbon resins; a step of reverse osmosis filtration downstream from said adsorption step.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method (200, 300, 400) of at least partly removing at least one micropollutant from wastewater (104) comprising carbogenous compounds and at least one micropollutant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a water treatment plant which comprises means (38) for supplying the water to be treated, means (31) for supplying coagulant reagent (21), a flocculation-decantation device (1) which has means (32) for dispensing the flocculant reagent, means (33) for distributing ballast, means (39d) for extracting decantation sludge and means (9) for discharging water that has been treated, a line (8) for supplying coagulated water to the flocculation-decantation device (1), means (24) for separating the ballast contained in the ballasted sludge followed by means (36) for recycling the ballast back into said flocculation-decantation device (1), characterised in that said device (1) comprises an outer tank (2) that has a first hopper (4), and at least one inner tank (3) that has a second hopper (5) and is arranged inside said outer tank (2); the inner tank (3) receiving the flocculant and the ballast and comprising stirring means (10), wherein a peripheral space is disposed between the inner tank (3)

Abstract: The invention relates to a water treatment plant comprising: means (1) for supplying water for treatment, wherein said water has been coagulated previously, a flocculation-decantation device (11) having means (5) for dispensing at least one flocculant reagent, means (6) for dispensing at least one ballast, means (20d) for extracting decantation sludge, means (9) for discharging the treated water, means (14) for separating said ballast contained in the ballasted sludge, and means (8) for recycling the ballast that has been cleaned in this manner back into the flocculation-decantation device (11), characterised in that: said flocculation-decantation device (11) has a single tank (12) in the lower portion of which a stirring mechanism (13) is arranged; wherein said single tank (2) comprises slats (10) in its upper portion; and said slats are separated from the stirring mechanism (13) by a distance “d” which is between approximately 0.5 metres and approximately 3 metres.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a nozzle for injecting pressurized water containing a dissolved gas, said nozzle comprising: a cylindrical intake chamber (20) for said water; a cylindrical expansion chamber (30) comprising a part (301) communicating with said intake chamber (20) by an orifice (401) and an outlet; a diffusion chamber (60) of truncated conical section communicating with the outlet of said expansion chamber (30) and widening out from said expansion chamber; said nozzle comprising means for putting the stream of water that flows out of said expansion chamber (30) into rotation.

Abstract: A carrier element (1; 10; 20) for growth of biofilm thereon is designed for free-flowing in liquid to be purified and has surfaces (3; 13) for biofilm growth which are protected from the abrasion from other carrier elements or surfaces in a container containing the liquid to be purified by ridges (4; 12) having a height corresponding to a desired thickness of a biofilm intended to grow on the protected surfaces (3; 13). The ratio between the surfaces (3; 13) for biofilm growth and the area of the ridges ranges from 1:1 to 1:20.