Abstract: A coagulation-sedimentation apparatus is designed to enable the apparatus to treat water at a higher rate. The coagulation-sedimentation apparatus includes a separation tank body 60 divided into an upper chamber 61 and a lower chamber 62 by a partition member 64. The tank body has a raw water inlet pipe 66 that introduces raw water into the upper chamber, and a water distributing passage that introduces a part of the water from the upper chamber to the lower chamber. The upper chamber has a first treated water outlet 76, and the lower chamber has a second treated water outlet 78. The flow velocity of upward flow of the water toward the first treated water outlet 76 in the upper chamber and the flow velocity of upward flow of the water toward the second treated water outlet 78 in the lower chamber can be controlled so that flocs in the upward flows can settle.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a compact aggregation precipitation method and an apparatus therefor which prevent the outflow of flocs and do not deteriorate the turbidity elimination performance even in start-up early stages. As the means to accomplish such an object, the present invention provides a method of adding an inorganic flocculant and, optionally, an organic polymer flocculent to the water to be treated and agitating the resulting mixture to effect aggregation precipitation treatment which comprises introducing the agitated solution into a first chamber of a separation tank where flocs are allowed to grow to effect solid-liquid separation and, simultaneously, the separated water is discharged out of the separation tank.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a compact aggregation precipitation method and an apparatus therefor which prevent the outflow of flocs and do not deteriorate the turbidity elimination performance even in start-up early stages. As the means to accomplish such an object, the present invention provides a method of adding an inorganic flocculant and, optionally, an organic polymer flocculent to the water to be treated and agitating the resulting mixture to effect aggregation precipitation treatment which comprises introducing the agitated solution into a first chamber of a separation tank where flocs are allowed to grow to effect solid-liquid separation and, simultaneously, the separated water is discharged out of the separation tank.