A humidifier includes a storage water tank configured to accommodate a predetermined amount of water; a circulation water tank having a smaller capacity than the storage water tank and including a circulation low water level sensor; a supply pump configured to supply water from the storage water tank to the circulation water tank; a circulation pump configured to supply water from the circulation water tank to a humidifying member; a residual water tank configured to accommodate water discharged from the circulation water tank; a drainage member disposed between the circulation water tank and the residual water tank selectively to discharge water from the circulation water tank to the residual water tank and a processor configured to control the drainage member to discharge water from the circulation water tank to the residual water tank when a low water level signal is received from the circulation low water level sensor.

The present disclosure relates to a bacterium-alga coupled sewage treatment device based on energy recycling and a use method thereof. The device comprises a pretreatment device, a photobioreactor, an alga separation apparatus, a continuous flow bioreactor and a secondary sedimentation tank which are sequentially connected in order, the pretreatment device being connected to a municipal sewage inlet pipe, the photobioreactor being connected to a carbon dioxide gas charging device through a gas filling pipeline, one part of a sludge thickening tank being connected to the secondary sedimentation tank, the other part thereof being connected to remaining sludge of the pretreatment device, carbon dioxide generated from the sludge which flows through the thickening tank and is thermally-hydrolyzed and anaerobically-acidified being connected to the photobioreactor through a gas inlet pipeline, and the alga separation apparatus being further connected to a filter press. The present disclosure has the advantages of a rational structural design, reliable and stable operation, a low operation and maintenance cost and high automaticity and intelligence, and being suitable for the use and transformation requirements of a wide range of sewage treatment plants, etc.

The present disclosure relates to a bacterium-alga coupled sewage treatment device based on energy recycling and a use method thereof. The device comprises a pretreatment device, a photobioreactor, an alga separation apparatus, a continuous flow bioreactor and a secondary sedimentation tank which are sequentially connected in order, the pretreatment device being connected to a municipal sewage inlet pipe, the photobioreactor being connected to a carbon dioxide gas charging device through a gas filling pipeline, one part of a sludge thickening tank being connected to the secondary sedimentation tank, the other part thereof being connected to remaining sludge of the pretreatment device, carbon dioxide generated from the sludge which flows through the thickening tank and is thermally-hydrolyzed and anaerobically-acidified being connected to the photobioreactor through a gas inlet pipeline, and the alga separation apparatus being further connected to a filter press. The present disclosure has the advantages of a rational structural design, reliable and stable operation, a low operation and maintenance cost and high automaticity and intelligence, and being suitable for the use and transformation requirements of a wide range of sewage treatment plants, etc.

A desulfurization wastewater zero discharge treatment method and system suitable for multiple working conditions. A tail flue of a boiler and a bottom outlet of a wastewater drying tower are both communicated with an inlet of a dust collector; an outlet of the dust collector is communicated with flue gas inlets of a wastewater concentration tower and a desulfurization absorption tower; the wastewater concentration tower is communicated with the desulfurization absorption tower; the desulfurization absorption tower is communicated with a chimney; the desulfurization absorption tower is communicated with a gypsum cyclone; the gypsum cyclone is communicated with a filtrate water tank; the gypsum cyclone is communicated with a gypsum dewatering machine; the gypsum dewatering machine is communicated with a gas liquid separating tank; and a flue gas port of the tail flue of the boiler is communicated with the flue gas inlet of the wastewater drying tower.

Systems and methods to separate water and remove solids from a pre-treated and unfiltered renewable feedstock at or separate from a refinery. Such systems and methods may be used to provide a reduced-contaminant and reduced-solid renewable feedstock for further refining.

Systems and methods to separate water and remove solids from a pre-treated and unfiltered renewable feedstock at or separate from a refinery. Such systems and methods may be used to provide a reduced-contaminant and reduced-solid renewable feedstock for further refining.

A water purifier includes: a raw water flow path; a purified water flow path connected to the raw water flow path; at least one filter provided in the purified water flow path and to filter raw water flowing along the purified water flow path; a washing water flow path connected to the raw water flow path; a washing water generator configured to electrolyze the raw water to generate washing water; an optical sensor to output a value according to a degree of generation of bubbles included in the washing water; and a controller to control the washing water generator and at least one valve provided in at least one of the raw water flow path, the purified water flow path, and the washing water flow path to perform a washing operation, and identify whether an error has occurred in the washing operation based on an output from the optical sensor.

A water purifier includes: a raw water flow path; a purified water flow path connected to the raw water flow path; at least one filter provided in the purified water flow path and to filter raw water flowing along the purified water flow path; a washing water flow path connected to the raw water flow path; a washing water generator configured to electrolyze the raw water to generate washing water; an optical sensor to output a value according to a degree of generation of bubbles included in the washing water; and a controller to control the washing water generator and at least one valve provided in at least one of the raw water flow path, the purified water flow path, and the washing water flow path to perform a washing operation, and identify whether an error has occurred in the washing operation based on an output from the optical sensor.

There is disclosed a modular anaerobic digestion point-of-waste to renewable energy system. The system is directed to a modular and scalable anaerobic digestion system for point-of-waste use. The System includes a pretreatment process for removing inhibitory nutrients from a feedstock, an in-treatment process for providing clean renewable energy and a post-treatment process for further providing clean renewable energy for subsequent use. The System includes a leaching bed; a liquids tank; a mixing tank; an anaerobic digester reactor; a precipitation tank; a stripping tank; a hydrogen sulfide scrubber; a water remover; a gas bladder; a dewaterer; and a flare system.

A method of separating and recovering a cobalt salt and a nickel salt includes a separation step of separating, by using a nanofiltration membrane, a cobalt salt and a nickel salt from a rare metal-containing aqueous solution containing at least both the cobalt salt and the nickel salt as rare metals, in which the nanofiltration membrane has a glucose permeability of 3 times or more a sucrose permeability, the sucrose permeability of 10% or less, and an isopropyl alcohol permeability of 50% or more when a 1,000 mg/L glucose aqueous solution, a 1,000 mg/L sucrose aqueous solution, and a 1,000 mg/L isopropyl alcohol aqueous solution, each having a pH of 6.5 and a temperature of 25° C., individually permeate through the nanofiltration membrane at an operating pressure of 0.5 MPa.