A recirculating aquaculture system using a biofloc fermenter and aquaponics may include a breeding water tank that breeds farmed fish, a drum filter that filters breeding water drained from the recirculating aquaculture system; an automatic filtration system in which the breeding water of the drum filter is moved and purified; a biofloc fermentation system that supplies and mixes oxygen to backwash water of the automatic filtration system; and a plant cultivation system that cultivates plant with the breeding water mixed with stable and high-concentration oxygen moved from the biofloc fermentation system.

An apparatus for degrading the organic fraction of sewage by means of active biomass, in particular active sludge particles, comprising: —at least one tank (1) adapted to contain the sewage and said active biomass; —at least one hollow structure (6, 106, 206), adapted to be at least partially immersed in the sewage, provided with at least one first opening (61) for letting in the sewage and with at least one second opening (62) for letting out the sewage, wherein the ratio between the area of the at least one first opening (61) and the area of the at least one second opening (62) is equal to at least 5:1; —air delivery means (7, 70) adapted to introduce air inside said at least one structure (6, 106, 206); wherein said at least one first opening (61) is proximal to said air delivery means (7, 70) and said at least one second opening (62) is distal from said air delivery means (7, 70), so that the air delivery means (7, 70) are adapted to generate a flow of sewage from said at least one first opening (61) to said at least one second opening (62).

An apparatus for degrading the organic fraction of sewage by means of active biomass, in particular active sludge particles, comprising: —at least one tank (1) adapted to contain the sewage and said active biomass; —at least one hollow structure (6, 106, 206), adapted to be at least partially immersed in the sewage, provided with at least one first opening (61) for letting in the sewage and with at least one second opening (62) for letting out the sewage, wherein the ratio between the area of the at least one first opening (61) and the area of the at least one second opening (62) is equal to at least 5:1; —air delivery means (7, 70) adapted to introduce air inside said at least one structure (6, 106, 206); wherein said at least one first opening (61) is proximal to said air delivery means (7, 70) and said at least one second opening (62) is distal from said air delivery means (7, 70), so that the air delivery means (7, 70) are adapted to generate a flow of sewage from said at least one first opening (61) to said at least one second opening (62).

An aeration diffuser system includes an air inlet conduit defining an orifice, an air plenum coupled to the air inlet conduit at the orifice, such that the air plenum and the air inlet conduit are in fluid communication, a diffuser secured to a top of the air plenum, and a plurality of pressure transducers including a first pressure transducer at least partially located inside the air inlet conduit, and a second pressure transducer at least partially located inside the air plenum.

An aeration diffuser system includes an air inlet conduit defining an orifice, an air plenum coupled to the air inlet conduit at the orifice, such that the air plenum and the air inlet conduit are in fluid communication, a diffuser secured to a top of the air plenum, and a plurality of pressure transducers including a first pressure transducer at least partially located inside the air inlet conduit, and a second pressure transducer at least partially located inside the air plenum.

A floating aerator that is highly efficient in oxygenating water and wastewater utilizes high-volume, low pressure air that is diffused into a sub-surface oxygen transfer chamber in which water and wastewater is oxygenated. An air lift is created in the oxygen transfer chamber through the discharge of air bubbles in the water column in the aerator. The aerator comprises a floating head having a concave lower surface, a main chamber or barrel that defines the oxygen transfer chamber, and an air diffuser that extends coaxially through the float head and barrel interconnects the float head to the barrel such that there is a discharge slot defined between the lower surface of the float head and the barrel. A ballast ring floats the aerator at the desire level such that a flow of air bubbles and oxygenated water or wastewater are discharged at a subsurface level.

This application relates to a method of treating wastewater wherein an oxygen infusion system is used to supersaturate wastewater before aerobic biological processes, wherein oxygen is transferred to the wastewater free of oxygen bubbles and achieves a reduction in power demand for the aeration process of wastewater.

Disclosed are a wastewater filtering method and apparatus comprising filter media of different sizes. According to one aspect of the present embodiment, provided a wastewater filtering method and apparatus capable of stable and efficient operation by minimizing the head loss as well as simultaneously removing organic matter and solids in a large flow of wastewater.

Disclosed are a wastewater filtering method and apparatus comprising filter media of different sizes. According to one aspect of the present embodiment, provided a wastewater filtering method and apparatus capable of stable and efficient operation by minimizing the head loss as well as simultaneously removing organic matter and solids in a large flow of wastewater.

An example method for drying wastewater solids can include blending an anaerobically digested and de-watered biosolid cake with a previously biodried biosolid to form a mixed biomaterial pile and shaping the mixed biomaterial pile to form a static pile. The method also includes aerating the static pile by forced air ventilation throughout the mixed biomaterial pile to form a biodried material and dividing the biodried material into a recycle biosolid and a dried biomaterial product that is then suitable for disposal or use in agriculture or horticulture applications.