Described herein are methods and devices for treating water, wastewater, and organic wastes. The methods and devices are mixed by using hydraulic surge mixers. This surge mixer is driven by gas and can provide occasional surges of water using large bubbles which are able to move great volume of liquid while minimizing dissolved oxygen transfer to the surrounding liquid. Use of the devices and processes herein provides a simple, eloquent approach to water and wastewater treatment with less operation and maintenance costs than conventional devices and/or processes. The same surge lifting device can also be installed in other reactors to mix the tank content and enhance reaction with reduced energy use and maintenance needs.

A wastewater treatment system including an aeration unit, a contact tank, a dissolved air flotation unit, and a biological treatment unit is disclosed. A method of retrofitting a wastewater treatment system by providing an aeration unit and fluidly connecting the aeration unit to the wastewater treatment system is also disclosed. A method of treating wastewater including aerating wastewater with oxygen, combining the aerated wastewater with activated sludge, floating biosolids from the activated wastewater, and biologically treating the effluent is also disclosed. The method optionally includes combining the floated biosolids with the aerated wastewater and/or activated wastewater. A method of facilitating treatment of high solids content wastewater is also disclosed.

Disclosed is a chemical wastewater treatment and reuse system, which corresponds to a raw water tank and includes a regulation tank pretreatment system, an A/A/O biological treatment system, an MBR treatment system and an electrical control system. The regulation tank pretreatment system includes a grating tank, a primary sedimentation tank and a regulation tank that sequentially communicate with the raw water tank. The A/A/O biological treatment system includes an anaerobic tank group and an aerobic tank group that sequentially communicate with the regulation tank. The MBR treatment system includes a separation tank and a membrane tank that sequentially communicate with the aerobic tank group, the membrane tank communicates with a clarification tank, and the membrane tank and the clarification tank jointly communicate with the sedimentation tank. The sedimentation tank sequentially communicates with a clear water tank, a discharge tank, an advanced treatment tank and a reused water tank.

A system and method for aerating and mixing wastewater that includes fine bubble diffusers located at least partially below a large bubble mixer. At least a portion of the gas discharged from the fine bubble diffusers is captured by the large bubble mixer and is reused by the large bubble mixer to form and release intermittent large bubbles. Prior to being captured by the large bubble mixer, the gas discharged by the fine bubble diffusers can aerate the wastewater. The large bubble mixer includes an accumulator that, upon becoming filled with gas, generates and releases a large bubble. Upon discharge from the large bubble mixer, the large bubbles generated therein may separate into a plurality of coarse bubbles for providing additional oxygen transfer and mixing of the wastewater. The system may include supply lines for supplying gas only to the fine bubble diffuser.

Provided are an anaerobic ammoxidation synergistic nitrogen removal process device of municipal sewage main and side streams and an application method thereof, comprising a municipal sewage raw water tank (1), a biological reaction pool (2), a secondary sedimentation pool (3), a sludge digestion solution raw water tank (4) and a sludge digestion solution AOB strengthening pool (5); wherein, the municipal sewage raw water tank (1) is connected with a water inlet valve (2.2) of the biological reaction pool (2) through a water inlet pump (2.1) of the biological reaction pool (2); the biological reaction pool (2) is connected with the secondary sedimentation pool (3) through a secondary sedimentation pool connection pipe (3.3); the sludge digestion solution raw water tank (4) is connected with a water outlet valve (4.1) of the sludge digestion solution raw water tank (4) through a water inlet pump (4.2) of the sludge digestion solution raw water tank (4); the sludge digestion solution AOB strengthening pool (5) is connected with an anaerobic ammoxidation region compartment of the biological reaction pool through a sludge-water mixture reflux pipe (5.8) and a sludge-water mixture reflux pump (5.11). It has the advantages of reasonability in structure design, convenience in operation, low running and maintenance cost, relatively low energy consumption, no need of an additional carbon source and the like, it can realize that short distance nitrification of municipal sewage is more stable, and it is high in low-temperature, water quantity and water quality shock resistance and can further increase volumetric load at the same time.

A treatment plant and method for controlling a treatment plant suitable for treatment of wastewater. The treatment plant includes a circulation channel housing liquid, a submersible flow generating machine arranged in the circulation channel and generating a liquid flow along the circulation channel, and a control unit that is operatively connected to the flow generating machine. The flow generating machine is driven in operation by the control unit. The method includes the steps of: driving the flow generating machine at a nominal speed, decreasing the rotational speed of the flow generating machine from the set nominal speed, detecting the rotational speed at which the torque of the flow generating machine is equal to a predetermined threshold, and determining the flow velocity of the liquid at the flow generating machine based on a predetermined relationship between the rotational speed of the flow generating machine and the flow velocity of the liquid.

A portable apparatus and process for treating and mixing ballast water. The apparatus is a lightweight, easily transportable air sparger that serves as a backup treatment system in the event of failure of a Ballast Water Maintenance System or in an emergency or when an unregulated vessel arrives in port with a filled tank. The sparger is operated with compressed air passing through arms and hoses extending from a central hub. Fluids exiting arms produce streams at various levels circulating and mixing ballast water, minimizing energy consumption.

The present invention relates to a method for carrying out biological purification of wastewater with the aid of activated sludge in a sewage treatment plant, the sewage treatment plant comprising: an activated sludge tank that can be ventilated (B tank), at least two sedimentation and recirculation tanks (SU tanks), and a tank for biological phosphor elimination (P tank), wherein the P tank is hydraulically connected with the B tank via one or more openings, wherein the B tank is divided into two tanks B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 (B.sub.1 tank and B.sub.2 tank) which are hydraulically connectable via the P tank, wherein each of the B.sub.1 tank and the B.sub.2 tank is continuously connected hydraulically to at least one SU tank, wherein the P tank comprises closure means to cut off the hydraulic connection between the P tank and the B.sub.1 tank and/or the B.sub.2 tank, and wherein each of the SU tanks comprises an overflow unit for draining the excess water in the sewage treatment plant, wherein in the event of an emergency, the hydraulic connection between the P tank and either the B.sub.1 tank or the B.sub.2 tank is cut off, and the waste water is then accumulated and lifted up in the tanks that are not cut off, and the treated wastewater can effluent via the overflow unit of the respective SU tank(s). The present invention also relates to a sewage treatment plant for carrying out said method.

A submersible aerator apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus uses injected air to create both aeration and mixing of a liquid. The apparatus is submersible and may be lowered into a container holding a liquid with suspended and coagulated solids, such as fats, oil, and grease (FOG). Air supplied to the apparatus is injected into the liquid through a hose, which results in an upward flow of large air bubbles and entrained liquid. The upwardly moving large air bubbles are cleaved (i.e., broken apart) by a series of baffle plates that are generally perpendicular to the direction of flow of the air bubbles. This action mixes and aerates the liquid.

A universal wall and bridge mounted aeration apparatus has a track extending between two distinct elevations that is coupled to a wall and bridge mount. An aeration unit is pivotally coupled to the track and has an aerator adapted to operatively at least partially submerge within and aerate a liquid. A selective mover or drive is adapted to operatively move the aeration unit along the track and thereby vary an elevation of the aeration unit. The universal wall and bridge mount supports the track and aeration unit. The universal wall and bridge mount has a first configuration for mounting to a structure such as a stationary bridge, and a second configuration for mounting to a wall. The universal wall and bridge mounted aeration apparatus may be adjusted to position the propeller after installation under the surface of the liquid through three axes of motion freedom.