DE102022119273A1 - Use of a lamella clarifier in a sedimentation device of a device for treating wastewater containing oil and/or fat - Google Patents

Abstract

The use of a lamella clarifier (230) in a sedimentation device (200) of a device (2) for the treatment of wastewater containing oil and/or fat, the device (2) comprising the following elements: - an inlet (4) for feeding the wastewater to be treated water, - the sedimentation device (200) adjoining the inlet (4) for sedimentation of suspended matter from the water to be treated, the sedimentation device (200) having at least one enrichment path (8) for enriching the water to be treated with a coagulant (10) and - a regulating path (18) adjoining the enrichment path for introducing a regulating agent (22) which adjusts the pH value of the water, and - a filter device (28) adjoining the sedimentation device (200) with a filter medium (30) and - A reverse osmosis device (40) adjoining the filter device (28) for further purification of the water and the system (2) being designed to process an inflow volume of less than 1000 l/h.

Description

The present invention relates to the use of a lamella clarifier in a sedimentation device of a device for treating wastewater containing oil and/or fat.

A multi-stage water treatment in the sedimentation device can enable both the reduction and/or removal of hardness formers, in particular calcium ions, and also lead to a reduction in TOC (total organic carbon) in drinking water. Although this two-stage procedure is known, it is not the standard procedure for water treatment and is usually contradictory, since the TOC reduction is typically achieved at a low pH value between 4.0-7.3 and the reduction in hardness formers is typically achieved at higher pH values between 9.5-11.5 can be achieved. The presence of TOCs also acts as an inhibitor in the precipitation of calcium.

When carrying out this special process, extensive subsequent steps are typically required, which makes the dimensioning of the system almost unsuitable for the use of 50 PE (population values) - 1000 PE's. Such information is used, among other things, to specify small sewage treatment plants DIN EN 12566 (A1 version from 2003) and DWA-A 222 used.

The area of application of the system according to the invention for water treatment and in particular water processing should in particular be in the range of up to 1000 PE, preferably up to 200 PE, particularly preferably up to 50 PE.

A decisive advantage of using such a system is its small installation space requirement and its low number of maintenance cycles.

Based on this preliminary consideration, the object of the present invention is to provide a system for water treatment for a comparatively small water volume of less than 1000 PE, which is characterized by a compact structure and almost maintenance-free operation with the highest possible cleaning efficiency.

The present invention solves this problem by using it with the features of claim 1.

According to the invention, a lamella clarifier is used in a sedimentation device of a device for treating wastewater containing oil and/or fat.

• - einen Zulauf zum Zuführen des zu behandelnden Wassers,
• - die sich an den Zulauf anschließende Sedimientierungseinrichtung zur Sedimentierung von Schwebstoffen aus dem zu behandelnden Wasser wobei die Sedimentierungseinrichtung zumindest
  • - einen Anreicherungspfad zum Anreichern des zu behandelnden Wassers mit einem Koagulanten und
• - einen sich an den Anreicherungspfad anschließenden Regulierungspfad zum Einbringen eines den pH-Wert des Wassers einstellenden Regulierungsmittels aufweist, und

The device includes the following elements:

• - an inlet for supplying the water to be treated,
• - the sedimentation device adjoining the inlet for sedimentation of suspended matter from the water to be treated, the sedimentation device being at least
  • - an enrichment path for enriching the water to be treated with a coagulant and
• - has a regulating path following the enrichment path for introducing a regulating agent which adjusts the pH value of the water, and

• - eine sich an die Sedimentierungseinrichtung anschließende Filtereinrichtung mit einem Filtermedium und
• - eine sich an die Filtereinrichtung anschließende Umkehrosmoseeinrichtung zur weitergehenden Reinigung des Wassers.

The sedimentation device does not have to be directly connected to the inlet, but additional cleaning devices, in particular a grease separator and/or a skimming device, can be arranged between the inlet and the sedimentation device.

• - a filter device connected to the sedimentation device with a filter medium and
• - A reverse osmosis device connected to the filter device for further purification of the water.

The system is designed to process an inflow volume of less than 1000 l/h. This is a small water treatment plant.

The use of a lamella clarifier in such small systems is not yet known. It enables a particularly compact design of the system. The stages of sedimentation, filtration and reverse osmosis are required at the same time to enable efficient processing of wastewater with above-average dirt loads.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the subclaims.

The lamella clarifier can have a housing with a longitudinal axis, the angle of inclination of the lamellae being between 2-45°, preferably 5-25°, relative to a longitudinal axis of the housing. This increases the effective clarification area and at the same time allows the sedimented solids to slide towards a bottom area due to gravity.

The average slat spacing of the slats of the slat clarifier can be between 1-8 cm, preferably between 2-4 cm. This slat spacing is rather unusual for larger amounts of water.

Are there special adaptations of the slats for use? - e.g. an electropolished surface, a coating or the like?

Lamella clarifier can preferably have a bottom area which is conical and has a sludge outlet. This results in the sludge being collected and compacted.

Furthermore, the lamella clarifier can have a level measuring device and/or one or more limit switches, preferably a capacitive level measuring device. The level measuring device is set up both to determine and/or monitor a fill level of the liquid and to determine and/or monitor a phase boundary between sludge and liquid. Monitoring can also simply consist of detecting when a limit level has been reached. Accordingly, emptying can take place if there is too much sludge phase or if the overall level is too high. It is known that changing the composition results in a change in capacity. For example, capacitive level measuring devices are also used to detect a foam phase and its filling level.

In addition, the sedimentation device can have a control and evaluation unit which is designed to regulate the sludge outlet depending on the level of the phase boundary. This means that the sludge outlet can be opened and closed not only based on the overall filling level but also in the event of heavy sludge formation, in which the clarifier works inadequately above a certain sludge level.

The sedimentation device can have a sludge collection container with a sludge collection space into which the sludge is passed from the sludge outlet of the lamella clarifier. The sedimentation device also has a filter medium which limits the sludge collection space in some areas. The filtrate can be collected at a liquid collection space in the sludge collection tank.

The filter medium can preferably be designed as a disposable filter medium, particularly preferably filter paper. This is also a special feature of the present invention, since the use of expensive ceramic filters at this point makes no sense in a small system and a filter paper is sufficient to concentrate the sludge.

The sludge collection container can also be filled level monitored, here too both the level of the phase boundary between water and sludge and the overall fill level can be determined and/or monitored. In this case, a level measuring device can also be used.

The sedimentation device can have a control and evaluation unit that is set up to control the emptying of the sludge collection container depending on the fill level.

The sedimentation device can have a drying system for drying the sludge phase.

The sedimentation device can also have a return line for returning a filtrate from the sludge collection container into a fat separator or a fat separation device upstream of the sedimentation system. This fat separator device preferably works according to the principle of phase separation caused by gravity. This reduces the volume of waste streams.

In addition, the lamella clarifier can have cleaning agents in a CIP process. This is also rather unusual for small systems and enables further automation of the operation of the system.

The small system makes it possible to process water with a very high fat content and a COD value of more than 3,000 mg/l on average. Such kitchen wastewater occurs, for example, in system catering.

• 1 eine Prinzipskizze eines erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens und einer Anlage.

The properties, features and advantages of this invention described above and the manner in which they are achieved will become more understandable in connection with the following description of the exemplary embodiments, which will be explained in more detail in connection with the drawing. Show it:

• 1 a schematic sketch of a method according to the invention and a system.

The figure is a purely schematic representation. Actual geometric relationships may vary from the figure.

It will be on 1 Reference is made, which shows a device 2 for treating water. The water is particularly kitchen water with a high content of fat and other compounds produced in the kitchen.

The device 1 comprises an inlet 4, via which the water to be treated can be supplied to the device 2 in a flow direction 5, hereinafter also referred to as the flow direction. The inlet 4 can include a kitchen siphon.

The device then has a grease separator 100 after the inlet 4, which is arranged immediately downstream of the inlet in the direction of flow.

The maximum inflow quantity of water to be treated, in particular kitchen wastewater, to be processed by the system according to the invention can be at least 100 l/h, preferably between 150-500 l/h.

The grease separator 100 has a container 101 which delimits a receiving space 113. The container 101 has at least one partition 102, which segments the container into at least two separation areas or chamber segments 104, 105. A line 103 between the inlet 4 and the grease separator 100 serves to feed the water to be treated into the first separation area 104. The second separation area 105 has an overflow 106. The partition 102 can in particular be designed as a baffle. The filling level of the first and/or second separation area 104, 105 is monitored via a filling level sensor 107, for example a float.

The grease separator further has a ventilation device 108 for introducing an oxygen-containing gas, in particular compressed air, into the water to be processed in the container 101.

The ventilation device 108 is preferably arranged immediately after a connection coupling of an inlet 2 of the device for connection to a kitchen drain, in particular a siphon. This means that the amount of COD is reduced immediately after inflow, which prevents the system from tipping over into the anaerobic state.

This achieves thorough mixing and prevents the water from turning into an anaerobic state. The pressure should be at least 2 bar, preferably 3-5 bar. Ventilation device 108 can have a system for generating compressed air 109. A compressed gas nozzle 120, which is fixed to the wall of the container 101 in a medium-tight manner, for example, has an inlet opening for gas into the water to be cleaned and is arranged in the lower region of the liquid level of the container 101, so that a sufficiently large distance is provided in which the Oxygen can be introduced into the liquid.

The water to be treated is then transferred, in particular pumped, into the pre-separator 110. The pre-separator 110 serves on the one hand as a sedimentation tank and on the other hand for further fat separation using a skimming device 111 in the form of a so-called belt skimmer 111.

Band skimmers or band skimming devices are known in larger systems. Floating fat is skimmed off using a conveyor belt. However, practical use has shown that the fat content of the water to be treated is still surprisingly so high despite the previous fat separator that the use of the belt skimmer 111 significantly improves the water quality for the subsequent process steps.

The skimmed oils and fats are collected in a collecting container 112 and disposed of professionally together with other fats that occur in the kitchen, such as frying fat and drippings, by an appropriate disposal company.

After this preconditioning, the water to be treated is optimally prepared for subsequent sedimentation. The water to be treated is passed from the pre-separator 110 via a line 130 into a sedimentation device 200 comprising a lamella clarifier 230, in which the sedimentation of impurities takes place. In the transition between the pre-separator 110 and the lamellar clarifier, a coagulum 10, preferably an iron (III) solution, particularly preferably as an iron (III) chloride solution, is added. A corresponding dosing unit 140 for adjusting the flocculant content is arranged along line 130. Part of the line 130 and the dosing unit 140 are part of an enrichment path 8 of the sedimentation device 200. The lamella clarifier preferably has a level measuring device 231 and/or a limit switch. Ideally, the level measuring device 231 and/or the limit switch or an arrangement of several limit switches detects both the total filling level and the filling level of the sludge or phase boundary, with emptying taking place not only based on the total filling level but also based on one of the two values. A capacitive sensor can be used for this, which detects the phase boundary based on a change in capacitance.

In addition, the pH value is adjusted to a neutral or slightly basic value, preferably between 7.2-7.5. This can be done in particular by adding a regulating agent 22, preferably a basic agent, particularly preferably NaOH, in particular a NaOH solution. A dosing unit 150 for adjusting the pH value is arranged along line 130. The dosing unit 150 and/or the line 130 and/or a means arranged along the line may have a pH sensor 151, which is connected to the dosing unit 150 by means of a signal connection, as a wireless connection or as a signal cable. In particular, the dosing unit 150 can have a control and evaluation unit for processing the measurement signals from the pH sensor 151 and for adjusting the dosage amount of the alkaline agent to the water to be processed. Another part of the line 130 and the metering unit 150 are part of the regulation path 18 of the sedimentation device 200.

The flow path is designed in such a way that there is sufficient time for flocculation. A means 160 for reducing the flow velocity is arranged between the pre-separator 110 and the sedimentation device 200. The means can be arranged along the line 130 or in the line 130 or be part of the line 130. This facilitates sedimentation and reduces the tendency of turbulence. The means 160 for reducing the flow velocity is particularly preferably designed as a tubular reactor. The tubular reactor can have a temperature control device to provide constant binding conditions. The

The sedimentation device 200 has a lamella clarifier 230, which has a conical sub-segment 201 on the bottom for settling the sediments, at the tapering end of which there is a sludge drain 202. In the neutral to basic pH value, hydroxide flakes form in the sedimentation device 200, in particular iron hydroxide flakes, which capture approximately 90% of the undissolved substances and 50% of the dissolved substances. The sedimented sludge is periodically discharged into a sludge collection tank 250 with a DM content of preferably 3-5%.

The sludge collection tank 250 has a sludge collection space 255 and also has a conical bottom 251 with a sludge drain 252 at the tapered end of the bottom 251. The sludge collection tank 250 also has a fill level sensor and/or a fill level limit switch 253. When a predetermined fill level is reached, the sludge collection tank 250 can be drained. By monitoring and/or determining the fill level, optimal post-sedimentation within the sludge collection tank 250 is achieved.

The sludge collection tank 250 has a permeable filter element 254, which preferably forms a wall region 256 of the sludge collection space 255, particularly preferably of the conical bottom 251. Preferably, the permeable filter element 254 is a filter paper or filter cloth.

In the sludge collection tank 250, a liquid collection space 257 is arranged beyond the sludge collection space 255. The retentate of the filter element 254 is collected in this liquid collection space 257, while the permeate remains in the sludge collection space 250, whereby the sludge phase is further concentrated. This preferably takes place over a period of 12-24 hours.

The retentate 258 is then returned from the liquid collection space 257 into the pre-separator 110, while the concentrated sludge 259, preferably after reaching the predetermined fill level, is drained from the sludge collection space 255 and the sludge collection tank 250 and can be fed to a drying system 260, for example a biological drying system . A process for biological drying is basically known and a corresponding exemplary process for biological drying of sewage sludge is described, among other things, in DE 41 11 314 C2 disclosed. The aforementioned document only describes a variant within the scope of the present invention and can also be done in another way. The dried sludge can then be processed into fertilizer, preferably together with collected food waste from the collecting container 112.

The sedimentation device 200 has a plurality of inclined slats 203, which are arranged obliquely at an angle of 2-45°, preferably 5-25°, compared to a vertical orientation of the slats. The sedimentation device designed as a lamella clarifier can also have a longitudinal axis 204, which is preferably arranged parallel to the vertical direction. The flow through the plate pack is from bottom to top. A gaseous medium, in particular air, can be blown in to support this and preferably. Accordingly, the sedimentation device 200 has a gas inlet, not shown, which is preferably arranged below individual lamellae or a lamella package.

The sedimentation device 200 also has an inlet opening 205 at which the line 130 opens into the sedimentation device 200. The inlet opening 205 is arranged above the sludge outlet 202. In addition, the sedimentation device 200 has an outlet opening 206 for a clarified liquid phase, which is arranged above the inlet opening 205. At A transition 220 is arranged in the drain opening 206. An overflow weir, not shown, is preferably arranged within the sedimentation device 200 and is arranged in the area of the drain opening 206.

The transfer line 220 then opens into a storage container 310 of an ultrafiltration system 300. The ultrafiltration system 300 also includes a dynamic tangential flow filtration system (cross flow) 320 with one or more ceramic filtration disks 332 rotatably mounted in a housing 331. The average pore size of the ceramic disks can advantageously be between 10-50 nm. They define a so-called ceramic rotation membrane. The pre-cleaned wastewater is circulated between the dynamic tangential filtration system 320 and the storage container 310.

A filtrate between 50-500 l/h, preferably between 150-400 l/h, is directed towards a storage tank 410 of the reverse osmosis system 400. The ultrafiltration system has appropriate means, for example a pump, one or more lines, and a control unit, which flushes the rotating membrane, preferably by generating backwash pulses. To control the periodicity of the generation of the backwash pulses, a sensor unit can be provided, in particular on a discharge line of the filtrate. A sensor unit can be, for example, a pressure sensor and/or an optical sensor for determining a turbidity content in the filtrate and/or a flow sensor.

Due to the return pulses, colloids and/or bacteria on the surface of the rotating membrane are removed and can be rinsed out as retentate or recirculated into the receiving container 310, thereby concentrating the supplied phase.

Short-chain fatty acids, which can cause a significant odor nuisance, such as butyric acid or the like, are not retained and are collected as part of the filtrate in the receiving tank 410 of the reverse osmosis system 400.

The reverse osmosis system 400 is equipped with a membrane 402 and is operated with a yield rate of preferably more than 60% by volume, preferably between 65-75% by volume. Reverse osmosis is known per se. The system is designed for a maximum provision of more than 100 l/h, preferably for a maximum provision of a quantity between 120-300 l/h. It has an osmosis container 410, for example with a wound membrane or another semi-permeable membrane 411, and an adjoining storage tank 420 for the permeate. The reverse osmosis system 400 has a drain line 430 for the permeate, which is arranged on a permeate drain 401 of the reverse osmosis system

The permeate provided has all the requirements for introduction into a conventional water network and can be used, for example, to flush toilets. Therefore, the drain line 430 can advantageously have a connection 431 to a sanitary facility. The storage tank 420 is part of the drain line 430. The storage tank 420 also has a fill level and/or limit level monitoring device 421, which initiates emergency emptying when a certain limit level in the storage tank is reached.

A disinfection dosing unit 440 for feeding a disinfectant into the permeate is also arranged along the drain line 430. The disinfection dosing unit 440 has a storage tank with disinfectant for water disinfection of a predetermined concentration. Typically this can be chlorine or another disinfectant such as NaClO, in particular between 0.1-1 ppm.

Furthermore, an activated carbon filter 450 is provided in or on the osmosis container 410 or along the drain line 430. This is preferably arranged in front of the disinfection dosing unit 440 in the direction of flow.

The osmosis container 410 has a concentrate drain 412, which serves to drain off a concentrate. The concentrate, in which the impurities remaining after ultrafiltration, are returned to the grease separator 100 via the concentrate drain 412. An increased COD content of up to 3300 mg/l vs. 1000 mg/l can be detected in the concentrate. Due to the comparatively small amount of wastewater in the concentrate, the dirt load is not of significant importance.

Detachable substances are completely removed by the above-described device 2 and semi-volatile lipophilic substances are largely removed.

1. 1. Küchenwasser vor Einleitung Abwassermenge (m³/d) = 1,9 Schwerflüchtige lipophile Stoffe, ber. als TR (mg/l) <150 CSB, ber. als O₂ (mg/l) < 1000 Absetzbare Stoffe, ber. als ABS (ml/l) < 10 Temperatur (°C) <35
2. 2. Küchenwasser am Filtrat-Ablauf der Ultrafiltration Abwassermenge (m³/d) = 1,9 pH-Wert7,0 - 7,5 Schwerflüchtige lipophile Stoffe, ber. als TR (mg/l) <5 CSB, ber. als O₂ (mg/l) < 1000 Absetzbare Stoffe, ber. als ABS (ml/l) < 1,0 Temperatur (°C) <35
3. 3. Küchenwasser am Konzentratablauf der Umkehrosmose Abwassermenge (m³/d) = 0,57 pH-Wert7,0 - 7,5 Schwerflüchtige lipophile Stoffe, ber. als TR (mg/l) <20 CSB, ber. als O₂ (mg/l) <3333 Absetzbare Stoffe, ber. als ABS (ml/l) < 2,0 Temperatur (°C) <35
4. 4. Küchenwasser am Permeatablauf der Umkehrosmose Abwassermenge (m³/d) = 1,33 pH-Wert6,5 - 7,5 Schwerflüchtige lipophile Stoffe, ber. als TR (mg/l) <2,0 CSB, ber. als O₂ (mg/l) <200 Absetzbare Stoffe, ber. als ABS (ml/l) < 0,5 Temperatur (°C) <35

Samples of kitchen wastewater were taken over a period of one year and various parameters were determined through full analyses:

1. 1. Kitchen water before discharge Amount of wastewater (m ³ /d) = 1.9 Semi-volatile lipophilic substances, calculated as TR (mg/l) <150 COD, calculated as O ₂ (mg/l) < 1000 Settable substances, calculated. as ABS (ml/l) < 10 temperature (°C) <35
2. 2. Kitchen water at the filtrate outlet of the ultrafiltration Amount of wastewater (m ³ /d) = 1.9 pH value 7.0 - 7.5 Semi-volatile lipophilic substances, calculated as TR (mg/l) <5 COD, calculated as O ₂ (mg/l) < 1000 Settable substances, calculated as ABS (ml/l) < 1.0 Temperature (°C) <35
3. 3. Kitchen water at the concentrate outlet of the reverse osmosis Amount of wastewater (m ³ /d) = 0.57 pH value 7.0 - 7.5 Semi-volatile lipophilic substances, calculated as TR (mg/l) <20 COD, calculated as O ₂ ( mg/l) <3333 Settable substances, calculated as ABS (ml/l) < 2.0 Temperature (°C) <35
4. 4. Kitchen water at the permeate outlet of the reverse osmosis Amount of wastewater (m ³ /d) = 1.33 pH value 6.5 - 7.5 Semi-volatile lipophilic substances, calculated as TR (mg/l) <2.0 COD, calculated as O ₂ (mg/l) <200 Settable substances, calculated as ABS (ml/l) < 0.5 Temperature (°C) <35

The aforementioned method and the aforementioned device processes kitchen water from system catering (QSR) into service water, which is suitable for flushing toilets or for watering gardens.

All of the resulting kitchen water is almost completely cleaned of low-volatility lipophilic substances (SLS) and the settled substances (ABS). The pH value of the wastewater is neutralized. The reverse osmosis concentrate, which reduces the wastewater flow by 70%, has an increased COD concentration while maintaining the same protective load after ultrafiltration treatment when it returns to the grease separator. The dissolved and undissolved ingredients of the wastewater are bound in the sludge, which can be processed in the dryer together with food waste into fertilizer for use in organic farming.

Reference symbol list

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contraption

4

Intake

5

Direction of flow

8th

Enrichment pathway

10

Coagulant

18

Regulatory path

22

means of regulation

100

Grease separator

101

container

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Partition

103

cables

104

separation area

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separation area

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overflow

107

Level sensor

108

Ventilation device

109

Device for generating compressed air

110

Pre-separator

111

Skimming device

112

Collection container

113

Receiving space for the grease separator container

120

Compressed gas nozzle

130

Line

140

Dosing device

150

Dosing unit

151

sensor

160

Means for reducing the flow velocity

200

sedimentation device

201

Sub-segment

202

mud drain

203

Slanted slats

204

Longitudinal axis

205

Inlet opening

206

Drain opening

210

Template container

220

Transition

230

Lamella clarifier

231

Level measuring device

250

Sludge collection tank

251

Floor

252

mud drain

253

Level sensor and/or level limit switch

254

Filter element

255

Mud collection room

256

Wall area

257

Liquid collection room

258

retentate

259

derived from concentrated sludge

260

Drying system

300

Ultrafiltration system

310

storage container

331

Housing

332

ceramic filtration discs

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Reverse osmosis system

401

Permeate drain

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Master tank / osmosis container

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Concentrate drain

420

storage tank

421

Fill level and/or limit level monitoring device

430

Drain line

431

Connection (sanitary system)

440

Disinfectant dosing unit

450

Activated carbon filter

QUOTES INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• DE 4111314 C2 [0048]

Non-patent literature cited

• DIN EN 12566 [0003]

Claims (11)

Use of a lamella clarifier (230) in a sedimentation device (200) of a device (2) for treating wastewater containing oil and/or fat, the device (2) comprising the following elements: - an inlet (4) for supplying the water to be treated, - the sedimentation device (200) adjoining the inlet (4) for sedimentation of suspended matter from the water to be treated, the sedimentation device (200) being at least - an enrichment path (8) for enriching the water to be treated with a coagulant (10) and - has a regulating path (18) adjoining the enrichment path for introducing a regulating agent (22) which adjusts the pH value of the water, and - a filter device (28) adjoining the sedimentation device (200) with a filter medium (30) and - A reverse osmosis device (40) connected to the filter device (28) for further purification of the water and the device (2) being designed to process an inlet volume of less than 1000 l/h. Use after Claim 1 , characterized in that the lamella clarifier (230) has a housing with a longitudinal axis (204), the angle of inclination of the lamellae (203) being between 2-45°, preferably 5-25°, relative to a longitudinal axis (204) of the housing . Use according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the average lamella spacing of the lamellae (203) of the lamella clarifier (230) is between 1-8 cm, preferably between 2-4 cm. Use according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lamella clarifier (230) has a bottom region (201) which is conical and has a sludge outlet (202). Use according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lamella clarifier (230) has a level measuring device (231) and/or at least one limit switch, preferably a capacitive level measuring device, for monitoring and/or determining a level of the liquid and a phase boundary between sludge and liquid and wherein the sedimentation device (200) has a control and evaluation unit which is designed to regulate the sludge outlet depending on the level of the phase boundary. Use according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sedimentation device (200) has a sludge collection container (250) with a sludge collection space (255) and with a filter medium (254) which partially delimits the sludge collection space (255), the filter medium (254 ) is preferably designed as a disposable filter medium, particularly preferably filter paper. Use according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the level of the sludge collection container (250) is monitored, the sedimentation device (200) having a control and evaluation unit which is set up to control the emptying of the sludge collection container (200) depending on the level. Use according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sedimentation device (200) has a drying system (260) for drying the sludge phase. Use according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sedimentation device (200) has a return line (258) for returning a filtrate from the sludge collection container (250) into a fat separator (100) upstream of the sedimentation system (200). Use according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lamella clarifier (230) has means for cleaning in a CIP process. Use according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water to be treated is a fatty kitchen wastewater with a COD value of on average more than 3,000 mg/l.

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