GB2146913A - A process and apparatus for purification of contaminated liquid and recovery of precious materials - Google Patents

A process and apparatus for purification of contaminated liquid and recovery of precious materials Download PDF

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GB2146913A
GB2146913A GB08325321A GB8325321A GB2146913A GB 2146913 A GB2146913 A GB 2146913A GB 08325321 A GB08325321 A GB 08325321A GB 8325321 A GB8325321 A GB 8325321A GB 2146913 A GB2146913 A GB 2146913A
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Bruno Marchesini
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02FTREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F11/00Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor
    • C02F11/12Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor by de-watering, drying or thickening
    • C02F11/121Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor by de-watering, drying or thickening by mechanical de-watering
    • C02F11/123Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor by de-watering, drying or thickening by mechanical de-watering using belt or band filters
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D29/00Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor
    • B01D29/09Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor with filtering bands, e.g. movable between filtering operations
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D29/00Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor
    • B01D29/60Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor integrally combined with devices for controlling the filtration
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D29/00Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor
    • B01D29/76Handling the filter cake in the filter for purposes other than for regenerating
    • B01D29/80Handling the filter cake in the filter for purposes other than for regenerating for drying
    • B01D29/84Handling the filter cake in the filter for purposes other than for regenerating for drying by gases or by heating
    • B01D29/843Handling the filter cake in the filter for purposes other than for regenerating for drying by gases or by heating by direct contact with a fluid
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D29/00Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor
    • B01D29/88Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor having feed or discharge devices
    • B01D29/92Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor having feed or discharge devices for discharging filtrate
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D37/00Processes of filtration
    • B01D37/02Precoating the filter medium; Addition of filter aids to the liquid being filtered
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D37/00Processes of filtration
    • B01D37/03Processes of filtration using flocculating agents
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02FTREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/52Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities
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    • C02TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02FTREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F11/00Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor
    • C02F11/12Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor by de-watering, drying or thickening
    • C02F11/13Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor by de-watering, drying or thickening by heating
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    • C02TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02FTREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F9/00Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage

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Abstract

Contaminated water is supplied through a pipe (1) to at least one basin (2) provided with a stirrer, into which a flocculant or filter aid from a metering device (3) is introduced. After mixing, a pump (5) conveys the liquid to a filter comprising a pervious support plate (7), a conveyor belt (8) and a roll of filtering paper (9), sliding under at least one bell (10), vertically movable under the action of suitable operating driving and controlling means (11, 12, 13, 14). The liquid is filtered through the filter paper (9) under the bells (10), and subsequently the bells are emptied of water and the mud which remains on the paper is dried by hot air from source 15. After lifting of the bells (10), the conveyor carries the paper and dried mud to a collection station (16). The mud and paper are later burnt to eliminate the contaminating materials and to recover possible precious constituents. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION A process and apparatus for depuration treatment of contaminated liquid and recovery of precious materials This invention is concerned with a process and apparatus for depuration treatment of industrial contaminated liquid and possible recovery of precious materials with dehydration of muds which are intended to be burnt.
As is well known, liquid such as water from various industrial operations, such as goldsmith processing, motor vehicle washing, civil drains or sewers, fabric dyeing, fabric washing, skin tanning, galvanic baths and the like, is contaminated by organic and inorganic substances when it is discharged.
Therefore, the problem arises of purifying such discharge water to render it atoxic and thus no longer contaminating, by separating the various contaminating factors which, in the form of dry mud, can be then burnt and eliminated in suitable systems. These systems do not form part of the present invention, but are anyhow well known to those skilled in the art.
There is also the problem that water from industrial procesings sometimes has a content of precious materials and in any case reusable materials, whereby it would be highly advantageous to separate such recoverable materials from the purified water and muds to be destroyed or eliminated. This is particularly true in the filed of goldsmith industry, where it may occur that discharge water contains in not negligible percentage precious materials or metals, which should be accordingly advantageously recovered.
At present, processing systems are known for liquid depuration with mud dehydration, which require long processing times, several complicated operations as well as considerable floor space, whereby wide installation areas are required.
Due to their complexity, such systems are readily liable to failure and jamming, and because of their dimensions and operating costs, their installation is difficult at small craftsmans workshops.
It is the object of the present invention to provide a process which can obtain optimal results in short times, and which complies with the various standards in force against contamination, and an apparatus which can be installed in a small space, and has particularly easy and automatic operation withoutneeding skilled operators.
It is the object of said process and apparatus to provide for automatically separating all of the organic and inorganic substances from contaminated liquid, preferably further providing for the depuration operation of the liquid in a continuous step, which liquid is still in movement and accordingly without any shutdown of the depuration process (for example, mud precipitation).
The system is preferably provided with timers and automatic devices enabling contaminated liquid from any source and of any toxicity degree to be processed.
According to one aspect of the invention, I provide a process for depuration treatment of contaminated liquid and recovery of precious materials, in which contaminated liquid is introduced through a pipe into at least one processing basin provided with a stirrer, a chemical reactant from a metering device is introduced into the or each basin, the processed liquid being supplied from the or each basin to a mud dehydrating unit, the unit comprising at least one vertically movable bell, a conveyor belt and a filtering element under, and movable laterally relative to the or each bell, a filtering plate underlying the belt, and driving and controlling means, the processed liquid being passed through the bell or one of the bells, whereby the movable filtering element retains the solid particles as mud in the bell, with the cleaned liquid exiting from the underlying filtering plate, the mud being dried in the bell by a supply of hot air, the bell being lifted and the conveyor belt operated to carry the mud to a collection station to be subjected to a burning operation to eliminate the contaminating materials and to recover precious materials.
According to a further aspect of the invention, I provide apparatus for depuration treatment of contaminated liquid and recovery of precious materials, comprising an inlet pipe for supplying contaminated liquid to at least one processing basin, the or each basin being provided with a stirrer, a metering device for a chemical reactant for supply to the or each said processing basin, a pump provided with valve units and pressure gauge for carrying said processed liquid from the or each processing basin to a mud dehydrating unit, the unit comprising at least one vertically movable bell, a conveyor belt and a filtering element under, and movable laterally relative to, the or each bell, a filtering plate underlying the belt, driving and controlling means, including driving means for the conveyor belt and lifing and lowering means for the bell or bells, the processed liquid being passed through the bell or bells such that the filtering element retains the solid particles as mud in the bell or bells and the cleaned liquid exits from the filtering plate, the apparatus including means for supplying hot air to dry the mud collected in the bells, the driving and controlling means then being operated to carry the mud to a collection station to be subjected to a burning operation to eliminate the contaminating materials and recover precious materials.
The invention will now be further described with reference to an unrestrictive embodiment thereof to be considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, which is a general schematic view of the apparatus according to the invention. The apparatus is particularly useful for treating contaminated water.
In the drawing, reference numeral 1 designates an inlet pipe for contaminated water, which supplies the contaminated water to processing basins 2 and 4 by suitable valves. When the basin 2 has been filled, the system automatically meters, through a metering device, a chemical reactant of any suitable nature, as commercially available, into the basin 2 from a basin 3. It should be noted that the several basins designated at 2, 3 and 4 are each provided with a stirrer. Upon completion of introduction of the chemical reactant from the basin 3 to the basin 2, the conaminated water from the pipe 1 is caused to flow to the processing basin 4. After completion of the processing reaction in the basin 2, the pump 5 is automatically operated and supplies the processed water to the dehydrating unit, shown at the right of the drawing.
When the processed water in the basin 2 has been used up, the pump 5 will automatically draw the water from the basin 4, which has also already been processed with reactant, and will supply it to the dehydrating unit. Thus, the cycle may be continuous or anyhow without considerable breaks or interruptions.
Particularly, it should be noted that, while not being shown, a compressed air conduit or pipe could be connected to basin 3 to facilitate the exit of reactant to the basins 2 and 4.
Referring now to the righthand portion of the drawing, the schematic sectional view shows the automatic mud dehydrating unit for the water as obtained by the above described cyclic process.
This unit comprises a bilateral supporting frame, designated at 6, supporting a filtering plate 7, which underlies a conveyor belt 8, a roll of filter paper 9, and at least one vertically movable filtering bell 10.
The filter paper 9 is carried by the belt 8, both of which are laterally movable relative to the bells. As shown, there are provided three bells 10 having lifting and lowering means comprising hydraulic cylinders 11 controlled by a central unit 12 fitted with electric panel and a thrust meter or pressure switch 13, the whole mechanism being also controlled by the electric panel 14. The panel 14 also controls driving means for controlling operation of the conveyor belt 8.
Shortly, the operation is as follows.
As above mentioned, the previously processed water is drawn by pump 5 from the processing basins 2 or 4, depending on the cycle position. At this time, the filter paper 9 has been already inserted under the filtering bells 10 at sealing pressure position shown at 101. The water is passed through the bells 10 and is thus filtered through the filter paper 9, which retains in the bell as mud all of the solid particles, including those formed under the action of the reactants in said basins 2 or 4. The water exits in a cleaned state from the underlying filtering plate 7. As the mud is formed within the filtering bells 10, a pressure switch 18 senses an increase in pressure.Once said pressure switch 18 has been calibrated to the desired exchange press ure, compressed air enters through the pipe, desing ated at 15, which will cause the outlet of the remaining cleaned water. Upon completion of this; operation, hot air is supplied through the heating unit 17, which may be operated by any power supply, to dry the mud. At the end of this dehydration operation, the cylinders 11 are automatically operated to move the bells 10 to the raised position designated at 102, leaving on the paper and conveyor belt the filtered solid and dry mud ready for burning.
Still automatically, the powered belt 8 carries the pressed mud on the filter paper 9 to the collecting tray 16, and moves fresh filter paper 9 under the bells 10. Now, the bells 10, as suitably driven, move again downward to position 101, under the control given by the electric panel 14, so that the whole operation is started again.
It clearly appears that the invention is not restricted to the details herein shown and/or described.
For example, as above mentioned, various reactants can be used in basin 3, such as active powder carbon in addition to diatomite and resins, as well as flocculants of any nature. The system could also be provided with various numbers of processing basins and bells, depending on the desired yield, the bells 10 being parallel or series connected. Similarly, the lifing means for said bells 10 could be of any kind, such as hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic, etc. Likewise, instead of said filter paper 9, filtering fabrics or felts could be used, or a bed of filtering material, such as diatomite and the like.
It is also evident that such a system could be also used for filtering such alimentary substances as oil, beverages, strong and soft drinks and the like.
Therefore, the invention is not restricted to the details as herein shown and/or described, but also includes all of those changes or equivalent forms as implemented on the ground of the present inventive concept.

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1. A process for depuration treatment of contaminated liquid and recovery of precious materials, in which contaminated liquid is introduced through a pipe into at least one processing basin provided with a stirrer, a chemical reactant from a metering device is introduced into the or each basin, the processed liquid being supplied from the or each basin to a mud dehydrating unit, the unit comprising at least one vertically movable bell, a conveyor belt and a filtering element under, and movable laterally relative to, the or each bell, a filtering plate underlying the belt, and driving and controlling means, the processed liquid being passed through the bell or one of the bells, whereby the movable filtering element retains the solid particles as mud in the bell, with the cleaned liquid exiting from the underlying filtering plate, the mud being dried in the bell by a supply of hot air, the bell being lifted and the conveyor belt operated to carry the mud to a collection station to be subjected to a burning operation to eliminate the contaminating materials and to recover precious materials.
2. A process as claimed in claim 1, in which compressed air is supplied to the chemical reactant metering device.
3. Apparatus for depuration treatment of contaminated liquid and recovery of precious materials, comprising an inlet pipe for supplying contami nated liquid to at least one processing basin, the or each basin being provided with a stirrer, a metering device for a chemical reactant for supply to the or each said processing basin, a pump provided with valve units and pressure gauge for carrying said processed liquid from the or each processing basin to a mud dehydrating unit, the unit comprising at least one vertically movable bell, a conveyor belt and a filtering element under, and movable laterally relative to, the or each bell, a filtering plate underlying the belt, driving and controlling means, including driving means for the conveyor belt and lifing and lowering means for the bell or bells, the processed liquid being passed through the bell or bells such that the filtering element retains the solid particles as mud in the bell or bells and the cleaned liquid exits from the filtering plate, the apparatus including means for supplying hot air to dry the mud collected in the bells, the driving and controlling means then being operated to carry the mud to a collection station to be subjected to a burning operation to eliminate the contaminating materials and recover precious materials.
4. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, in which the filtering element comprises filtering paper unwound from a roll.
5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, in which the filtering element comprises a bed of filtering material.
6. A process for depuration treatment of contaminated liquid and recovery of precious materials substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
7. Apparatus for depuration treatment of contaminated liquid and recovery of precious materials substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
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