WO2012107936A2

WO2012107936A2 - A devise and method to separate at entry polluted water from clean water and treat it inside a river and inside a lake

Info

Publication number: WO2012107936A2
Application number: PCT/IN2012/000088
Authority: WO
Inventors: Panduranga Revankar Krishna Prasad
Original assignee: Panduranga Revankar Krishna Prasad
Priority date: 2011-02-08
Filing date: 2012-02-08
Publication date: 2012-08-16
Also published as: WO2012107936A3

Abstract

A Devise System and Method to separate at entry polluted water from clean water and treat it inside a river and inside a lake by apportionment of a river and a lake for polluted water, using plastic film barrier based chambers for separation, storage and treatment. Open and closed channels for separate flow with isolator, connector Sediment suction and concentrator, River flow based concentration, Compressed air generator powered from windmill, water drops and muscle power, biogas driven engine and electric power used for aeration and membrane filtration in tertiary treatment, Separate flow of pollutants to outside city enabling clean areas in river and lake for use in cities for various activities. A low infrastructure cost solution, using renewable energy generated from waste, utilizing waste plastic of the cities to solve the pollution and water problem.

Description

TITLE : A DEVISE AND METHOD TO SEPARATE AT ENTRY POLLUTED WATER FROM CLEAN WATER AND TREAT IT INSIDE A RIVER AND INSIDE A LAKE

The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed TITLE: A DEVISE AND METHOD TO SEPARATE AT ENTRY POLLUTED WATER FROM CLEAN WATER AND TREAT IT INSIDE A RIVER AND INSIDE A LAKE

CLAIMS OF PRIORITY

[0001] This patent application claims priority from the Provisional Patent Application No.358 /CHE/2011 filed on 08 February 20.11.

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

[0002] This disclosure relates generally to technical fields of pollution management in water with major portion of water treatment infrastructure being inside a river and a lake , and in one embodiment to a devise ,system and method to separate polluted water from clean water and prestine water and treat the same in a portion of the river inside itself and a lake inside itself , to solve the practical problem of lake and river pollution , utilize the potential of organic pollutant to generate biogas using the energy for water treatment process and extract energy from muscle power of people doing exercise , wind power and water power of even small height drops for directly compressing air for aeration, for low cost treatment and low infrastructure cost and effective recycling of cities own waste plastic, we have not found any prior art with separate channels in a river for conveying polluted water our invention enables the major polluting source at and around cities where pollutants get added , to bypass within the city making the river clean for various human activities , free the city from the bad smell .Although The prior art teaches plastic enclosure for treatment of water with chemicals and microbial purification .the context is in rejuvenation lakes while our method system and devise ensures continous management of pollutants with clearly demarcated clean zone and treatment zone, involvings separation at entry by using open and closed floating channels., the absence of solution glaringly indicated by polluted rivers passing through cities inspite of extensive research and development in water technology and funds spent on reguvination shows the need for the present invention which is not obvious from the prior art .a classical example is the river Yamuna passing through Delhi in India which inspired the inventor to the present devise. The utilization of waste plastics which is a Major material component of the system making infrastructure costs lower by a huge factor of around 50 times lower compared to similar capacity treatment plant on land based structures tanks used in conventional treatment plants. Reference is made to the same inventors patents WO/2009/098718 a device to transfer and store freshwater, collect rainfall on sea and grow vegetation on sea surface (WO/2009/128090) a device to treat freshwater and process sewage containing freshwater in the sea , Conventional water treatment plants try to breakdown pollutants in shortest possible time ,using low volume tanks . ths leads to high energy use and costs.The present invention allows larger time to decompose by taking a large volume of water body , allowing more time for microbes to do a good job of cleaning, which is an important step of the present invention. SUMMARY

[0003] A devise and method to separate polluted water from clean water and prestine water and treat the same in a portion of the river itself and a lake itsel , to sol ve the practical problem of lake and river pollution , utilize the potential of sewage to generate biogas using the energy for water treatment process and extract energy from muscle power of people doing exercise , wind power and water power of even small height drops for directly compressing air for aeration, at low cost treatment and low infrastructure cost and effective recycling of cities own waste plastic, In one aspect, a device includes a separate channel for polluted water inside a river with treatment chambers inside a portion of a river . a separate portion of a lake i¾¾ for entry and treatment chambers inside a lake the treatment chambers are being bio gas digestor, microbial purifier chamber , aerator and chemical treatment chamber , toxic water treatment chamber, azola growing chamber , sludge storage chamber ,all above mentioned chambers are made of plastic film held by floats , with chamber having a flexible attachable detachable fabric reinforced plastic joint with latching clip sleeve at central middle part of chamber to enable deployment and retraction of chambers during floods . the wall of chamber is double layered with stainless steel electrodes to detect leakage and repair by applying patches of plastic film with hydrophobic adhesives . a chlorine dispenser is provided to prevent crabs from damaging the film. A netting is provided to prevent damage from diving birds and also to enclose non damaging fish to control crabs and other aquatic organisms that can tear the film. In another aspect, the energy required for aeration is taken from renewable sources with low cost wind mills one of horizonal blades and one of vertical blades directly driving a air compressor , water drops at river driving a turbine coupled to air compressor and making use of muscle energy from exercising people at lake side and river side to compress air . floating spheres with fin like projection is suspended in aerator chamber to use wind energy and rising air bubbles for better aeration.

In another aspect separator channel for sewage canal ensures that no bad smell in emanated from the sewage system there by making a city cleaner, the separator channel for sewage which is a continuous process digestor anaerobically fermenting sewage components during the course of flow out of the city and releasing methane as a rewenable energy source, .effective rodent management is taken with multiple traps and by using biological control with non poisonous snakes to prevent damage to films. In another aspect a method of treatment as part of the system a tertiary treatment devise on land near a river and a lake where required to purify the water to drinking water standards, a membrane filter where air pressure from wind mill and water drop drive is used to filter through the water in renewable energy based manner to the extent possible, and Ion exchange process is utilized .

{0004] The device, systems, and methods disclosed herein may be implemented in any means for achieving various aspects, and may be executed in a form of a machine- readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform any of the operations disclosed herein. Other features will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description that follows.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0001] Example embodiments are illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements and in which:

[0002] . Figure 1 is a Top view of a river with separator being a closed type channel with isolator connector and U shaped. connector to allow boats to cross, according to one embodiment.

[0003] Figure 2 is a top view of a lake with separator demarcating area to separate entry and separate inlet for polluted water for treating polluted water , according to one embodiment.

[0004] Figure 3 is a system view of entire devise comprising of Bio gas chamber, microbial purifier chamber , aeration and chemical treatment chamber, azola growing chamber, circulator concentrator according to one embodiment.

[0005] Figure 4 is a cross section view of circulator concentrator , according to one embodiment.

[0006] Figure 5 is a cross section view of the River flow based concentrator, according to one embodiment.

[0007] Figure 6 is a cross section view of the Bio gas digestor chamber , according to one embodiment. [0008] Figure 7 is a cross section view of the microbial purifier, aeration and chemical treatment chamber, according to one embodiment.

(0009) Figure 8 is a cross section view of the Exerciser based air pump, according to one embodiment.

[0010] Figure 9 is a cross section view of the separator channel in sewage , according to one embodiment.

[0011 ] Other features of the present embodiments will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description that follows.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0012] A device, system and method to separate polluted water from clean water and pristine water and treat the same in a portion inside the river itself and a lake itself , to solve the practical problem of lake and river pollution are disclosed.

Although the present embodiments have been described with reference to Specific example embodiments, it will be evident that various modifications and changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the various embodiments.

[0013] Figure 1 is a Top view of a river with separator being a closed type channel with isolator connector and U shaped connector to allow boats to cross, according to one embodiment .

[0014] . Particularly, Figure 1 illustrates a river 101 having separator closed type channel 102 inside it , with Isolator connectors 1,02 and U shaped connector 104 to allow boats to cross at designated locations , according to one embodiment. [0015] The separator channel 102 (e.g., the open type channel, and the closed type channel) may be used to convey separately the polluted water and sewage to outside the city to treatment and storage chambers . the polluted water and sewage may be conveyed to the sea for treatment in a sea based treatment system. The isolator connector being made from rigid plastic is very essential in deployment under windy conditions as a Module and for retraction for repairs and during impeding floods. Figure 2 is a top view of a lake with separator , demarcating area to separate entry and separate inlet for polluted water for treating polluted water Particularly, Figure 2 illustrates the Lake 105, the Treatment and storage chamber area 106 , according to one embodiment.

[0016] The separation of the zone with isolated inlets is very important in managing the pollution which is difficult to prevent in reality in many developing countries, use of renewable energy for water treatment is illustrated by a wind mill to supply compressed air for aeration.

f0017] In example embodiment, Figure 2 illustrates the importance of zone separation . This over comes the need for land based water treatment plants which are highly capital intensive and there is a shortage of land space in the cities.

[0018] Figure 3 is a system view of entire devise according to one embodiment. Particularly Figure 3 illustrates the circulator concentrator 201, with submersible motor for impeller 202 , Bio gas digester chamber 203 held by floats 204 , having on top a gas collector sheet held down by weights 205, decantation outlet 206 with pump 207, the chamber anchored by rope 208, out let for undigested organic matter 215 to sledge storage chamber, Microbial purifier chamber 209 , with surface filter 210 , microbial growth corrugation 211 , with outlet 213 with pump , to aeration and chemical treatment chamber 212, having aerator pipe 214, azola growing chamber 217 with one of azola a aquatic fern to remove nitrogenous and phosphorus compounds . 10019) Figure 4 is a cross section view of circulator concentrator. Particularly, Figure 4 illustrates rigid inverted U shaped tube 301 having a submersible electric motor 302 with impeller 303 , a coarse screen 304 and a fine screen 305 flow through which can be diverted by closing Valve 306 operated by a cable 31 1 , the concentrated organic matter with water sent outlet 308 with valve 307 , to the bio gas digestor chamber, buoyancy float 310 enables easy handling of the concentrator held by plastic ropes from a boat 309 which gets a electric wire for powering the motor , according to one embodiment.

[0020] Figure 5 is a cross section view of the River flow based concentrator , according to one embodiment. Particularly, Figure 5 illustrates the coarse filter 312, the fine filter 31 3, the valve 314 , Isolator connector 31 8, the out let channel 317 with valve 316 and anchorage rope 315 , according to one embodiment.

[0021] In example embodiment, the river flow concentrator may be attached -to separator channel of closed type.

[0022] Figure 6 is a cross section view of the Bio gas digestor chamber, according to one embodiment. Particularly, Figure 6 illustrates the Bio gas digestor chamber 401, multi chamber wall with leak detection stainless steel electrode , sensor 403 , top frame 404 bio gas retainer film 405 held down by weight 406 , anchorage rope 407, top floats 408 holding the chamber ,decantation outlet with pump 409 , attachable detachable weights held by floats 410 to take the digestor below the water surface in heavy winds, according to one embodiment.

[0023] Figure 6 illustrates Bio gas digestor chamber crucial to generate bio gas which is used to run engines- to generate electricity needed for water treatment processes and also to run compressor for aerator and power for tertiary treatment for higher quality driniking water standard is required.

[0024] Figure 7 is a cross section view of the microbial purifier , aeration and chemical treatment chamber , according to one embodiment. Particularly, Figure 7 illustrates a microbial purifier chamber held by floats 420 with attachable detachable weights 419 , a corrugation of plastic material with large surface area 412 , which has on top a filter 414 , to which water decanted from bio gas digestor is pumped from pump 413, after the action of microbes the water is pumped through outlet 415 with pump 416 to the aerator chamber having aerator pipe 417 with nozzles , according to one embodiment.

[0025] Figure 7 illustrates the microbial purifier chamber and the aerator chamber which is also used for chemical treatment.

[0026] Figure 8 is a cross section view of the Exerciser based air pump , according to one embodiment. Particularly, Figure 8 illustrates the step on cylinder 501 , piston 502 with shaft having spring 503 ,and a valve 504 with compressed air going out through pipe 505 to storage tank and then to aerator . according to one embodiment.

[0027] A person stepping on the pumps step is not only getting better exercise since more calories are burnt for the lifting action but is also doing useful work of aerating the water enabling the microbes to clear the pollutants. [0028] Figure 9 is a cross section view of the separator channel in sewage canal according to one embodiment. Particularly, Figure 9 illustrates Isolator Connector 601 made of rigid plastic material , and anchoured by plastic rope 602 , some of the isolator connector having impeller 603 driven by one of electric motor 605 to move the sewage 607 , a outlet pipe 606 for methane gas generated to be used to drive an engine to power the process. , according to one embodiment.

[0029] The separator channel for sewage ensures that no bad smell in emanated from the sewage system there by making a city cleaner.

Figure 9 illustrates the separator channel for sewage which is a continuous process digestor anaerobically fermenting sewage components during the course of flow out of the city and releasing methane as a renewable energy source, effective rodent management is taken with multiple traps and by using biological control with non poisonous snakes to prevent damage to films.

[0030] Although the present embodiments have been described with reference to specific example embodiments, it will be evident that various modifications and changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the various embodiments.

[0031] In addition, it will be appreciated that the various operations, processes, and methods disclosed herein may be embodied in a machine-readable medium and/or a machine accessible medium compatible with a data processing system (e.g., a computer system), and may be performed in any order (e.g., including using means for achieving the various operations). Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.

Claims

I Claim;

1 A devise system , and method to separate at inlet and treat polluted water inside a river and inside a lake by apportionment of a river and a lake for polluted water , using plastic film barrier based chambers for separation with the devise comprising of sedimentation chamber , biogas digestor , filtration and microbial purifer chamber ,chemical treatment and aeration chamber , azola and aquatic plant culture chamber, sludge decomposing chamber, Toxic waste treatment chamber

Open and closed channels for separate flow in river and lake with isolator connector Sediment Organic matter suction and concentrator,

River flow based sediment concentration ,

Compressed air generator powered from^windmill directly driving air compressor pump , water drops driving a turbine and human muscle power , biogas driven engine and electric power,

Plastic Film used for above mentioned chambers with leak detection electrodes with conducting grid , fish repeller electrodes with pulsed power supply, chlorine dispenser near chamber wall for preventing damage from crabs, netting for protection from aquatic birds and reptiles.,

Microprocessors to detect leakage , sensors and bio chamber to monitor for toxic waste ,

leakage containment zone formed from suspended plastic film held by floats,

Floating platform with crane for deployment and retrieval of chambers , open and closed channels and river flow organic concentrators

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 :

Wherein the suction concentrator comprises of bent inverted U shaped rigid collector tube having a impeller driven by one of submersible electric motor to creates suction and one of suction pump on a floating boat connected to outlet pipe, which pulls in sedimented organic matter through a coarse filter and a fine filter, between which the organic matter is concentrated, a closing valve after the fine filter operated by a cable , a outlet pipe with valve to carry flow along with concentrated organic matter to biogas digestor chamber, by closing the valve present after the fine filter and opening the valve in outlet pipe.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 :

Wherein the river flow based concentrator comprises of a channel formed by plastic film held by isolator connector which is a rigid structure made of plastic ,with a coarse filter followed by a fine filter and a value in isolator connector , the organic matter collecting in between being sent through outlet pipe to biogas digestor , wherein the isolator connector at both ends enable dessembly for cleaning the filters . Isolator Connector is connected with safety feature of load limitcr which disengages the channel on excess pulling loads to avoid damage to the concentrator.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 :

Wherein the Bio gas digester chamber is held by multi-chambered floats forming the upper periphery, a protection jacket being multi-chambered made from plastic film encloses the storage chamber to enable detection of leakage for taking up repair, a occurrence of leakage is detected through stainless steel electrodes as sensors by change in electrical conductivity, digester chamber is held by multi-chambered plastic floats embedded with plastic ropes to provide hold for strong anchorage, and stabilization, chamber to rest on river bed and lake bed where it is shallow. A plastic sheet is used to cover the storage chamber to collect methane gas which is held down , by weights,the plastic sheets slides over the floats, weights are attached to the plastic sheet to hold in tight position, and to apply pressure to allow the flow of methane gas.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 :

Wherein the Biogas digester chamber, the microbial purifier chamber, the aerator and chemical treatment chamber, the toxic water treatment chamber and sludge

decomposing chamber and azola growing chamber are all made of at least plastic flexible film with reinforcing fiber thread and polymeric fabric coated with plastic and of rubber sheet reinforced with fiber thread and metal cable for strength , and Wherein the plastic film is made of two layers including a strong thick outer layer made of recycled plastic, and an inner thin layer made of much thinner newly synthesized plastic to give better sealing, layers oriented in opposite directions of highest strength . to reduce tear, and conducting plastics and conducting ceramics embedded in grid pattern as wire with stainless steel electrode to detect leakage , wherein the plastic film exposed to sunlight is incorporated with ultraviolet protective chemicals to protect from ultra violet radiation,, the chamber is formed of multi-chambered wall., on the outside of the chamber is provided a chlorine dispenser to create a zone where crabs and aquatic organisms can not survive, there by avoiding damage to the film

6. The.device as claimed in claim 1 :

Wherein microbial purifier filter chamber comprising a filter made of plastic mesh at top receiving decanted water from bio gas reactor and from inlet coarse filter followed by floating plastic film corrugations as porous matrix , having large surface area to allow microbial growth which helps in decomposing various organic fractions with provision for aeration provided with pipe and nozzles when needed , the water is pumped after a period to the aerator chamber formed from the multi-chambered wall made of plastic film having aerator pipe with nozzles for air flow and is also used for chemical treatment one of chlorine and for aeration to allow aerobic microbes to do the cleaning process following which the water is passed through a filter , pumped out to clean water zone, wherein a toxic water chamber where water detected with high levels of toxic compounds is sent from inlet and separating channels is treated with one of clay to adsorb the compounds and other suitable neutralizing chemicals , a storage chamber for sledge for long period decomposition and removal for use as fertilizer and excess for landfills.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1 :

Wherein the compressed air needed for aeration is generated by means of a compressor pump driven directly by one of horizontal wind turbine and one of vertical wind turbine , a paddle wheel hydro turbine using small drops and methane based engine to drive compressor and from electric power is used wherein the compressed air is stored in tank to get the right pressure and slow release and wherein wind energy effect in aeration is enhanced by floating plastic spheres with fin projections which turn on the water surface by wind and by air bubbles from aerator pipe leading to aeration.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1 :

Wherein the separator channel is made of plastic component is at least one of an open type channel, and a closed type channel used to transfer the pollutant containing water, and wherein the open type channel is formed of at least flexible plastic film reinforced by fiber threads and polymeric fabric coated with plastic and of rubber sheet reinforced with fiber thread and metal cable for strength, held by multi-chambered floats with Isolator Connector being rigid having directional valve, and points for fixing plastic ropes for anchorage, and stabilization, and floats with detachable re attachable weights for wind management which are reattached later and till that time held by separate floats, and wherein the plastic flexible film surrounded by leakage detection chambers with sensors, and wherein the closed type channels is formed of flexible plastic film reinforced with fiber threads with Isolator Connector being rigid having directional valve, and points for fixing plastic ropes for anchorage, and stabilization, and floats with detachable and re attachable weights for wind management which are reattached later and till that time held by separate floats, and wherein Isolator Connector is connected with safety feature of load limiter which disengages the channel on excess pulling loads to avoid damage to the channels, and wherein the open and closed type channels being made of Modular components assembly, disassembly ,repair , and protection during floods is possible.

9 I Claim

A exerciser person activated air pump which comprises of a step on cylinder with extended floor to enable easy stepping, the cylinder having a piston with shaft having a spring to return back the cylinder after foot is removed, the shaft being fixed in the hole made in the ground , a directional valve to allow compressed air to outlet pipe which sends it to a storage tank to build up pressure and use the compressed air for aeration in the aeration chamber .

10. I claim

Separator channel in sewage canals , the separator channel comprising of plastic film based closed channel as claimed in Claim 8 having Isolator Connector being made of rigid plastic material some of which has a impeller driven by one of motor fixed on Isolator connector coupled by belt drive, to move the sewage in the required direction, wherein the sewage channel is a continuous process digestor anaerobicaly fermenting sewage components during the course of flow out of the city and releasing methan e collected by means of outlet pipes on top part of channel , wherein separator channel is provide with pipes for high pressure water for removing chokes and wherein effective rodent management is taken with multiple traps and by using biological control with non poisonous snakes to prevent damage to films.

1 1 I claim

A method of treatment as part of the system a tertiary treatment devise on land near a river and a lake where required to purify the water to drinking water standards, a membrane filter where air pressure from wind mill and water drop drive is used to filter through the water in renewable energy based manner to the extent possible, and Ion exchange process is utilized .