System and method for treating waste water by means of passive phosphorus capture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9682879
APP PUB NO 20150353400A1
SERIAL NO

14438370

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The invention relates to a system and a method for treating waste water using a passive phosphorus-capture filter lined with wood activated by the impregnation of a metal in the form of hydroxide, more specifically aluminum hydroxide or iron hydroxide. This system demonstrates phosphorus removal performances which are very closely linked to the release of iron and which support the observation that iron releases follow a cyclical trend. The method according to the invention also clearly demonstrates the cyclical nature of the reduction of phosphorus, directly linked to the same cycle of iron release at the outlet. When the medium is aerobic, it can precipitate the released iron in the form of hydroxide and thereby limit the release of iron into the outflow water and consequently its residual phosphorus. This model thus allows the service life of the system to be extended, while simultaneously taking advantage of the precipitation/solubilization cycle of the iron observed in the medium under reducing conditions.

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CENTRE DE RECHERCHE INDUSTRIELLE DU QUEBEC333 FRANQUET QUEBEC (QUEBEC) G1P 4C7

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Buelna, Gerardo Quebec, CA 9 65
Dube, Rino Quebec, CA 4 15
Lessard, Paul Quebec, CA 4 29
Savard, Sylvain L'Ancienne-Lorette, CA 5 33
Thibault, Thomas Quebec, CA 33 409

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