EP3562786A1 - Procédé de traitement de l'eau de mer par biofloculation et flottation, et installation correspondante - Google Patents
Procédé de traitement de l'eau de mer par biofloculation et flottation, et installation correspondanteInfo
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- the field of the invention is that of water treatment, more particularly that of water treatment by biological means for their purification.
- the invention relates in particular to the treatment of seawater.
- the invention relates to a water treatment process combining a bioflocculation with a flotation treatment, and an installation for the implementation of this method.
- Water treatment can be implemented by a variety of physical, chemical and / or biological treatment methods. The nature of the treatments used and their procedures can vary greatly depending on the type of water to be treated.
- Bio water treatment processes are carried out using a biomass. There are free biomass treatment processes and fixed biomass treatment processes.
- the fixed biomass treatment processes are carried out using biological filters, commonly called biofilters, or similar devices comprising a biomass support, that is to say a support on which the biomass is fixed.
- biological filters commonly called biofilters, or similar devices comprising a biomass support, that is to say a support on which the biomass is fixed.
- Various media have been developed. These can be made of materials that can be of lower density, equal to or greater than the water to be treated. These materials may be inorganic, and may be selected from the group consisting of sand, gravel, glass beads, or combinations thereof. These materials can also be organic, for example plastic particles such as polystyrene particles. Supports commonly used in biofilters are shales or clay supports. of the Fixed biomass treatments also use the technology marketed under the name MBBR (for Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor), which uses such media as the "K5" carriers.
- MBBR Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor
- MBBR technology is used especially for the treatment of wastewater.
- the design of wastewater treatment processes, using this technology, is closely dependent on the quality of the water to be treated, which in particular determines the choice of treatment steps and how they work.
- biomass treatment processes - fixed and / or free - are specific to the waters to be treated. Indeed, biomass is not an inert ecosystem. In contrast, it is a dynamic ecosystem whose development depends on the quality of the water to be treated. Thus, the biomass used for the treatment of wastewater and that used for the treatment of seawater will have different profiles and properties.
- Biomass can consist of a homogeneous or heterogeneous biomass. It can include any microorganism likely to contribute to the treatment of water, including bacteria and microalgae. Biomass generally contributes to the treatment of water by biological degradation of the organic pollution contained in these waters.
- the implementation of a biological seepage filtration stage is generally combined with the implementation of additional stages of physical and / or chemical water treatment, allowing a clarification of the water. These steps are implemented according to a predetermined sequence.
- the additional treatment steps may be chosen especially from the group comprising filtration, settling (gravity separation), flotation, flocculation, coagulation and combinations thereof.
- the chemical treatment of water requires the use of chemical reagents, including coagulation agents and / or flocculation agents. These reagents generate sludge that must be treated on site (in order to reduce the volume) and then evacuate. Depending on the application, it may be necessary to evacuate this sludge in special landfills.
- Additional stages of physical treatment may be chosen in particular from the screening, microfiltration, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis membrane filtration and combinations thereof.
- the type of steps and their sequence of implementation may vary depending on the water to be treated.
- the treatment of seawater and wastewater are generally particularly different. These differences are due in particular to the quality of the water.
- seawater and wastewater are not equivalent treated waters in terms of their quality.
- This quality is generally characterized by various factors and parameters, eg turbidity, SDI (Silt Density Index), chemical oxygen demand, nitrogen concentration and / or phosphorus concentration, number and size. suspended particles in said waters.
- turbidity turbidity
- SDI Silicont Density Index
- the treatment device comprises in particular a first bio-flocculation unit, called a bio-flocculator.
- the bio-flocculation unit comprises a biomass carrier comprising porous volcanic rock, which is conducive to bacterial growth and proliferation of biofilms. It has been observed in particular the formation of an organic matrix in which many types of microorganisms develop, including filamentous bacteria, cyanobacteria, fungi, protists, and even crustaceans and marine worms. It is then necessary to carry out frequent cleaning of the biomass support, on average every 5 to 7 days. This cleaning is accompanied by a momentary release of aggregates of a size of 15 ⁇ to 2 mm, called bio-flocs, formed in particular of a matrix of polysaccharides trapping bacteria and algae. The second stage of filtration carried out on a granular bi-layer filter allows retention of these bioflocs which however is responsible for the clogging of this second filtration barrier. Thus, regular cleaning is also necessary.
- the object of the invention is in particular to provide an improved process and the corresponding plant for the treatment of seawater, without the use of exogenous coagulation agents and / or exogenous flocculation agents, via the combination of a biopolymer with a flotation step.
- an object of the invention is the provision of a method and the corresponding installation for treating seawater so as to significantly reduce the clogging upstream of the membranes ( MF, UF, NF or reverse osmosis) or granular filtration, compared to conventional processes in which no exogenous chemical agent is used.
- an object of the invention is the provision of a method and the corresponding installation for continuous treatment of seawater, thereby improving the efficiency of the treatment.
- an object of the invention is the provision of a method and the corresponding installation implementing a bio-flocculation, without the need for regular cleaning. According to at least one embodiment, an object of the invention is the provision of a method and the corresponding installation combining a bio-flocculation step and a flotation step.
- an object of the invention is the provision of a method and the corresponding plant combining a bio-flocculation step and a flotation step upstream of a step selected from microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and / or filtration on reverse osmosis membranes or granular filtration.
- an objective of the invention is to reduce, or even eliminate, the quantities of sludge requiring treatment and then disposal in special discharge.
- an object of the invention is the provision of a compact and economical installation.
- an object of the invention is to obtain an improved clarification efficiency.
- the invention which relates to a method of fixed biomass treatment of seawater combining a step of enriching the water to be treated in substances. extracellular polymers (SPE), and a flotation step in particular by these SPEs.
- SPE extracellular polymers
- “Seawater” means water with a dissolved organic carbon concentration of between 0.5 and 2 mg / L, a total salt concentration of 1 g / kg or more, a total nitrogen concentration of less than 5 mg / L, a total phosphorus concentration below 2 mg / L and a turbidity between 0.5 and 2 NTU.
- Salts is meant salts consisting of anions and cations.
- anions is meant anions selected from the group consisting of chloride salt, sulfate salt, hydrogencarbonate salt, bromide salt, carbonate salt, fluoride salt, sodium salt and the like. hydroxide and mixtures thereof.
- “Cations” means cations selected from the group consisting of sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, strontium, lithium, rubodium, barium, molybdenum, uranium, vanadium, titanium and aluminum and mixtures thereof.
- Wastewater is distinguished from wastewater, in addition to its salinity, by the dissolved organic carbon concentration, the total nitrogen concentration and the total phosphorus concentration.
- Wastewater mainly concerns wastewater collected in public and private networks, whether from domestic, public or industrial sources. These waters are generally characterized by a concentration of dissolved organic carbon between 50 and 300 mg / L, a total nitrogen concentration of between 50 and 80 mg / L, and a total phosphorus concentration of between 5 and 12 mg / L.
- the invention relates to a method of fixed biomass treatment of seawater comprising:
- EPS extracellular polymeric substances
- the second and third steps are implemented simultaneously in a common zone, namely said second zone.
- the first step consists only in the transit of the seawater to be treated, the production and the excretion of free PES. At this stage, no flocculation and therefore no flotation are observed.
- the first, second and third steps above are carried out at atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure is around 1013.25 hPa. Thus, none of these steps is implemented in a closed chamber with controlled pressure (overpressure or depression).
- the invention is based on an original approach that consists of using a biomass selected for the implementation of a bio-flocculation in two main stages and by using two separate zones.
- This approach allows the treatment of seawater to be treated in a continuous flow, without the need for regular cleaning of the bioreactor. In addition, it reduces the clogging power of treated seawater, without the use of exogenous chemical flocculators and / or coagulation, and avoids having to evacuate the sludge generated to specialized dumps .
- it is particularly suitable for the subsequent implementation of a step selected from microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and / or reverse osmosis membrane filtration or granular filtration.
- it can be implemented in a compact and economical way, to allow a transposition on an industrial scale.
- EPS excretory biomass of extracellular polymeric substances
- EPS excretory biomass of extracellular polymeric substances
- the method according to the invention comprises a biomass which is integrally (100%) fixed. It is therefore a fixed biomass treatment process. Said process is therefore free of biomass (0%) in free form. It is therefore not a free biomass treatment process.
- an exclusively biomass-based treatment method has the advantage of limiting the production of sludge, compared to processes also using free biomass.
- PES extracellular polymeric substances of biological origin involved in the formation of microbial aggregates, including biofilms. These PES are the main substances responsible for the functional and structural integrity of biofilms, of which they determine in part the physicochemical and biological properties.
- Various classes of EPS have been identified, depending in particular on the microorganisms concerned. The most common EPS classes are chosen from the group naturally present in the different types of raw water to be treated. However, among these PES, polysaccharides are the majority.
- seawater includes nutrients that are sources of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus. These are present at low levels, compared for example with wastewater. These nutrients will contribute to the development of biomass on the support, increasing the production and excretion of free SPE. Concentrations of these nutrients not being at excessive levels, it was found that this did not inhibit or hinder the production and excretion of free EPS. This production is also possible in the absence of aeration of biomass.
- this seawater will be charged with free EPS.
- free EPS will contribute to the flocculation of organic matter and / or particles present in the charged water. Indeed, during the transit of the water charged through a second zone, and under the combined action of pressurized air and / or mechanical agitation, it is obtained sludge comprising foc and treated water.
- the present invention makes it possible to provide a treatment method, in which the seawater to be treated contributes to the development of the biomass on its support, which biomass excretes more SPE, the water then loading in SPE under free form, its EPS thus allowing the flocculation of organic matter and particles present in the charged water by combined action with pressurized air and / or mechanical agitation, resulting in the separation of the treated water at low clogging ability with sludge including flocs by flotation.
- the inventors have pointed out that the treatment of seawater was mediated by free EPS, whose production and excretion are favored by seawater.
- the seawater to be treated may pass through the first zone in an upward, downward, transverse or mixed manner, preferably in a mixed manner.
- Said biomass supports may in particular be fluidized supports and kept in suspension by virtue of their own characteristics, hydraulics, agitation, etc. 100% of the biomass is fixed on said biomass support.
- a particularly suitable device for implementing the first steps is the device commercially available under the name MBBR ("moving bed bio rector"). By way of example, such a device is described in particular in the European patent application EP2508488 filed April 4, 2011. Note however that there is a difference in the use of this device, in comparison with known uses. Indeed, the treatment of seawater currently rests on the principle of flocculation mediated not free EPS excreted by the fixed biomass. On the other hand, known uses, generally dedicated to the treatment of wastewater, are not dependent on such compounds.
- the first zone may be placed under mechanical and / or physical agitation.
- the first zone is not placed under pressurized air.
- the absence of pressurized air injection device at the first zone is necessary to maintain conditions favoring the production and excretion of free EPS.
- the transit of water that is to say the seawater to be treated and the water loaded with SPE in free form
- the process according to the invention can be carried out in the absence of exogenous flocculating agents, especially exogenous chemical flocculating agents.
- the flocculation step of the organic matter and / or the particles present in the charged water is possible because of the presence of the SPEs in free form. Free form SPEs act as endogenous flocculants.
- the biomass is selected from bacteria, microalgae and other microorganisms excreting SPE.
- the excretory bacteria of SPE correspond to the biomass naturally present in the seawater to be treated.
- EPS can be exo-polysaccharides.
- the water to be treated is seawater.
- the process and the corresponding plant are of particular interest for the treatment of seawater, which generally involve granular filtration and reverse osmosis membrane filtration.
- granular filtration makes it possible to reduce or even prevent the bio-clogging of reverse osmosis membranes, whereas the flocculation and flocculation steps protect the granular filter, particularly in the event of degradation of the quality of the membrane. water, while limiting the genesis of treated sludge and discharging to special landfills.
- the seawater to be treated can have a temperature of 5 ° C to 40 ° C.
- the seawater to be treated can have a clogging power (SDI3 for Silt Density Index) greater than 10, preferably between 15 and 30.
- SDI3 Silt Density Index
- the clogging index SDI can be determined according to the methodology detailed in the thesis of Mathias Monnot , entitled “Design of a membrane-intensified sector for the desalination of seawater: study of pretreatment and its effect on biocoating", Process Engineering, INSA Toulouse, 2015, NT: 2015ISAT0040, submission on 30 August 2017, archives-ouvertes.fr (see pages 82 and 83). The procedure is described by ASTM Standard Method D4189 (American Society for Testing and Materials).
- the principle consists of measuring the time required to filter a volume of 500 mL of water to be characterized through a cellulose ester microfiltration membrane (HAWP Merck Millipore) with a diameter of 47 mm and an average pore size of 0.45 ⁇ under a constant PTM of 2.07 bar in frontal filtration.
- the calculation of the SDI is as follows:
- ti corresponding to the initial time to collect 500 mL (s); t 2 corresponding to the time required to filter 500 mL of solution after t f minute (s); t f corresponding to the total filtration time after the first measurement ti (3, 5 or 15 minutes).
- the membranes are immersed in ultrapure water for at least 15 minutes to wet the pores.
- a 10-L supply tank connected to the Amicon cells ensures that the volume will be sufficient for the entire duration of filtration.
- the normalized value of tf is 15 minutes. It can also be 5 minutes.
- SDI value 15 gives the following indications for the design of the installations or their operation:> 5: unacceptable and requires additional pre-treatments; 3-5: particulate clogging and requires frequent washing; 1 -3: several months between each wash; and ⁇ 1: several years without colloidal clogging.
- the second step consisting in passing the water loaded with SPE in free form through the second zone placed under pressurized air and / or with mechanical stirring, is conducted in such a way that the residence time of the water in the second zone is between 1min and 30min.
- This second step can be combined with the third flotation step without altering the residence time.
- a residence time of the charged water between 1 min and 30 min is the time necessary and sufficient to allow the flocculation, and potentially the flotation, of organic matter and particles by free form PES.
- the second step is carried out, under pressurized air or with mechanical stirring, under conditions commonly used for flotation.
- the third step of separating the sludge comprising the flocs from the treated water is carried out by flotation. Flocs floating on the surface of the treated water. The flocks are therefore collected in the upper part of the second zone, when the flocculation and flotation are implemented jointly, while the treated water is collected in its lower part.
- the treated water has an SDI15 clogging power of less than 5.
- the treated water preferably has a turbidity of less than 1 NTU, preferably less than 0.5 NTU, very preferably less than 0.2 NTU.
- the method may comprise an additional step of injecting at least a portion, preferably from 2% to 50%, sludge into the first zone comprising the biomass support. Reinjection can be useful for reseeding biomass support, and promoting microbial growth.
- the method according to the invention may comprise an additional step of injecting at least a portion, preferably from 2% to 50%, sludges downstream into said first zone comprising the biomass support and upstream from said second zone placed under pressurized air and / or with mechanical agitation.
- This step makes it possible to maintain the available dose of bio-flocculant, without increasing the nutrient load for the development of bio-films on the biomass support.
- the method may comprise an additional step of passing the treated water through a filtration step.
- the filtration step may be selected from membrane filtration or granular filtration.
- a process combining a flotation step and a granular filtration step is disclosed in the patent application FR2995603, filed on September 19, 2012.
- the filtration membrane may be chosen from microfiltration membranes, nanofiltration ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis filtration membranes.
- it is implemented a two-layer filtration step, using two different media, namely pumice (0.8 m, 1.2 to 2 mm) and sand (0.8 m, 0.6 mm).
- the method may comprise beforehand a step of conveying the water to be treated, in particular a step of pumping the water to be treated such as seawater.
- the process may also include a dechlorination step.
- This step is particularly of interest when the water to be treated is seawater.
- the dechlorination step makes it possible to neutralize any free chlorine residues that may come from the pumping device at sea. Such free chlorine residues could effectively inhibit the growth of microorganisms during the biomass development stage.
- this step generally leads to a reduction in the amount of dissolved oxygen present in the water to be treated, a significant amount of dissolved oxygen nevertheless remains sufficient in the water to ensure its biological treatment.
- the method may also include a sludge collection step obtained after the joint bio flocculation and flotation steps, at a third zone, commonly referred to as a separation tank. In this zone, the sludge is recovered at the surface, while the treated water is recovered underflow.
- the present invention relates to an installation for implementing a method described opposite.
- This installation includes:
- a first zone comprising a support housing a fixed excretory biomass of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS);
- EPS extracellular polymeric substances
- a second mixing zone provided with a device for injecting pressurized air or mechanical agitation
- the first zone is devoid of air injection device. On the contrary, it can be equipped with a mechanical and / or physical stirring device.
- the first zone consists exclusively of fixed biomass (100%). It is therefore free of free biomass (0%).
- Said device for injecting air or mechanical agitation and said equipment for separating the sludge from the treated water may be present in a single unit, namely said second zone.
- the pressurized air injection device may be chosen from the group consisting of the use of white water from a pressurized preparation tank, or by any other mechanical means allowing the manufacture of white water (with a specific pump for example).
- the installation comprises means for supplying the seawater to be treated. It includes means for collecting the treated water.
- It comprises means of sludge discharges. It may also comprise means for recycling the sludge from the second zone at the outlet of the ferry to the first zone, or alternatively between the first zone and the second zone.
- These means may be pipes, possibly with pumps and valves.
- the plant may comprise a filtration means selected from granular filtration or membrane filtration with nanofiltration, microfiltration or ultrafiltration membranes, or reverse osmosis filtration microfiltration - ultrafiltration, or their combination.
- the installation may comprise a dual filtration means, for example comprising a first media composed of pumice stone, and a second medium composed of sand.
- the membrane can be connected directly to the means for collecting treated water.
- the plant may comprise a granular filtration means and then a reverse osmosis filtration means.
- the installation is devoid of means for pressurizing and / or depressing means of the first and second zones.
- the inventors have implemented a pilot plant according to the present invention, to allow the treatment of seawater.
- the said installation is composed of the following equipment: a dechlorination system, a tank with mechanical stirring in which biomass supports have been added, a pressurized air tank, a separation tank , a granular filtration device, a filtration device on reverse osmosis membranes. Said installation does not include a device for pressurizing and / or depressurizing said tanks.
- Said tank with mechanical stirring, forming the first zone according to the invention comprises plastic biomass supports, which are fluidized and kept in suspension. These supports allow a sufficient development of microorganisms capable of secreting SPE in free form. 100% of the developing biomass is in fixed form. So there is no biomass in free form.
- the amount of biomass support is 50% in these tests, and the contact time is about 17 min. More generally, the filling rate of biomass supports could be between 2% and 70%>. Similarly, more generally the contact time could be from 1min to 30min.
- Said tank under pressurized air, forming the second zone according to the invention is the zone where the phenomenon of attachment of bio-flocs formed on micro-air balls takes place, then the phenomenon of flotation. Note that no exogenous chemical flocculation and / or coagulation agent is added at this stage.
- the contact time is about 15min, and the flotation rate is of the order of 25m / h.
- Said conventional separation tank makes it possible to recover on the surface all the floatable materials (namely the sludge) and to recover the treated water underflow.
- the contact time is about 15min.
- the granular filtration device makes it possible to refine the quality of the water. he This is a double filtration device (or bilayer), comprising a first filtration on pumice (0.8m, 1.2mm to 2mm) and a second sand filtration (0.8m, 0.6mm).
- the hydraulic residence time is about 14min, with a filtration rate of about 14m / h.
- the filtration device on reverse osmosis membranes makes it possible to finalize the treatment of seawater, in order to ensure its potabilisation.
- the treated water obtained with the process according to the invention is therefore of a quality superior to that obtained with the conventional method. This difference in quality results in an improvement in filtration performance with a lower clogging of the membranes. This is observed in particular by measuring the pressure drops. Indeed, in two days, the increase in pressure is 0.2 bar for the conventional die, while it is only 0.1 bar with the invention.
- the water treatment technique according to the invention allows in particular the provision of an improved process and the corresponding installation allowing: the treatment of surface water, brackish water and sea water, without the use of agents exogenous coagulation and / or flocculation; the treatment of water so as to significantly reduce the filling clogging;
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| FR1663452A FR3061170A1 (fr) | 2016-12-28 | 2016-12-28 | Procede de traitement des eaux par biofloculation et flottation,et installation correspondante |
| PCT/EP2017/084709 WO2018122306A1 (fr) | 2016-12-28 | 2017-12-28 | Procédé de traitement de l'eau de mer par biofloculation et flottation, et installation correspondante |
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