METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOSING AND SUPPLY OF NUTRIENTS DERIVED FROM DEWATERING PROCESSES

摘要

A method and apparatus to beneficially reuse nutrients from a supernatant dewatering filtrate of a municipal or industrial wastewater plant for any biotech process. The system comprises of an automated control system which monitors the nutrient levels in the effluent in real time, as well as the current levels inside the bioreactor. The method of automated control are a result of thorough analysis and research in the area of microorganism cultivation in a variety of phototrophic, heterotrophic, and hybrid bioreactors. By using the effluent in a beneficial manner instead of treating it, the electrical and chemical demands of a treatment step are negated.