Pressure pipe treatment for sewage

摘要

A sewage treatment simultaneously treats raw sewage and transports the effluent to a location where the treated effluent can be economically reused. The system converts raw sewage to primary effluent, and the solids in the primary effluent are transported to an aerobic sludge activator which converts the solids to activated sludge. The remaining primary effluent is mixed with the activated sludge and pumped up a pressure pipe treatment line which is preferably an upwardly inclined conduit at least 1000 feet long. Air or oxygen is injected into the treatment line downstream of the pump so that oxygen is dissolved at a relatively high pressure and in a sufficient amount to meet the biological oxygen demand (BOD) of the organic matter in the sewage. By the time the sewage reaches the outlet end of the line it contains substantially completely treated water and activated sludge.