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A process and apparatus for increasing biological activity in waste treatment ponds and lagoons. In this process a floating fluid circulator having an annular space between nested frusto-conical surfaces is operated in a pond or lagoon. An aerator within the scope of the floating fluid circulator is provided. That aerator includes an upper float chassis having a frusto-conical configuration, a sectional diverter arranged in a lower portion of the upper float chassis, the sectional aerator having a lower diverter portion and motor driven means mounted on the upper float chassis connected to a rotatable impeller.

A system for enhancing an activated sludge process that includes at least one aeration tank subsystem for receiving a flow a wastewater and for introducing dissolved oxygen to a population of microorganisms to promote growth of biological flocs in a mixed liquor defined by a concentration of mixed liquor suspended solids. A weighting agent impregnation subsystem includes an impregnation tank for mixing the mixed liquor, virgin weighting agent, and recycled weighting agent to impregnate the weighting agent into biological flocs suspended in the mixed liquor to form weighted biological flocs. A flocculant injection port located downstream from at least one aeration tank for introducing a flocculant to the mixed liquor for enhancing settling and thickening of the weighted biological flocs and for providing agglomeration of non-impregnated biological flocs and / or partially impregnated biological flocs with weighted biological flocs. At least one clarifier separates and collects the weighted biological flocs from the mixed liquor to provide a secondary effluent and a settled sludge. A return activated sludge subsystem recycles the majority of the settled sludge to the at least one aeration tank. A weighting agent recovery subsystem removes and shears the remaining settled sludge and recovers the weighting agent therefrom and reintroduces the weighting agent to the at least one aeration tank. A wasting subsystem wastes the remaining sludge of the weight agent recovery subsystem to control the population of the microorganisms in the mixed liquor.

The invention provides a polymetallic ore beneficiation wastewater recycling method. The polymetallic ore beneficiation wastewater recycling method is characterized by comprising two steps of physical treatment and biological treatment. According to the polymetallic ore beneficiation wastewater recycling method, the existing beneficiation wastewater output equipment and tailings ponds of aluminium and zinc beneficiation industries are used, wastewater treating agents such as calcium hydroxide, saponification slag and calcium carbide are added to wastewater in a mixing tank so as to ensure that suspended matters in the wastewater settle, the wastewater is purified so as to meet the technical requirements that obtained clear water is continuously used for beneficiation, the content of suspended matters in the treated water is less than 100mg / L, the pH value of the treated water is 8, and the cyclic utilization of the beneficiation wastewater is realized. The polymetallic ore beneficiation wastewater recycling method has the characteristics of low investment, low running cost, energy conservation, emission reduction and cyclic economy and is suitable for the cyclic utilization of the polymetallic ore beneficiation wastewater.

The invention relates to an improved bitumen recovery process. The process includes adding water to a bitumen-froth / solvent system containing asphaltenes and mineral solids. The addition of water in droplets increases the settling rate of asphaltenes and mineral solids to more effectively treat the bitumen for pipeline transport, further enhancement, refining, or any other application of reduced-solids bitumen.

The present invention generally provides methods of improving lignin separation during biomass fractionation with an acid to release sugars and a solvent for lignin (such as ethanol). In some embodiments, a digestor is employed to fractionating a feedstock in the presence of a solvent for lignin, sulfur dioxide, and water, to produce a liquor containing hemicellulose, cellulose-rich solids, and lignin. A solid additive is added to the digestor, wherein the solid additive combines with at least a portion of the lignin. Then a mixture of lignin and the solid additive is separated from the liquor, prior to hemicellulose recovery. Optionally, a solid additive may also be introduced to a hydrolysis reactor for converting hemicellulose oligomers to monomers, to improve separation of acid-catalyzed lignin. In some embodiments, the solid additive is gypsum or a gypsum / lignin mixture.

A multi-stage method of reducing solids and contaminants from liquid waste and other suitable streams without the use of chemical flocculants or polymers is disclosed.

An anisotropic conductive sheet manufactured through improved manufacturing steps and a method of manufacturing the same. Conductive portions are unevenly arranged in a nonconductive elastomer having fluidity and serving as a matrix, the conductive portions highly densely containing the conductive particles having a specific gravity greater than that of the matrix component, the conductive particles are unevenly dispersed to form substantially nonconductive portions, and the conductive portions and the nonconductive portions are integrally cured to mold anisotropic conductive pieces. The anisotropic conductive pieces are so laminated that the conductive portions and the nonconductive portions are alternately arranged thereby to obtain a first laminate, and the first laminate is cut maintaining a predetermined thickness to obtain a zebra-like sheet. A second laminate obtained by alternately laminating the zebra-like sheets and the elastomer sheets is cut maintaining a predetermined thickness to obtain an isotropic conductive sheet in which the conductive portions are arranged like a matrix.