Green Rust and Enzymatic Agent for Total Nitrogen Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water treatment methods, such as those using green rust, are ineffective in significantly reducing total nitrogen (T-N) levels in food factory effluents, despite effectively reducing other pollutants like COD and phosphorus.
Innovation Solution
A water treatment agent comprising green rust and an enzymatic treatment agent containing a liver extract, yeast lytic enzyme, lactate dehydrogenase, and glucose dehydrogenase is used, which is produced by mixing green rust with the enzymatic agent and incubating the mixture to enhance nitrogen reduction capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If green rust is used for water treatment, then COD and phosphorus are effectively reduced, but total nitrogen cannot be sufficiently reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines green rust with an enzymatic treatment agent containing liver extract, yeast lytic enzyme, lactate dehydrogenase, and glucose dehydrogenase to create a composite water treatment agent. This merging of chemical reduction capability (green rust) with enzymatic degradation capability addresses the limitation of green rust alone in reducing total nitrogen, while maintaining its effectiveness for COD and phosphorus removal.
2Quantity of substance
If a composite treatment agent with multiple components is used, then total nitrogen reduction capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a composite water treatment agent by combining green rust particles with an enzymatic treatment agent in a specific mass ratio (0.1-10% by mass of enzymatic agent relative to green rust). This composite structure integrates the chemical reduction properties of green rust with the biological degradation properties of the enzymatic agent, enabling simultaneous removal of COD, phosphorus, and total nitrogen through a single treatment process.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The combined treatment agent effectively reduces total nitrogen, mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS), and other pollutants in food factory effluents, improving water quality by enhancing enzymatic activity and microbial processes.
Implementation Method 1
stirring the water to induce an oxidation-reduction reaction
Implementation Method 2
an enzymatic treatment agent containing a liver extract from a mammal (excluding a human being), a yeast lytic enzyme, lactate dehydrogenase, a glucose dehydrogenase
Implementation Method 3
green rust that is generated in the water
Implementation Method 4
obtaining green rust that is generated in the water
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AI summary
An object of the invention is to provide a water treatment agent useful for reducing the MLSS and the like in a food factory effluent or the like and for reducing the total nitrogen of a water to be treated including nitrogen-containing compounds, a method for producing the water treatment agent, a method for treating water to be treated using the water treatment agent, and a kit for producing the water treatment agent. The water treatment agent of the invention is a water treatment agent that contains green rust and an enzymatic treatment agent containing a liver extract from a mammal (excluding a human being), a yeast lytic enzyme, lactate dehydrogenase, a glucose dehydrogenase, and water.