IMPROVED METHOD OF TREATING SEWAGE BY ,,ACTIVE MUD" PROCESS TO INCREASE TREATMENT EFFICIENCY

PCT No. PCT/EP94/00813 Sec. 371 Date May 29, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date May 29, 1996 PCT Filed Mar. 10, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/20425 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 15, 1994The invention concerns a process for increasing the purification yield in the activation tank of a station for the purification of waste waters employing the so-called "activated sludge" process. According to the invention, talc, pyrophyllite, kaolin or mica, possibly cationized, are added to the biomass, these having a particle size less than 100 mu m in quantities of up to 2.0 g per liter of waste waters. A great improvement in solid/liquid separation is observed at the outlet from the activation tank as well as an increase in the purification yield for carbonaceous pollution, nitrogenous pollution and phosphate-containing pollution even when the station operates at medium or high load.