The invention discloses a downward flow type
denitrification and phosphorous removal expanded
bed biological filter and a method for treating
sewage by applying the same. The downward flow type
denitrification and phosphorous removal expanded
bed biological filter comprises a water distribution region, a filter screen plate, a floating ceramsite filter
bed, a filter bed
fluidization and buffering region, a filter-head filter plate, a water outlet region, a
bottom water collection and gas distribution device and a
water collection and gas distribution channel box, wherein the floating ceramsite filter bed is composed of crushed shale floating ceramsite arranged between the filter screen plate and the filter-head filter plate; the crushed shale floating ceramsite has an
irregular shape and the density of water wetted particles is 0.95g / cm<3>+ / -0.5g / cm<3>; shale ceramsite is coarse and hydrophilic so that
biofilm colonization is easy to realize;
backwashing is adopted so that the activity of a
biofilm is easy to maintain, the de-mold is not liable to occur and a
denitrification biological
nitrogen removal function is prominent; after
sewage is subjected to primary micro-
flocculation in the water distribution region, phosphorous-containing floc has a
deep penetration distance in an expanded filter bed gap and a phosphorous removal effect is facilitated; the crushed ceramsite and the relatively large filter bed depth ensure the phosphorous removal and filtering capability. By adopting the downward flow type denitrification and phosphorous removal expanded bed
biological filter, the loss of a filtering water head of an expanded bed is small and a filtering material is easy to fluidize and is not hardened.