scholarly journals Potential of Typha latifolia L. for phytofiltration of iron-contaminated waters in laboratory-scale constructed microcosm conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maibam Dhanaraj Meitei ◽  
Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Iron Uptake ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Typha Latifolia ◽  
Plant Tissues ◽  
Copper Supplementation ◽  
Contaminated Waters

AbstractThe present study gave a preliminary report on the phytofiltration of iron-contaminated waters and aggravation of iron uptake by copper supplementation using Typha latifolia L. in constructed microcosms. During the experiment, Fe concentrations reduced up to 1.67 ± 0.076 mg L−1 (94.43% removal efficiency) and 0.087 ± 0.013 mg L−1 (97.10% removal efficiency) by 14th day from the initial concentrations of 30 mg L−1 in the microcosm setups. Iron accumulation in the plant tissues was 2425.65 ± 41.01 mg kg−1 (Fe with Cu) compared with 1446.00 ± 36.01 mg kg−1 (without Cu), revealing that Cu addition in the microcosm setup magnifies Fe accumulation and removal. Thus, the results signify that constructed wetlands (CW) can serve as the low-cost, ecofriendly alternative for wastewater treatment.

scholarly journals Treatment Of Tofu Industry Wastewater Using Bioreactor Anaerobic-Aerobic And Bioball As Media With Variation Of Hidraulic Retention Time

REAKTOR ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Ariani Dwi Astuti ◽  
Dewi Intania Ayu
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Industrial Effluent ◽  
Organic Loading Rate ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Small Industries

Tofu which is made by grinding soy bean, generates huge amount of wastewater and thus considered as one of the most polluted food-industrial effluent owing to its high values of organic contents. The small industries of tofu preparation process release the wastewater directly into the water body without being treated first. Prior to discharge this wastewater into the waterbody, the wastewater must be treated to reduce the possibility of negative impact and the contamination of the waterbody. For these small industries, the best alternative of wastewater treatment is one which has the following criteria: easy in operation, low cost operation, low volumes of sludge produced, and can be used in high concentration wastewater. In this research, bioreactor anaerobic-aerobic with media bioball is used. The highest removal efficiency of COD took place in anaerobic zones. Bioreactors were operated with the variations of retention time at 24 hours, 18 hours, and 12 hours. The COD removal efficiency for Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) of 24 hours, 18 hours and 12 hours were found 90.3% (organic loading rate is 15.1 kg COD/m3.day), 84.4% and 76.3% respectively. The experiment showed that the longer of the hydraulic retention time (HRT), the higher the removal efficiency could be achieved. These occurred because a longer HRT will extend the contact time between wastewater and microorganisms attached. Therefore, microorganisms have a longer time to degrade organic matter in wastewater. Although the removal efficiency in these three-HRT was found high, the effluent of the reactor was still above the effluent standard based on regulation of Ministry of Environmental Permen LH No. 5/2014. Kinetics using Eckenfelder Equation results R2 equal to 0.9991, n equal to 0.293 and K equivalent to 7.3577 mg/L. Keywords: tofu wastewater, anaerobe, aerobe, bioball, wastewater, treatment, attached growth

An Integrated Low Cost System for Treatment of Potato Processing Wastewater Incorporating Anaerobic Fermentation and Phosphorus Removal

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 675-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
J G Parker ◽  
B J Lyons ◽  
C D Parker
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Potato Processing

The pollution load from a modern potato processing plant represents a substantial wastewater treatment and disposal problem with considerable potential for process innovation. With continued increase in energy costs, recent developments in treatment of industrial organic wastes by direct anaerobic fermentation rather than conventional energy intensive aerobic processes, offer considerable cost savings for wastewater treatment in the potato and other food processing industries. The development, through pilot plant investigations, of a low cost, integrated system incorporating anaerobic fermentation and phosphorus removal facilities is described. Details of full scale plant design, performance and costs, including aspects of utilization of treatment plant by-product biogas, and land disposal of residual phosphorus sludge as low grade fertilizer, are presented. Operating data obtained since commissioning of the full scale plant in January, 1980 demonstrates consistent achievement of an overall B.O.D.5 removal efficiency of 90% and an overall phosphorus removal efficiency of 93%. Total annual treatment cost is $A0.15/kg B0D5 removed (1981 costs).

Constructed Wetlands for Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Removal of Nutrients

2020 ◽  
pp. 559-587
Author(s):  
David de la Varga ◽  
Manuel Soto ◽  
Carlos Alberto Arias ◽  
Dion van Oirschot ◽  
Rene Kilian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Industrial Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Sustainable Systems ◽  
Domestic Wastewater Treatment

Constructed Wetlands (CWs) are low-cost and sustainable systems for wastewater treatment. Traditionally they have been used for urban and domestic wastewater treatment, but in the last two decades, the applications for industrial wastewater treatment increased due to the evolution of the technology and the extended research on the field. Nowadays, CWs have been applied to the treatment of different kind of wastewaters as such as refinery and petrochemical industry effluents, food industry effluents including abattoir, dairy, meat, fruit and vegetables processing industries, distillery and winery effluents, pulp and paper, textile, tannery, aquaculture, steel and mixed industrial effluents. In this chapter, the authors present the main types of CWs, explain how they work and the expected performances, and describe the principal applications of CWs for industrial wastewater treatment with particular attention to suspended solids, organic matter and nutrient removal. A review of these applications as well as some case studies will be discussed.

Treatment of the Domestic Sewage by the Lab-Scale Sub-Surface Horizontal-Flow Wetland

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 1036-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Lin ◽  
Yun Han
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Primary Standard ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Horizontal Flow ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Isotherm Equation

Abstract：The constructed wetland is a new kind of wastewater treatment developing in recent years, which is very suitable for the regional characteristics of Shaanxi province. The design of the constructed wetlands is developed from the traditional sub-surface horizontal-flow wetlands (SSHFW). Two groups of wetlands were designed in parallel, and each single wetland can also became the vertical-flow wetland system. Aerating in front of the constructed wetlands is to study the removal efficiency of the organics. Test indicators contain SS、COD、Nitrogen、Phosphor and the rate of nitrification and de-nitrification. According to the experiments of the self-designed SSHFW, the removal efficiency of the SS, COD, NH4+-N、TN and TP were 92%, 82%, 40%, 46.2% and 70% respectively. The strength of nitrification and de-nitrification of the packing reached to 0.35mg/(kg.h) and 3.32mg/(kg.h). On the basis of the Langmuir adsorption isotherm equation, the adsorption quantity of coarse sand and gravel were 405.2mg/kg and 498.6mg/kg. The quality of the effluent met the primary standard of B-standard in the discharge standards of pollutants for municipal wastewater treatment plant (GB18918-2002).

Constructed wetlands combined with UV disinfection systems for removal of enteric pathogens and wastewater contaminants

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 651-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Azaizeh ◽  
K. G. Linden ◽  
C. Barstow ◽  
S. Kalbouneh ◽  
A. Tellawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Treatment Technique ◽  
Palestinian Authority ◽  
East Region ◽  
Middle East Region

Water shortage is an ongoing cardinal issue in the Middle East region. Wastewater reuse offers some remediation, but to-date many rural communities in the Palestinian Authority (PA) and in Jordan are not connected to centralized wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), many of them are disposing of their wastewater using infiltration septic tanks. This highlights the need for a small, local, low cost WWTP that can directly benefit local communities, producing effluents suitable for unrestricted irrigation. Constructed wetlands (CWs) could offer a solution as they are relatively easy and cheap to construct and maintain, and effective in removal of many pollutants. Nevertheless, pathogen removal in CWs is often not adequate, calling for additional disinfection. Here we describe the use of low-cost, consumer level, UV based disinfection systems coupled to CWs for wastewater treatment in three CWs: in Israel, Jordan and in the PA. Once mature, our adapted CWs reduced chemical oxygen demand (COD) load, and, given proper use of the UV systems, inactivated indicator bacteria (faecal and E. coli) to levels suitable for irrigation, even when UV transmission (UVT) levels were low (∼40%). Our results demonstrate the promise in this combined treatment technique for cheap and simple wastewater treatment suitable for the Middle East region.

scholarly journals Constructed Wetland: A Solution for Wastewater Treatment

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Dibesh Shrestha ◽  
Shovana Maharjan
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Natural Treatment ◽  
Reed Bed ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Micro Organisms

Due to population explosion, rapid industrialization and urbanization, Nepal's limited source of water is polluted (especially in the Kathmandu Valley). The quality of water is vital concern, as it is directly linked with human welfare. The water that we use for our survival should be potable, clean, and free of impurities. To mitigate the problem of water pollution, low-cost natural treatment options like Constructed Wetlands (CW) and the related Reed Bed Treatment System (RBT) have been introduced in Nepal in several places like hospitals, universities and other institutions, and as community systems. The plant species Phragmites karka is used in this process. It, and other associated micro organisms removes contaminates from wastewater using a natural process. Compared to other large and expensive technologies, CW and RBT require less land and are less expensive for construction, operation and maintenance. Hence, they can be considered as effective, economic and environmentally friendly and sustainable systems for wastewater treatment.Keywords: Wastewater treatment; Constructed Wetlands (CW); Reed Bed Treatment (RBT); NepalDOI: 10.3126/hn.v5i0.2486Hydro Nepal Vol. 5, July 2009 Page:42-45 

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Use of Fly Ash as a Low Cost Technology for Phosphorus Removal in Wastewater Treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milena Emy Matsubara ◽  
Lúcia Helena Gomes Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Chemical Pollution ◽  
Synthetic Sample ◽  
Efficient Treatment ◽  
Pozzolanic Material ◽  
P Removal

“Pozzolan” is a slag from the burning of coal in power plants which has the potential to assist as a low-cost adsorbent for wastewater treatment. The excess of Phosphorus (P) in the environment can promote chemical pollution and harm ecosystems, especially water. It is therefore necessary to implement inexpensive techniques and processes for the efficient treatment of water and wastewater. In this context, this study evaluated the use of the pozzolanic fly ash material for P removal from wastewater for the development of low-cost treatment technologies for environmental restoration and remediation of water resources. The treatment systems were developed in batch configuration. The removal tests from a synthetic sample with a known concentration of P reached a maximum of 30% removal in concentration, even varying the pH and performing different treatments of the pozzolanic material. This low removal efficiency of Phosphorus led to a comparative test between different lots of pozzolan in order to verify if the results obtained were characteristic of the material itself or of the lot obtained. Also the P adsorption isotherms were constructed with the two lots achieving adsorption capacities from 0.87 mg g-1 to 74 mg g-1. This difference indicates that the low P removal efficiency in the preliminary tests is due to the characteristics of the substrate of the first lot. Tests on a real effluent using the pozzolan from the second sample lot indicated a 99% efficiency of P removal, with an initial concentration of Phosphorus in the effluent of 5.5 mg L-1.

Parasite removal by natural wastewater treatment systems: performance of waste stabilisation ponds and constructed wetlands

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Stott ◽  
E. May ◽  
D.D. Mara
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Waste Stabilisation Ponds ◽  
Helminth Eggs ◽  
Wetland System ◽  
Raw Wastewater

Parasite removal and low cost systems for wastewater treatment have become increasingly important requirements in developed and developing countries to safeguard public health from wastewater-associated intestinal diseases. Pilot and field-scale ponds and wetlands in Brazil and Egypt have been investigated for the fate and removal of eggs of human intestinal parasites from domestic wastewater. In northeast Brazil, parasite removal was investigated for a series of five waste stabilisation ponds treating raw wastewater. In Egypt, parasite removal was studied for Gravel Bed Hydroponic constructed wetlands treating partially treated wastewater. Influents to ponds and wetlands contained a variety of parasite helminth eggs (e.g. Ascaris, hookworm, Trichuris, and Hymenolepis spp.). The ponds consistently removed parasite eggs though rate of removal by individual ponds may have been related to influent egg numbers and extent of short-circuiting. Parasite eggs were reduced on average by 94% and 99.9% in the anaerobic and facultative ponds respectively. No eggs were found in effluent from the second maturation pond. In the wetland system, parasite removal varied with reedbed length. The majority of parasite eggs were retained within the first 25 m. Parasite eggs were reduced on average by 98% after treatment in 50 m beds and completely removed after treatment in 100 m beds.

Ultrasound and microwave-assisted preparation of Fe-activated carbon as an effective low-cost adsorbent for dyes wastewater treatment

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (82) ◽  
pp. 78936-78946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Cheng ◽  
Libo Zhang ◽  
Hongying Xia ◽  
Jinhui Peng ◽  
Jianhua Shu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Langmuir Isotherm ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Microwave Assisted ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Mb Adsorption

A and B are Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order model. We conclude that MB adsorption capacity of Fe-activated carbon is bigger than raw activated carbon, indicating that Fe-activated carbon has better MB removal efficiency.

PENGOLAHAN AIR LIMBAH RUMAH SAKIT MENGGUNAKAN HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLAND

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gede H Cahyana
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Subsurface Flow ◽  
Typha Latifolia ◽  
Hospital Wastewater ◽  
Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland ◽  
Horizontal Subsurface Flow

Activated sludge is a wastewater treatment reactor widely applied for hospital. The reactor requires a mechanical aerator as a source of oxygen. At the same time, Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland is rarely used. Both types of reactors utilize microbes in reducing pollutants of wastewater. The role of microbes in activated sludge is taken over by microbes that grow in the root zone of Typha latifolia and Vetiver sp. Two laboratory scale reactors were made to get serial data on the performance of the two plants in treating hospital wastewater. The result, the removal efficiency of COD on Q1 = 0.13 l/h and COD on Q2 = 0.43 l/h for Typha latifolia plants were 87.71% and 67.61%. On Vetiver sp. plants were 90,07% and 68,32%. The removal efficiency of BOD5 on Q1 = 0.13 l/h and Q2 = 0.43 l/h for Typha latifolia plants were 90.00% and 71.7%. On Vetiver sp. plants were 91.69% and 73.29%. The efficiency of Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen removal (TKN) Q1 = 0.13 l/h and Q2 = 0.43 l/h for Typha latifolia plants were 91.27% and 61.54%, whereas in Vetiver sp. plants were 92.01% and 62.68%. Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland is capable and feasible for hospital wastewater treatment.

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