Minimization of sludge production by a side-stream reactor under anoxic conditions in a pilot plant

2013 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 229-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Coma ◽  
S. Rovira ◽  
J. Canals ◽  
J. Colprim
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Anoxic Conditions ◽  
Side Stream ◽  
Sludge Production

Performance of a Pilot-Scale High-Rate Anaerobic Side-stream Reactor (ASSR) Process: Minimized Sludge Production and Generation of Biogas

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (15) ◽  
pp. 2669-2686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heonseop Eom ◽  
Aaron Brennan ◽  
Chris Watt ◽  
Dong-Hyun Chon ◽  
Chul Park
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Scale ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Side Stream ◽  
Sludge Production

Investigation of sludge reduction and biogas generation in high-rate anaerobic side-stream reactors for wastewater treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 1829-1838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chul Park ◽  
Dong-Hyun Chon ◽  
Aaron Brennan ◽  
Heonseop Eom
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Sludge Reduction ◽  
Waste Sludge ◽  
Side Stream ◽  
Activated Sludge Systems ◽  
Sludge Production

Activated sludge systems incorporating a 2 day anaerobic side-stream reactor (ASSR) show significantly decreased waste sludge production.

scholarly journals Critical conditions of struvite growth and recovery using MgO in pilot scale crystallization plant

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (12) ◽  
pp. 2511-2521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nari Park ◽  
Hyangyoun Chang ◽  
Yeoju Jang ◽  
Hyunman Lim ◽  
Jinhong Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Critical Conditions ◽  
Side Stream ◽  
Struvite Crystallization ◽  
Ph Range

Abstract The struvite crystallization process can recover struvite crystals as a valuable slow-release fertilizer from the side stream of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the crystal growth characteristics and determine the appropriate recovery criteria for a struvite crystallization pilot plant. A pilot plant (8.6 m3/d) was designed with a feeding system of MgO (magnesium oxide), a pH controller, and a hydrocyclone for recovering struvite; the plant was operated for 42 hours at a pH range of 8.25–8.5. The removal efficiencies for PO4-P and NH4-N were 82.5–90.7% and 13.4–22.9%, respectively. The struvite recovered from the hydrocyclone was sifted using standard sieves and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The dry weight fraction of the precipitate in the 300–600 μm range increased gradually from 7% to 74% in 18 hours. The XRD analysis revealed that the crystalline structure of the precipitate in the 150–600 μm range indicates struvite without any peaks of MgO, Mg(OH)2, and MgCO3. This indicates that the critical conditions for recovering struvite from the side-stream of WWTPs are an operation period of 18 hours and a crystal size greater than 300 μm.

Minimisation of excess sludge production in a WWTP by coupling thermal hydrolysis and rapid anaerobic digestion

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 255-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Chauzy ◽  
S. Graja ◽  
F. Gerardin ◽  
D. Crétenot ◽  
L. Patria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Control Line ◽  
Thermal Hydrolysis ◽  
Excess Sludge ◽  
Anaerobic Digesters ◽  
Sludge Production

In many cases, reducing sludge production could be the solution for wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) that here difficulty evacuating the residuals of wastewater treatment. The aim of this study was to test the possibility of minimising the excess sludge production by coupling a thermal hydrolysis stage and an anaerobic digestion with a very short HRT. The tests were carried out on a 2,500 p.e. pilot plant installed on a recycling loop between the clarifier and the actived sludge basin. The line equipped with the full scale pilot plant produced 38% TSS less than the control line during a 10 week period. Moreover, the rapid anaerobic digestion removed, on average, more than 50% of the total COD load with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 3 days. Lastly, the dryness of the remaining excess sludge, sanitised by the thermal hydrolysis, was more than 35% with an industrial centrifuge. This combination of thermal hydrolysis and rapid anaerobic digestion equally permits a significant gain of compactness compared to traditional anaerobic digesters.

A Pilot Study on Enhancing Nitrification by Bioaugmentation

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 569-574
Author(s):  
Qiong Wan ◽  
Lei Li ◽  
Dang Cong Peng
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Main Stream ◽  
Reject Water ◽  
Side Stream ◽  
N Removal

Enhancing nitrification from municipal wastewater by bioaugmentation was investigated in a pilot plant operated in A2/O process. Reject water was used to cultivate nitrifier in O/A process (side stream), and the exceed sludge in side stream was used to bioaugmentation. The experimental results showed that bioaugmentation was very effective for enhancing nitrification. After nitrifier bioaugmentation, the NH4+-N removal rate was improved more than 30% in main stream. And AUR and NUR of the activated sludge increased from 2.61 mgNH4+-N /(gMLSS•h) and 2.38 mgNO2--N/(gMLSS•h) to 5.32 mgNH4+-N /(gMLSS•h) and 3.81 mgNO2--N/(gMLSS•h), which was as 2.04 times and 1.60 times as those of before bioaugmentation in main stream respectively.

Sludge production in membrane bioreactors under different conditions

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wagner ◽  
K-H. Rosenwinkel
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Membrane Bioreactors ◽  
Conventional Activated Sludge ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
One Year ◽  
Conventional Systems ◽  
The University ◽  
Activated Sludge Systems ◽  
Sludge Production

With membrane bioreactors, the production of surplus sludge is lower than with conventional activated sludge systems, a fact that has been confirmed in a large number of analyses. There is, however, no consensus about the dimension of the reactions and their respective causes. In order to examine these, at the University of Hanover a pilot plant with a capacity of 220 l was run for one year without any extraction of surplus sludge. The plant was started with 2 g MLSS/l; after one year, this value had risen to approximately 18 g MLSS/l. In order to be able to set the plant for different sludge loads (0.04 to 0.2 kg COD/(kg MLSS · d)), the wastewater was artificially stocked up. The emerging result was that in contrast to conventional systems the sludge growth was lower, but still continuously existing. Then, comparisons with theoretical approaches were run – among others with the ASM1-Model – which confirmed the findings. One possible reason could be the different biocoenoses, which was assumed to be the cause after several microscopic examinations had been run.

scholarly journals Side-stream sludge treatment using free ammonia for reducing sludge production

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-170
Author(s):  
Kang Song ◽  
Xu Zhou ◽  
Yi-Wen Zhou ◽  
Wenbiao Jin ◽  
Renjie Tu
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Free Ammonia ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Sludge Treatment ◽  
Effluent Quality ◽  
Side Stream ◽  
Sludge Properties ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
High Treatment ◽  
Sludge Production

Much attention has been paid to reducing of excess sludge production in the activated sludge process, due to high treatment and disposal costs. In this study, an innovative approach for achieving sludge reduction, which featured recirculating a portion of the activated sludge through a side-stream sludge treatment unit, was applied by adding free ammonia (FA, i.e., NH3). The results showed that sludge production was significantly reduced after FA treatment, while the sludge production rate was decreased by 21%. Meanwhile, the treatment performance and the sludge properties were not negatively affected by the FA-treated sludge during the experiment (e.g. effluent quality, nitrification activity, sludge settleability). Economic analysis also indicated that the FA treatment approach would be an economically favorable technology, and the sludge treatment costs could be cut by 16.6%.

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