scholarly journals The Recovery of Carbon Source from Municipal Primary Sludge using Pilot Scale Elutriated Acidogenic Fermentation

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kooho Kwon ◽  
Siwon Kim ◽  
Yongjun Jung ◽  
Kyungsok Min
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Primary Sludge ◽  
Acidogenic Fermentation

Primary sludge hydrolysis for biological nutrient removal

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 417-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. J. Hatziconstantinou ◽  
P. Yannakopoulos ◽  
A. Andreadakis
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Primary Sludge ◽  
Carbon Production ◽  
Sludge Hydrolysis ◽  
Removal Processes

Primary sludge hydrolysis can enrich primary effluent with the soluble organics which in turn can be a valuable carbon source to subsequent nutrient removal processes. By controlling hydraulic retention time and temperature it is possible to confine the anaerobic digestion of the primary sludge to the acidogenic and acetogenic phase (hydrolysis/fermentation process), and take advantage of the soluble organics produced. This paper presents the results of a research involving bench and pilot scale experiments related to primary sludge hydrolysis. The pilot scale sedimentation tank (4.10 m in diameter, 3.20 m in depth) operated over an expended period of 21 months as a conventional clarifier and following this as a fermentor unit employing sludge recirculation. Parallel to the pilot scale experiments, several batch and continuous flow bench scale experiments were conducted in order to determine the factors controlling the production of soluble organics and the effect of the latter on the denitrification process. The conclusions drawn were that a) a soluble COD production of the order of 5-6% in terms of sludge TCOD can be expected in a batch fermentor operating with HRT≅2days at T≤ 20°C, b) in a continuous flow fermentor, combinations of T>20°C and SRT>2 should be applied in order to achieve a production of the order of 10%, c) significant soluble carbon production can be achieved in primary sedimentation tanks (over 30% in terms of influent SCOD) when relatively increased SRTs (4 to 5 days) in combination with sludge recirculation are employed, under T>22°C, and d) increased denitrification performance of the order of 9 mgNOx/g MLSS.hr, can be achieved with hydrolysate as a carbon source.

A Pilot Scale Investigation of Co-Fermentation of Primary Sludge and Grease Trap Waste for VFA Production

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (4) ◽  
pp. 650-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Nicholson ◽  
Ronald Latimer ◽  
Hunter Long ◽  
Holy Anne Hillard ◽  
Bill Balzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Primary Sludge ◽  
Grease Trap Waste

Novel biofilm reactor for denitrification of municipal wastewater

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (7) ◽  
pp. 1566-1575 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Rathnaweera ◽  
B. Rusten ◽  
K. Korczyk ◽  
B. Helland ◽  
E. Rismyhr
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Removal Rates ◽  
Good Filter ◽  
Solids Removal

Abstract A pilot-scale CFIC® (continuous flow intermittent cleaning) reactor was run in anoxic conditions to study denitrification of wastewater. The CFIC process has already proven its capabilities for biological oxygen demand removal with a small footprint, less energy consumption and low cost. The present study focused on the applicability for denitrification. Both pre-denitrification (pre-DN) and post-denitrification (post-DN) were tested. A mixture of primary treated wastewater and nitrified wastewater was used for pre-DN and nitrified wastewater with ethanol as a carbon source was used for post-DN. The pre-DN process was carbon limited and removal rates of only 0.16 to 0.74 g NOx-N/m²-d were obtained. With post-DN and an external carbon source, 0.68 to 2.2 g NO3-Neq/m²-d removal rates were obtained. The carrier bed functioned as a good filter for both the larger particles coming with influent water and the bio-solids produced in the reactor. Total suspended solids removal in the reactor varied from 20% to 78% (average 45%) during post-DN testing period and 9% to 70% (average 29%) for pre-DN. The results showed that the forward flow washing improves both the DN function and filtration ability of the reactor.

FOG, not just for co-digestion: An evaluation of primary sludge and grease trap waste fermentation for a nutrient removal carbon source.

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (16) ◽  
pp. 799-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hunter Long ◽  
Ronald Latimer ◽  
Wendell Khunjar ◽  
Katya Bilyk ◽  
Charles Bott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Primary Sludge ◽  
Grease Trap Waste

Nitrate removal using Brevundimonas diminuta MTCC 8486 from ground water

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 517-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kavitha ◽  
R. Selvakumar ◽  
M. Sathishkumar ◽  
K. Swaminathan ◽  
P. Lakshmanaperumalsamy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Nitrate Removal ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Biological Removal ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Brevundimonas Diminuta

Brevundimonas diminuta MTCC 8486, isolated from marine soil of coastal area of Trivandrum, Kerala, was used for biological removal of nitrate from ground water collected from Kar village of Pali district, Rajasthan. The organism was found to be resistance for nitrate up to 10,000 mg L−1. The optimum growth conditions for biological removal of nitrate were established in batch culture. The effect of carbon sources on nitrate removal was investigated using mineral salt medium (MSM) containing 500 mg L−1 of nitrate to select the most effective carbon source. Among glucose and starch as carbon source, glucose at 1% concentration increased the growth (182±8.24 × 104 CFU mL−1) and induced maximum nitrate reduction (86.4%) at 72 h. The ground water collected from Kar village, Pali district of Rajasthan containing 460±5.92 mg L−1 of nitrate was subjected to three different treatment processes in pilot scale (T1 to T3). Higher removal of nitrate was observed in T2 process (88%) supplemented with 1% glucose. The system was scaled up to 10 L pilot scale treatment plant. At 72 h the nitrate removal was observed to be 95% in pilot scale plant. The residual nitrate level (23±0.41 mg L−1) in pilot scale treatment process was found to be below the permissible limit of WHO.

scholarly journals Effects of Thickened Excess Sludge Pre-Treatment Using Hydrodynamic Cavitation for Anaerobic Digestion

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 2483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Garlicka ◽  
Monika Zubrowska-Sudol ◽  
Katarzyna Umiejewska ◽  
Otton Roubinek ◽  
Jacek Palige ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methane Production ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Hydrodynamic Cavitation ◽  
Excess Sludge ◽  
Maximum Increase ◽  
Primary Sludge ◽  
Sludge Flocs ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Flocculation Process ◽  
Different Levels

The main purpose of this study was the assessment of the possibility of increasing the production of biogas through the pre-treatment of thickened excess sludge (TES) by means of the hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) conducted at different levels of energy density (EL) i.e., 70, 140 and 210 kJ/L. The experiments were performed on a pilot scale, and a mixture of thickened primary sludge (TPS) and TES was used as digester feed. The results documented that an important parameter determining the possibility of obtaining an enhanced methane production is the value of energy input in the HC process. This parameter determines the changes occurring in sludge as a result of disintegration (i.e., sludge floc deagglomeration, lysis of cells, re-flocculation process and the related release of compounds susceptible to biodegradation from sludge flocs). The maximum increase in methane yield (MY) of 152% was obtained for EL = 140 kJ/L. In this case, HC mainly caused sludge floc deagglomeration. An increase in MY was also recorded when TES was subject to the disintegration process at EL = 210 kJ/L. However, it was 4.3 times lower than that observed for EL = 140 kJ/L. Pre-treatment of TES at EL = 70 kJ/L did not contribute to an increase in methane production.

Retrofitting conventional primary clarifiers to activated primary clarifiers to enhance nutrient removal and energy conservation in WWTPs in Beijing, China

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 1446-1452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-wei Wang ◽  
Tian-zhu Zhang ◽  
Ji-ning Chen ◽  
Zhi-rong Hu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Test System ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Aeration Tank ◽  
Secondary Effluent ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Primary Sludge

Biological nutrient removal requires sufficient carbon source. Meanwhile, the removal of organic matter in wastewater requires energy consumption in the aeration tank. Carbon source for nutrient removal in most wastewater treatment plants with conventional primary clarifier (CPC) is generally insufficient in China. In order to increase carbon source and to save energy, a part of the CPC may be retrofitted as an activated primary clarifier (APC). In this paper, a pilot scale experiment was conducted to examine the performance of primary sludge fermentation and its effect on nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Results show that the primary sludge fermentation in APC has produced a similar VFA/TP ratio but a higher BOD5/TN ratio compared with those in the CPC effluent, and the TN concentrations in the secondary effluent are at 8.0, 10.8, and 17.4 mg/L, while TP is at 0.45, 1.10, and 2.28 mg/L when the pilot test system was fed with (1) the APC effluent, (2) 50% from the APC effluent and 50% from the CPC effluent, and (3) the CPC effluent, respectively. Results also indicate that the BOD5/TN ratio is a more sensitive factor than the VFA/TP ratio for nutrient removal and energy conservation for the APC fermentation.

scholarly journals Optimizing external carbon source addition in domestics wastewater treatment based on online sensoring data and a numerical model

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (11) ◽  
pp. 2716-2725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qibin Wang ◽  
Qiuwen Chen ◽  
Jing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Carbon Source ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Fixed Dose ◽  
Carbon Addition ◽  
External Carbon Source ◽  
Wastewater Quality ◽  
Denitrification Reactor

The removal of total nitrogen in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is often unsatisfactory for a variety of reasons. One possible measure to improve nitrogen removal is the addition of external carbon. However, the amount of carbon addition is directly related to WWTP operation costs, highlighting the importance of accurately determining the amount of external carbon required. The objective of this study was to obtain a low nitrate concentration in the anoxic zone of WWTPs efficiently and economically by optimizing the external carbon source dosage. Experiments were conducted using a pilot-scale pre-denitrification reactor at a Nanjing WWTP in China. External carbon source addition based on online monitoring of influent wastewater quality and a developed nitrification–denitrification numerical model was investigated. Results showed that carbon addition was reduced by 47.7% and aeration costs were reduced by 8.0% compared with those using a fixed-dose addition mode in the pilot reactor. The obtained technology was applied to the full-scale Jiangxinzhou WWTP in Nanjing with promising results.

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