scholarly journals FOG Waste receiving and processing facility design considerations

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-171
Author(s):  
Todd O. Williams ◽  
Dale Gabel ◽  
Dan Robillard
Keyword(s):  
Biogas Production ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Maximum Energy ◽  
Anaerobic Digesters ◽  
The North ◽  
Chp System ◽  
Processing And Storage ◽  
Number Of Treatment

Abstract Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) wastes and high-strength wastes (HSW) are frequently received at municipal water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) as trucked-in wastes. These wastes offer significant benefits in terms of revenue from tipping fees and feedstock for co-digestion in anaerobic digesters that produce biogas, which can be beneficially used as fuel. The number of treatment plants receiving and beneficially using trucked-in wastes currently in operation or under investigation is increasing rapidly across the North America as utilities strive to remove this material from normal wastewater to avoid sewer system clogging, maintenance and backups, avoid the oxygen demand of these wastes in secondary treatment systems, and to capture and beneficially reuse the energy that is contained within the material. Historically, trucked-in wastes have been discharged to the head end of treatment plants or to an upstream manhole in the incoming interceptor sewer to enable the material to be mixed with raw wastewater prior to treatment through the liquid stream of the WRRF. However, this approach results in loss of material and degradation of the energy value of the FOG wastes and HSW and also creates collection and maintenance issues in the preliminary and primary treatment systems. To prevent degradation of the material and retain maximum energy for the CHP system, receiving stations are being constructed for direct off-loading of the wastes to processing and storage facilities prior to their transfer to anaerobic digesters at a relatively uniform rate to minimize the potential for digester upsets while at the same time to increase biogas production. This paper presents the key components and considerations in the design and operation of modern FOG waste receiving and processing facilities.

scholarly journals Impacts of Industrial Effluent on River Kabul

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 44-47
Author(s):  
Ghazal Nosheen ◽  
Muhammad Ullah ◽  
Kashif Ahmad Khan ◽  
Attiq Ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Effluent ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Textile Mills ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
The North ◽  
Water Courses ◽  
Receiving Stream ◽  
River Kabul ◽  
Industrial Units

The disposal of untreated industrial effluent into receiving water courses has become a major environmental challenge being faced by most of the developing countries. The high-strength and toxic wastes are responsible for a variety of water-borne diseases. In Pakistan numerous industrial units that dispose their effluent directly into receiving stream without any treatment. This study was, therefor designed to assess the wastewater characteristics of some major industrial units in the surrounding area of River Kabul, which is one of the most signifi cant resources of water in the north region of the country.The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the wastewater characteristics of some major industrial units in terms of BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand), COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), and TSS (Total Suspended Solids) etc. For this purpose, various representative samples were collected from the major industrial units like sugar, paper, ghee (Butter) and textile mills, and were analyzed using standard laboratory techniques. The results indicates that the BOD of sugar, paper, ghee (butter) and textile mills is in the range of 2235mg/L, 1150mg/L, 844mg/L and 745mg/L, respectively. Whereas, the COD of sugar, paper, ghee and textile mills was noticed to be 3945mg/L 2045mg/L, 2240mg/L and 1244mg/L respectively. Owing to the disposal of such highstrength wastes water without treatment, a remarkable increase in the TSS from 96 to 382mg/L, and decrease in DO (Dissolved Oxygen) concentration from 8.8 to 6.7mg/L of River Kabul was observed. The results of this study suggest that all the wastewater coming from the industrial sources should be properly treated as an integral part of their production before their fi nal disposal into River Kabul to secure its natural water quality.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v8i0.4924Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment Issue No. 8, 2011 JanuaryPage: 44-47Uploaded date: 23 June, 2011

scholarly journals Inter-stage thermophilic aerobic digestion may increase organic matter removal from wastewater sludge without decreasing biogas production

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 721-726
Author(s):  
Sasha D. Hafner ◽  
Johan T. Madsen ◽  
Johanna M. Pedersen ◽  
Charlotte Rennuit
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Wastewater Sludge ◽  
Aerobic Digestion ◽  
Anaerobic Digesters ◽  
Stage System ◽  
Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion ◽  
Pre Treatment

Abstract Combining aerobic and anaerobic digestion in a two-stage system can improve the degradation of wastewater sludge over the use of either technology alone. But use of aerobic digestion as a pre-treatment before anaerobic digestion generally reduces methane production due to loss of substrate through oxidation. An inter-stage configuration may avoid this reduction in methane production. Here, we evaluated the use of thermophilic aerobic digestion (TAD) as an inter-stage treatment for wastewater sludge using laboratory-scale semi-continuous reactors. A single anaerobic digester was compared to an inter-stage system, where a thermophilic aerobic digester (55 °C) was used between two mesophilic anaerobic digesters (37 °C). Both systems had retention times of approximately 30 days, and the comparison was based on measurements made over 97 days. Results showed that the inter-stage system provided better sludge destruction (52% volatile solids (VS) removal vs. 40% for the single-stage system, 44% chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal vs. 34%) without a decrease in total biogas production (methane yield per g VS added was 0.22–0.24 L g−1 for both systems).

Herbal pharmaceutical wastewater treatment by a pilot scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
pp. 2265-2272 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Satyanarayan ◽  
A. Karambe ◽  
A. P. Vanerkar
Keyword(s):  
Biogas Production ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Reactor Performance ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge Blanket

Herbal pharmaceutical industry has grown tremendously in the last few decades. As such, literature on the treatment of this wastewater is scarce. Water pollution control problems in the developing countries need to be solved through application of cost effective aerobic/anaerobic biological systems. One such system—the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) process which is known to be cost effective and where by-product recovery was also feasible was applied for treatment of a high strength wastewater for a period of six months in a pilot scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor with a capacity of 27.44 m3. Studies were carried out at various organic loading rates varying between 6.26 and 10.33 kg COD/m3/day and hydraulic retention time (HRT) fluctuating between 33 and 43 hours. This resulted in chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended solids (SS) removal in the range of 86.2%–91.6%, 90.0%–95.2% and 62.6%–68.0% respectively. The biogas production varied between 0.32–0.47 m3/kg COD added. Sludge from different heights of UASB reactor was collected and subjected to scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicated good granulation with efficient UASB reactor performance.

Use of microwave pretreatment for enhanced anaerobiosis of secondary sludge

2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 17-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Park ◽  
J.-H. Ahn ◽  
J. Kim ◽  
S. Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Microwave Irradiation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Irradiation Time ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Volatile Solid ◽  
Anaerobic Digesters ◽  
Secondary Sludge ◽  
Working Volume ◽  
Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand

This work elucidates the effects of pretreatment of secondary sludge by microwave irradiation on anaerobic digestion. The soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration increased up to 22% as microwave irradiation time increased, which indicated the sludge particles disintegrated. Three identical automated bioreactors with working volume of 5 l were used as anaerobic digesters at mesophilic temperature (35°C). The reactors were separately fed with sludge with microwave pretreated- and controlsludge at different hydraulic retention times (HRT). The volatile solid (VS) reduction in the control operation was approximately 23.2 ± 1.3%, while it was 25.7 ± 0.8% for the reactors with the pretreated sludge. The average biogas production rate with the pretreated sludge at 8, 10, 12, and 15 days HRTs was 240 ± 11, 183 ± 9, 147 ± 8, and 117 ± 7 ml/l/d respectively, while those with the control sludge were134 ± 12 and 94 ± 7 ml/l/d at 10 and 15 days HRTs. Maximum rates of COD removal and methane production with the pretreated sludge were 64% and 79% higher than those of the control system, respectively.

scholarly journals Pilot-scale study to investigate the impact of rotating belt filter upstream of a MBR for nitrogen removal

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 458-465
Author(s):  
V. A. Razafimanantsoa ◽  
D. Adyasari ◽  
A. K. Sahu ◽  
B. Rusten ◽  
T. Bilstad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Transmembrane Pressure ◽  
Fine Mesh ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The goal of this study was to investigate what kind of impact the removal of particulate organic matter with 33μm rotating belt filter (RBF) (as a primary treatment) will have on the membrane bioreactor (MBR) performance. Two small MBR pilot plants were operated in parallel, where one train treated 2mm screened municipal wastewater (Train A) and the other train treated wastewater that had passed through a RBF with a 33μm filter cloth (Train B). The RBF was operated without a filter mat on the belt. About one third of the organic matter was removed by the fine mesh filter. The assessment of the overall performance showed that the two pilot plants achieved approximately the same removal efficiencies with regard to total suspended solids (TSS), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total phosphorus and total nitrogen. It was also observed that the system with 33μm RBF as a primary treatment produced more sludge, which could be used for biogas production, and required about 30% less aeration downstream. Transmembrane pressure was significantly lower for the train receiving 33μm primary treated wastewater compared to the control receiving 2mm screened wastewater.

The use of ultrasound to accelerate the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 121-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Tiehm ◽  
K. Nickel ◽  
U. Neis
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Residence Time ◽  
Continuous Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Residence Times ◽  
Anaerobic Digesters ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Volatile Solids ◽  
Sludge Hydrolysis

The slow degradation rate of sewage sludge in anaerobic digesters is due to the rate limiting step of sludge hydrolysis. The effect of ultrasound pretreatment on sludge degradability was investigated using ultrasound at a frequency of 31 kHz and high acoustic intensities. Ultrasound treatment resulted in raw sludge disintegration as was demonstrated by increase of Chemical Oxygen Demand in the sludge supernatant and size reduction of sludge solids. Semi-continuous fermentation experiments with disintegrated and untreated sludge were done for four months on a half-technical scale. One fermenter was operated as a control with a conventional residence time of 22 days. Four fermenters were operated with disintegrated sludge and residence times of 22, 16, 12, and 8 days, respectively. In the fermenters operated with identical residence times of 22 days reduction of volatile solids was 45.8% for untreated sludge and 50.3% for disintegrated sludge. The fermentation of disintegrated sludge was stable even at the shortest residence time of 8 days with biogas production 2.2 times that of the control fermenter. Due to ultrasound disintegration a better degradability of raw sludge was achieved that permitted a substantial increase in throughput.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVE MICROORGANISMS (EM) AS BIOFEEDERS FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 491-499
Author(s):  
Cecília De Fátima Souza Ferreira ◽  
Richard Stephen Gates ◽  
Maurílio Duarte Batista ◽  
Ilda De Fatima Ferreira TINOCO
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Effective Microorganisms ◽  
Anaerobic Digesters ◽  
Volatile Solids ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Total Capacity ◽  
Micro Organisms

Soil micro-organisms called Effective Microorganisms (EM) were first cultivated and used in the 1970s. Researches about these cultures have since then demonstrated their effectiveness in improving soil characteristics and as an alternative for accelerating organic matter decomposition in waste treatment systems. The objective of this study was to test whether the addition of EM to substrates incubated in anaerobic digesters would increase the efficiency of waste treatment and biogas production. EM cultures were obtained from bacterial colonies captured within the A-horizon of a Brazilian forest soil. They were left to grow during 15 days on cooked rice contact with the soil; afterwards, the established colonies were separated according to their colors, discarding all shades of black, gray and white, according to recommendations from related literature. Remaining colonies were further grown in sugarcane broth medium for 18 days, being this the final EM culture. Twelve bench digesters were used, each with a total capacity for three liters. The experiment was composed by four treatments consisting of different concentrations of EM inoculum [15% (T1), 10% (T2), 1% (T3) and 0% (T4)] applied to dairy cattle manure, with three replications per treatment. Anaerobic digestion was carried out under controlled temperature (35oC) over 99 days. Data collected included concentrations of total, fixed and volatile solids (TS, FS and VS), pH and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). The pH of the EM inoculum was 3.34 and COD was 24.25 mg L-1. The best reduction efficiencies for COD and TS removal were 79.44% and 42.50%, respectively, in T4. Among the treatments with EM addition, 1% (T3) resulted in better COD reduction. The maximum accumulated biogas production was 20.60 L biogas L substrate-1, also for T3. In conclusion, EM as an inoculum in low concentrations may be advantageous to anaerobic digestion.

scholarly journals Automatic control of the effluent turbidity from a chemically enhanced primary treatment with microsieving

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 1770-1780 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Väänänen ◽  
S. Memet ◽  
T. Günther ◽  
M. Lilja ◽  
M. Cimbritz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biogas Production ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Effluent Water ◽  
Water Turbidity ◽  
Automation And Control ◽  
Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment

For chemically enhanced primary treatment (CEPT) with microsieving, a feedback proportional integral controller combined with a feedforward compensator was used in large pilot scale to control effluent water turbidity to desired set points. The effluent water turbidity from the microsieve was maintained at various set points in the range 12–80 NTU basically independent for a number of studied variations in influent flow rate and influent wastewater compositions. Effluent turbidity was highly correlated with effluent chemical oxygen demand (COD). Thus, for CEPT based on microsieving, controlling the removal of COD was possible. Thereby incoming carbon can be optimally distributed between biological nitrogen removal and anaerobic digestion for biogas production. The presented method is based on common automation and control strategies; therefore fine tuning and optimization for specific requirements are simplified compared to model-based dosing control.

Impact of carbon to nitrogen ratio and aeration regime on mainstream deammonification

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Han ◽  
H. De Clippeleir ◽  
A. Al-Omari ◽  
B. Wett ◽  
S. E. Vlaeminck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Potential Cost ◽  
Nitrite Oxidizing Bacteria ◽  
Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment

While deammonification of high-strength wastewater in the sludge line of sewage treatment plants has become well established, the potential cost savings spur the development of this technology for mainstream applications. This study aimed at identifying the effect of aeration and organic carbon on the deammonification process. Two 10 L sequencing bath reactors with different aeration frequencies were operated at 25°C. Real wastewater effluents from chemically enhanced primary treatment and high-rate activated sludge process were fed into the reactors with biodegradable chemical oxygen demand/nitrogen (bCOD/N) of 2.0 and 0.6, respectively. It was found that shorter aerobic solids retention time (SRT) and higher aeration frequency gave more advantages for aerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AerAOB) than nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) in the system. From the kinetics study, it is shown that the affinity for oxygen is higher for NOB than for AerAOB, and higher dissolved oxygen set-point could decrease the affinity of both AerAOB and NOB communities. After 514 days of operation, it was concluded that lower organic carbon levels enhanced the activity of anoxic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) over denitrifiers. As a result, the contribution of AnAOB to nitrogen removal increased from 40 to 70%. Overall, a reasonably good total removal efficiency of 66% was reached under a low bCOD/N ratio of 2.0 after adaptation.

Coupling ASM3 and ADM1 for wastewater treatment process optimisation and biogas production in a developing country: case-study Surat, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos M. Lopez-Vazquez ◽  
Mayank Mithaiwala ◽  
Moustafa S. Moussa ◽  
Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht ◽  
Damir Brdjanovic
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Plant Performance ◽  
Process Optimisation ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process ◽  
Satisfactory Description ◽  
Country Case Study

The overall performance of the Anjana wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located in Surat, India, was assessed by coupling the Activated Sludge Model No. 3 (ASM3) and the Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1). Guidelines developed by the Dutch Foundation for Applied Water Research (STOWA) were successfully applied for the determination of wastewater characteristics. Concerning the fractionation of primary and secondary sludge, the approach proved to be adequate for the application of ADM1. A satisfactory description of the performance of the plant was obtained in terms of effluent quality, biogas generation and sludge production. This was achieved through coupling ASM3 with ADM1 and adjusting four default values (the growth of autotrophic bacteria from 1 to 0.46 day−1, influent fraction of unbiodegradable particulate chemical oxygen demand (COD) to 0.14 gCOD/gCOD, and the anaerobic disintegration factors for soluble and particulate unbiodegradable COD in ADM1 to 0.01 and 0.29 gCOD/gCOD, respectively). The model was applied to optimise the plant performance and to assess the potential influence of the return of high strength reject effluents through the implementation of an ADM1-ASM3 interface. This study underlines the feasibility, advantages and benefits of mathematical modelling as a reliable tool for process optimisation, plant upgrade and resource recovery in developing countries.

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