Development of Technology for the Use of the UASB Reactor in Domestic Sewage Treatment

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 109-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia M. M. Vieira ◽  
Marcos E. Souza
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Initial Phase ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Technical Feasibility ◽  
Feasible Option ◽  
The Cost

The lack of a simple and economic option for the treatment of sewage created the need to develop and make the UASB reactor adequate for low strength wastes. Thus a UASB reactor with 106 ℓ capacity was built, which was specially designed for sewage treatment. Several treatability tests were conducted with raw and settled domestic sewage, with only A hours of hydraulic retention time. This proved the reactor's technical feasibility in treating raw sewage at ambient temperature in São Paulo. Based on these experiments, the reactor was scaled up to 120 m3 and built for the treatment of raw sewage at ambient temperature. The operation is in its initial phase, and good COD removals are already being observed, although steady state has not been achieved yet. Since the cost of the system was extremely low, it is a feasible option to be applied in this country.

Flocculation, Anaerobic and Microaerobic Treatment Process of Normal Temperature Low Concentration Domestic Sewage

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 2530-2534
Author(s):  
Li Jun Nie ◽  
Hua Wen Zhong ◽  
Mei Huang ◽  
Xu Dong Yin
Keyword(s):  
Retention Time ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Low Concentration ◽  
Cod Removal Rate

Domestic sewage was treated by adopting flocculation, anaerobic and microaerobic combined process under normal temperature. The result demonstrates: total hydraulic retention time is 5.5h (chemical flocculation 1.0h, UASB reactor 2.0h and MUSB reactor 2.5h). UASB reactor can achieve anaerobic sludge granulation under normal temperature and is fairly feasible for low concentration domestic sewage treatment. Compared with single stage UASB reactor, hydraulic retention time of flocculation-UASB combined technique reduces from 4h to 2h. COD removal rate rises from 45% to 50%-60% and suspended COD is mainly removed. DO of microaerobic MUSB technique after anaerobic treatment is 0.2mg/L-0.5mg/L with air and water ratio of 1:1. Effluent quality is stable, in accordance with first standard of Synthetical Draining Standard of Sewage, GB8978—1996.

Feasibility of a pilot-scale UASB/trickling filter system for domestic sewage treatment

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 221-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.A.L. Chernicharo ◽  
M.C.P. Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Trickling Filter ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Final Effluent ◽  
Bod Removal

This paper presents the results of pilot system comprised of one UASB reactor followed by one trickling filter (TF). The UASB reactor had a volume of 416 litres, being operated at an average hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 4 hours. The trickling filter had a useful volume of 60 litres, being operated at hydraulic and organic loading rates varying from 3.4 to 30.6 m3/m2.d and 0.3 to 3.9 kgBOD/m3.d, respectively. These different operational conditions characterised eight research phases. Both reactors were fed with domestic sewage pumped directly from the main interceptor of Belo Horizonte City, Brazil. After almost 16 months of continuous monitoring, the UASB/TF system produced very good results in terms of COD and BOD removal, and also very low solids concentration in the final effluent. The average results of COD and BOD removal varied from 74 to 88% and from 80 to 94%, respectively, sufficient to maintain the COD concentration in the final effluent in the range of 60 to 120 mg/L and the BOD values systematically below 60 mg/L. The overall averages of SS in the final effluent were kept below 30 mg/L. The UASB/TF system is a very promising alternative for the treatment of domestic sewage in Brazil and other developing countries, since the system can be designed with very short hydraulic retention times, resulting in a very compact and low cost treatment unit. Besides, the energy consumption and the labour costs are minimal.

scholarly journals UTILIZAÇÃO DE FORRAGEIRA NO TRATAMENTO DE ESGOTO DOMÉSTICO

Irriga ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
João de Jesus Guimarães ◽  
José Antonio Rodrigues de Souza ◽  
Débora Astoni Moreira ◽  
Ellen Lemes Silva ◽  
João Victor Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Wetland System

UTILIZAÇÃO DE FORRAGEIRA NO TRATAMENTO DE ESGOTO DOMÉSTICO     JOÃO DE JESUS GUIMARÃES 1; JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRIGUES DE SOUZA 2; DÉBORA ASTONI MOREIRA3; ELLEN LEMES SILVA4; JOÃO VICTOR COSTA 5 E MARA LÚCIA CRUZ DE SOUZA6   Departamento de Engenharia Rural - Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas – FCA – Unesp, Câmpus Botucatu, Avenida Universitária, 3780, CEP 18610-034, Altos do Paraíso, Botucatu-SP, Brasil, [email protected] Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano-Campus Urutaí, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento Km 2,5, Zona Rural, Urutaí-GO, Brasil, [email protected] Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano-Campus Urutaí, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento Km 2,5, Zona Rural, Urutaí-GO, Brasil, [email protected] Departamento de Recursos Naturais do Cerrado, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano-Campus Urutaí, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento Km 2,5, Zona Rural, Urutaí-GO, Brasil, [email protected] Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano-Campus Urutaí, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento Km2.5, Zona Rural, Urutaí-GO, Brasil, [email protected] Departamento de Engenharia Rural - Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas – FCA – Unesp, Câmpus Botucatu, Avenida Universitária, 3780, CEP 18610-034, Altos do Paraíso, Botucatu-SP, Brasil, [email protected]     RESUMO   A utilização de forrageiras como vegetação em sistema de tratamento do tipo wetland tem sido estudado como forma de associar harmonia paisagística, eficiência e aproveitamento agrícola, facilitando sua aceitação. Neste estudo, objetivou-se estudar a utilização do o capim tifton 85 (Cynodon sp.) em wetlands. Para isso, avaliou-se a produção de matéria seca quando submetido a diferentes tempos de detenção hidráulico. Os resultados permitiram concluir que o capim tifton 85 mostrou-se adequado à utilização em sistemas de tratamento do tipo wetland, sendo o tempo de detenção hidráulico de dois dias (referente a uma taxa de aplicação superficial de 110 kg ha-1 d-1 de DBO) proporcionou a maior produção de matéria seca e, por consequência, maior de remoção de nutrientes.   Palavras-chave: Cynodon spp., massa seca, sistema alagado construído, água residuária.     GUIMARÃES, J. J.1; SOUZA, J. A. R2; MOREIRA, D. A.3; SILVA, E. L.4; COSTA, J. V.5; SOUZA, M. L. C.6 FORAGE USE IN DOMESTIC SEWAGE TREATMENT     ABSTRACT   The use of forages as vegetation in a wetland system has been studied as a way of associating landscape harmony, efficiency and agricultural utilization, facilitating its acceptance. The objective of this study was to study the use of tifton 85 grass (Cynodon sp.) in wetland systems. For this, the dry matter production was evaluated when subjected to hydraulic retention times. The results allowed to conclude that tifton 85 grass was suitable for use in SAC treatment systems, with a two-day hydraulic retention time (referring to a surface application rate of 110 kg ha-1 d-1 of BOD) provided the highest dry matter yield and, consequently, higher nutrient removal.   Keywords: Cynodon spp., dry mass, wetlands, wastewater.

Low temperature treatment of domestic sewage in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket and anaerobic hybrid reactors

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek A. Elmitwalli ◽  
Marcel H. Zandvoort ◽  
Grietje Zeeman ◽  
Harry Bruning ◽  
Gatze Lettinga
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Cod Removal ◽  
Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Removal Efficiencies

The treatment of sewage at a temperature of 13°C was investigated in three reactors (each 3.84 litre) a UASB and two anaerobic hybrid (AH) reactors with small sludge granules with an average diameter of 0.73 mm. The media used in the AH reactors were vertical polyurethane foam sheets. The reactors were operated at a HRT of 8 h. The use of small sludge granules and operating the reactors at low upflow velocity (1.8 m/d) improved suspended COD removal efficiencies for the UASB reactor. Moreover, the use of sheets in the AH reactors significantly increased suspended COD removal efficiencies as compared to the UASB and reached to 87% for pre-settled sewage treatment. The treatment of pre-settled sewage instead of raw sewage in AH reactors significantly increased colloidal and dissolved COD removal efficiencies with 13% and 12% respectively and colloidal COD removal efficiency for the UASB reactor with 13%. At ‘steady state’ for pre-settled sewage treatment, the AH reactors removed 64% of the total COD which is significantly higher by 4% than the UASB reactor. Therefore, the anaerobic treatment of domestic sewage at low temperature can be improved by treating pre-settled sewage in shallow AH reactors containing small sludge granules.

Combination of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor and a novel cascade sponge reactor for sewage treatment

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 1255-1264 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Patel ◽  
A. K. Mungray
Keyword(s):  
Fecal Coliform ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Total Coliform ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Combined Process ◽  
Effluent Quality ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
The Cost

Performance of the combined process of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and cascade sponge reactor (CSR) for sewage treatment was studied. UASB-CSR system was operated at HRTs of 24 h, 16 h, and 8 h at an average wastewater temperature of 29°C. It comprises of the most efficient combined process not only for CODT (98.9%), BODT (98.5%), TSS (99.3%), total nitrogen (89.1%), total phosphorus (99.0%), total coliform (99.9%) and fecal coliform (99.9%) removal but also for reducing excess sludge production. Fecal coliform counts were found 23 MPN/100 ml only in final effluents. The effluent quality of the system sufficiently meets the discharged standards which regulate wastewater discharge into drains. The parameters of CSR are closely related to those of the potable water after certain advanced treatment which can be reused in many ways. Moreover, it does not require any external aeration and thus the cost associated with energy and devices required for aeration are cut to zero.

Study on the Performance of Modified UASB Process Treating Sewage

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 2174-2178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Juan Zhang ◽  
Nai Rui Liu ◽  
Cong Xiao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Retention Time ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Cod Removal ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Reactor Operation ◽  
Influent Concentration ◽  
Contact Oxidation ◽  
The Stability

Added the anaerobic contact oxidation fill area on traditional UASB reactor,the imitation domestic sewage was treated by this modified UASB process on this paper. The COD removal was studied by regulated temperature,hydraulic retention time(HRT) and the influent concentration; The stability of this reactor was studied by regulated pH value of inflow and effluent.The results show that,when regulated the inflow pH value about 7.5,and effluent pH by maintainned about 6.8-7.2,so ensure that the reactor operation was stable;when T=45±5°C,the COD removal can reach 92.8%; when the HRT was 10h,the COD removal is 76.8%~92%;when the inflow concentration were 500mg/L,750mg/L,1000mg/L,the average COD removal are 65.68%, 75.58% and 83.05%.

Study on Domestic Sewage Treatment with Rotating Biological Contactor

2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 376-379
Author(s):  
Fang Li ◽  
Zeng Lu Qi
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Good Prospect ◽  
Rotating Biological Contactor

This paper adopted a 3-stage rotating biological contactor (RBC), while the operating parameters could be controlled properly, this kind of RBC can obtain better removal effect in domestic sewage treatment. At 25oC, when hydraulic retention time (HRT) is 4h ,6h,8h,10h and 12h ,removal rate of COD is 65.14%,86.10%,89.82%,85.93% and 78.58%.HRT fixes on 8h, removal rate of NH3 –N is 75% after adjusting alkalinity. When rotating rate of RBC is 4,6,8,10,12 and 14 r/min, the removal rate of TN is 53.88%,56.78%,60.03%,58.49%,55.32% and 54.87%.RBC also has a good removal efficiency of TP and obtains the removal rate of TP 45%.There is good prospect in domestic sewage treatment with RBC.

Association of a UASB reactor and a submerged aerated biofilter for domestic sewage treatment

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 189-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Franci Gonçalves ◽  
Vera Lúcia de Araújo ◽  
Carlos Augusto L. Chernicharo
Keyword(s):  
Granular Media ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Hydraulic Load ◽  
Reactor Operating ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge Blanket

This paper presents exploratory results on the association of an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket - UASB reactor (46 L) and a submerged aerated biofilter – BF (6.3 L) for domestic sewage treatment. The experimental period extended for 322 days, during which the hydraulic and organic loads were gradually increased in both reactors. Having the UASB as a reference, the following hydraulic loads were tested: 0.4 m3/m2.h (θ = 16 h); 0.6m3/m2.h (θ = 10h); 0.8 m3/m2.h (θ = 8 h); 1.0 m3/m2.h (θ = 6 h) and 1.45 m3/m2.h (θ = 4h). During the experiments carried out with the UASB reactor operating at a hydraulic detention time of 6 hours, related to a θ < 11′ in the granular media of the BF, the mean removal efficiency in terms of SS, BOD5 and COD, in both reactors, were respectively 94%, 96% and 91%. The final effluent, related to the BF effluent, presented the following mean characteristics: SS = 10 mg/L, BOD5 = 9 mg/L and COD = 38 mg/L. The results obtained in the last phase of the experiments, when the hydraulic load in the UASB reactor reached 1.45 m3/m2.h (θ = 4h), were similar to those obtained in the previous phase. These results demonstrate that submerged aerated biofilters can be considered a viable alternative for the post-treatment of effluents from UASB reactors treating domestic sewage. These reactors are capable of being operated with very short hydraulic detention times.

Domestic Sewage Treatment Using an Anaerobic Biofilter with an Aerobic Biofilter

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 209-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Inamori ◽  
R. Sudo ◽  
T. Goda
Keyword(s):  
Water Temperature ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Circulation Ratio ◽  
Low Strength ◽  
Bod Removal ◽  
Organic Wastewater

The purpose of this study was to assess the applicability of the anaerobic biofilter process to treat low strength organic wastewater such as domestic sewage. It was found that when the influent BOD was approximately 200 mg/l, water temperature and BOD loading, under a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 30 hrs, were 20°C and 0.2 kg/m3.day respectively, a BOD removal of at least 70% was attained, and the ratio of sludge produced to BOD removed in the anaerobic biofilter was as low as 0.1. Furthermore it was also found that 75% of nitrogen (N) could be removed in the anaerobic-aerobic biofilter process when the circulation ratio was more than 1:2.

Application of an innovative methodology to improve the starting-up of UASB reactors treating domestic sewage

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Rodríguez ◽  
M. R. Peña ◽  
V. Manzi
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Removal Mechanisms ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Innovative Methodology ◽  
Valle Del Cauca ◽  
Positive Evolution

This study shows the results obtained during the starting-up evaluation of an UASB reactor treating domestic sewage. It is located in the municipality of Ginebra, Valle del Cauca region in Colombia. Its design flow is 7.5 l/s with a maximum capacity of 10 l/s. The reactor was seeded with a deficient quality inoculum which accounted for 20% of the total reactor volume. The starting-up methodology comprised the sequential washing of the sludge (inoculum) by applying three different upflow velocities. This procedure resembles what other authors term the “selective pressure method”. Once the sludge was washed, the reactor was started-up with an initial hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 24.9 hours, which was steadily reduced down to 6.7 hours in the final stage. Along the starting-up phase, there was a positive evolution in terms of quantity, quality and spatial distribution of the sludge. Consequently, there was a positive evolution in organic matter removal mechanisms. For HRT above 14 hours, the removal mechanisms were mainly physical whilst for HRT below 9 hours the removal mechanisms were mostly biological. Based on the above considerations and on the water quality parameters measured, it may be concluded that the start-up of an UASB reactor for domestic sewage treatment seeded with a low quality inoculum can be done with HRT as low as 15 or 12 hours. In this way, it is possible to reduce the starting-up period of these reactors down to 4 to 6 weeks, provided that the starting-up methodology is properly applied.

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