Operating Experience with Biological Nutrient Removal at the Johannesburg Bushkoppie Works

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 51-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Pitman ◽  
B. C. Trim ◽  
L. van Dalsen
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Successful Performance ◽  
Substrate Quality ◽  
Process Configuration ◽  
Removal Processes ◽  
Aeration Process ◽  
The City ◽  
Sludge Settleability

Various factors are important for the successful performance of biological nutrient removal processes. This paper reviews the performance of the new Bushkoppie Plant in Johannesburg in relation to other nutrient removal plants in the city and from these experiences, highlights important aspects to be considered in the design and operation of these plants. These are substrate quality, denitrification, sludge settleability, aeration, process configuration and sludge handling and disposal.

The effect of chemical bulking control on biological nutrient removal in a full scale activated sludge plant

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. B. Saayman ◽  
C. F. Schutte ◽  
J. van Leeuwen
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
City Council ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Removal Processes ◽  
The City

The use of chemicals for sludge bulking control has a direct effect on the biological nutrient removal processes in activated sludge systems designed for this purpose. Chlorine has been used on full scale but information on the use of ozone and hydrogen peroxide is limited to pilot scale tests. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of chlorine, ozone and hydrogen peroxide on nutrient removal processes when used on a continuous basis for bulking control in a full scale biological nutrient removal activated sludge plant. The full scale studies were conducted over a period of 39 months at the Daspoort sewage works of the City Council of Pretoria. The results indicate that at low dosages the oxidants have limited effects on the nutrient removal processes but at higher levels chlorine had a detrimental effect resulting in the phosphate limit of 1 mg P.1−1 being exceeded. It is concluded that chlorine is the most effective of the three oxidants for bulking control, but that it should be used with caution in order not to upset the biological phosphate removal processes. Ozone at low levels had a small but consistent positive effect on bulking control as well as on nutrient removal. The effects of hydrogen peroxide were very small except at high dosages.

Comparison of phosphorus removal characteristics between various biological nutrient removal processes

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Lee Sang ◽  
Soo Kim Kwang ◽  
Hwan Ahn Jae ◽  
Whoe Kim Chang
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Phosphorus Concentration ◽  
Bench Scale ◽  
Removal Processes

Bench scale experiments were carried out with four biological nutrient removal(BNR) units, A/O, A2/O, Phostrip and P/L units, to investigate the behavior of phosphorus in the system and to compare the characteristics of phosphorus removal in four experimental BNR units. The influent COD/T-P ratio was varied from 22 to 64 by changing COD concentration while maintaining phosphorus concentration constant. In general sidestream BNR units such as Phostrip and P/L units outperformed mainstream BNR units such as A/O and A2/O units in terms of phosphorus removal. While phosphorus release and uptake in A/O and A2/O units became less significant at low influent COD/T-P, the phosphorus release in A2/O unit was further influenced by nitrate in return sludge and thus A2/O unit required even higher influent COD/T-P ratio for luxury uptake of phosphorus. The luxury uptake of phosphorus in Phostrip and P/L units were not affected by influent COD/T-P ratio and the adverse effect of nitrate in return sludge on anaerobic phosphorus release in P/L process was not significant due to the sludge blanket in P-stripper.

Practical Experience with Biological Phosphorus Removal Plants in Johannesburg

1983 ◽  
Vol 15 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 233-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
A R Pitman ◽  
S L V Venter ◽  
H A Nicholls
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Process Improvements ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

This paper describes three years operating experience with two full-scale biological nutrient removal activated sludge plants. Factors affecting biological phosphorus removal are highlighted and possible process improvements suggested.

Re-use of winery wastewaters for biological nutrient removal

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Rodríguez ◽  
J. Villaseñor ◽  
I.M. Buendía ◽  
F.J. Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Cod Removal ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Organic Substrates ◽  
Winery Wastewater ◽  
A Value ◽  
Removal Processes

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the re-use of the winery wastewater to enhance the biological nutrient removal (BNR) process. In batch experiments it was observed that the addition of winery wastewater mainly enhanced the nitrogen removal process because of the high denitrification potential (DNP), of about 130 mg N/g COD, of the contained substrates. This value is very similar to that obtained by using pure organic substrates such as acetate. The addition of winery wastewater did not significantly affect either phosphorus or COD removal processes. Based on the experimental results obtained, the optimum dosage to remove each mg of N–NO3 was determined, being a value of 6.7 mg COD/mg N–NO3. Because of the good properties of the winery wastewater to enhance the nitrogen removal, the viability of its continuous addition in an activated sludge pilot-scale plant for BNR was studied. Dosing the winery wastewater to the pilot plant a significant increase in the nitrogen removal was detected, from 58 to 75%. The COD removal was slightly increased, from 89 to 95%, and the phosphorus removal remained constant.

Optimization of Biological Nutrient Removal Processes at Long Creek and Crowders Creek WWTPs

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (4) ◽  
pp. 1169-1182
Author(s):  
S. Scheringer ◽  
L. Cummings ◽  
D. Shellenbarger ◽  
C. deBarbadillo ◽  
M. Knosby
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Removal Processes

Efficient Biological Nutrient Removal in a Membrane Bioreactor Using Denitrifying Phosphorus Removal and Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification

2014 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
pp. 693-701
Author(s):  
Jiu Yi Li ◽  
Nian Peng Wu ◽  
Jin Li ◽  
Ai Min Wang ◽  
Yong Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Return Flow ◽  
Denitrifying Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Bioreactor System ◽  
Removal Processes ◽  
The Impact

Biological nutrient removal (BNR) is generally integrated in municipal wastewater treatment plants to alleviate the impact of treated effluent on receiving watersheds. This paper studies the performance of BNR in a membrane bioreactor system consisting of anaerobic, anoxic, micro-aerobic and aerobic compartments treating a synthetic wastewater containing low organic matters. The membrane bioreactor system designed an anti-stream, stepwise return flow scheme to produce ideal conditions for the occurrence of simultaneous nitrification and denitification and denitrifying phosphorus removal processes. The proposed membrane reactor system has established higher biomass concentrations and ideal environments for biological nutrient removal processes, which results in high nutrient removal efficiencies treating low organic wastewaters. Four compartment configurations in the reactor system minimized the impact of oxidized nitrogen species in return flow on phosphorus release in the anaerobic tank and the anti-stream, stepwise return flow scheme encouraged the utilization of nitrate as the electronic acceptor in phosphorus uptake in the micro-aerobic tank. Denitrifying phosphorus removal and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification processes are the main mechanisms responsible for efficient nutrient removal. High phosphorus release activities and high phosphate concentration in the anaerobic tank make it is potentially feasible to recover phosphorus resource from wastewater.

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