Municipal wastewater treatment in Berlin with deep tanks and flotation for secondary clarification

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 199-210
Author(s):  
R. Gnirss ◽  
A. Peter-Fröhlich ◽  
V. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Energy Requirements ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Space Saving ◽  
Process Energy ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Interesting Alternative ◽  
Pilot Tests

For municipal wastewater treatment, space-saving 10m deep activated sludge tanks are an interesting alternative to conventional tanks of shallow construction. Results from pilot tests in the Berlin-Ruhleben WWTP have shown that the biological P-elimination, nutrification and denitrification processes can be implemented as in shallow tanks. However, the activated sludge did not settle satisfactorily. Flotation was implemented in the process for secondary clarification and in the meanwhile has shown to be advantageous. Tests run over a period of some years with the pilot plant have proven the feasibility of this process. Energy requirements for both systems were found to be approximately the same. A cost estimate based on a preplan revealed a 10% advantage in favour of the 10m WWTP with flotation. For these reasons, one 10m WWTP with flotation for secondary clarification and a capacity of 80,000 m3/d will be built in Berlin in the near future.

Biological treatment of municipal wastewater with deep tanks and flotation for secondary clarification

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 257-265
Author(s):  
R. Gnirss ◽  
A. Peter-Frölich
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Energy Requirements ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Space Saving ◽  
Process Energy ◽  
Interesting Alternative ◽  
Pilot Tests

For municipal wastewater treatment, space-saving 10m deep activated sludge tanks are an interesting alternative to conventional tanks of shallow construction. Results from pilot tests in the Berlin-Ruhleben WWTP have shown that the biological P--elimination, nitrification and denitrification processes can be implemented with the same sucess as in shallow tanks. However, the activated sludge did not settle satisfactorily. Flotation was implemented in the process for secondary clarification and has been shown to be advantageous. Tests run over a period of some years with the pilot plant have proven the feasibility of this process. Energy requirements for both systems were found to be approximately the same. A cost estimate based on a preliminary plan revealed a 10% advantage in favour of the 10m WWTP with flotation.

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER IN BERLIN, USING A 10 m DEEP BASIN AND FLOTATION FOR SECONDARY CLARIFICATION

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 81-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Bennoit ◽  
A. Peter-Fröhlich ◽  
V. Schmidt ◽  
C. Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Deep Basin ◽  
Conventional Activated Sludge ◽  
Biological Technology ◽  
Functional Efficiency ◽  
Space Saving ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Interesting Alternative ◽  
Pilot Tests

For municipal treaunent of wastewater, the space-saving 10 m deep basins biological treaunent is an interesting alternative to conventional activated sludge basins of shallow construction. Results of pilot tests in the Berlin-Ruhleben wastewater clarification plant have shown that the biological P-elimination, nitrification and denitrification processes can be implemented as in shallow basins. However, the activated sludge did not settle satisfactorily. So flotation was implemented in the process for secondary clarification and in the meantime has shown to be a big advantage. In a year-long test with the pilot unit, the functional efficiency of the process could be proven. Energy requirements for both systems were found to be approximately the same. A cost estimate based on a preplan revealed a 10% advantage in favour of the 10 m deep biological treaunent basin. For these reasons and for the possibility to further improve this process, three large clarification plants using 10 m biological technology and flotation for secondary clarification will be built in Berlin in the near future.

PARAMETERS FOR DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF W ASTEW ATER TREATMENT PLANTS WITH HIGH-RATE AND LOW-RATE ACTIVATED SLUDGE TANKS

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Brands ◽  
M. Liebeskind ◽  
M. Dohmann
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Yield Coefficient ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Low Rate

This study shows a comparison of important parameters for dynamic simulation concerning the highrate and low-rate activated sludge tanks of several municipal wastewater treatment plants. The parameters for the dynamic simulation of the single-stage process are quite well known, but parameters for the high-ratellow-rate activated sludge process are still missi ng, although a considerable number of wastewater treatment plants are designed and operated that way. At present any attempt to simulate their operation is restricted to the second stage due to missing data concerning growth rate, decay rate, yield coefficient and others.

Characterization of wastewater and activated sludge from European municipal wastewater treatment plants using the NUR test

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Naidoo ◽  
V. Urbain ◽  
C. A. Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Batch Tests ◽  
Denitrification Kinetics ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

Denitrification kinetics and wastewater characterization of eight different plants in Europe are discussed. Denitrification batch tests revealed three distinct rates except in the cases of Plaisir, Rostock and Orense where 4 rates were observed. The latter three plants revealed atypical rapid initial rates which were between 7 and 21 mgN/gVSS.h. All denitrification kinetics under non-limiting carbon conditions revealed fast first rates which ranged between 3.0 and 7.3 mgN/gVSS.h. Acetate was used to simulate denitrification kinetics with readily biodegradable COD present. Two subsequent rates were observed. Rates 2 and 3 ranged between 2 and 3 mgN/gVSS.h, and 1 and 2 mgN/gVSS.h, respectively. The RBCOD fraction varied between 10 and 19%, except for one of the plants where the value determined was 7%.

scholarly journals Long-Term Investigation into the Membrane Fouling Behavior in Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Operated at Two Different Temperatures

Membranes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Yi Ding ◽  
Zhansheng Guo ◽  
Zhenlin Liang ◽  
Xuguang Hou ◽  
Zhipeng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Membrane Bioreactors ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Sludge Flocs ◽  
Microbial Product ◽  
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors ◽  
Sludge Particle

In this study, the characteristics of activated sludge flocs were investigated and their effects on the evolution of membrane fouling were considered in the anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR), which were operated at 25 and 35 °C for municipal wastewater treatment. It was found that the membrane fouling rate of the AnMBR at 25 °C was more severe than that at 35 °C. The membrane fouling trends were not consistent with the change in the concentration of soluble microbial product (SMP). The larger amount of SMP in the AnMBR at 35 °C did not induce more severe membrane fouling than that in the AnMBR at 25 °C. However, the polysaccharide and protein concentration of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) was higher in the AnMBR at 25 °C in comparison with that in the AnMBR at 35 °C, and the protein/polysaccharide ratio of the EPS in the AnMBR at 25 °C was higher in contrast to that in the AnMBR at 35 °C. Meanwhile, the fouling tendencies measured for the AnMBRs could be related to the characteristics of loosely bound EPS and tightly bound EPS. The analysis of the activated sludge flocs characteristics indicated that a smaller sludge particle size and more fine flocs were observed at the AnMBR with 25 °C. Therefore, the membrane fouling potential in the AnMBR could be explained by the characteristics of activated sludge flocs.

scholarly journals Improving and upgrading an existing activated sludge with a compact MBBR – disc filters parallel line for municipal wastewater treatment in touristic alpine areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-527
Author(s):  
L. Desa ◽  
P. Kängsepp ◽  
L. Quadri ◽  
G. Bellotti ◽  
K. Sørensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Parallel Line ◽  
Ammonium Nitrogen ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Yearly Average

Abstract Many wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in touristic areas struggle to achieve the effluent requirements due to seasonal variations in population. In alpine areas, the climate also determines a low wastewater temperature, which implies long sludge retention time (SRT) needed for the growth of nitrifying biomass in conventional activated sludge (CAS). Moreover, combined sewers generate high flow and dilution. The present study shows how the treatment efficiency of an existing CAS plant with tertiary treatment can be upgraded by adding a compact line in parallel, consisting of a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR)-coagulation-flocculation-disc filtration. This allows the treatment of influent variations in the MBBR and a constant flow supply to the activated sludge. The performance of the new 2-step process was comparable to that of the improved existing one. Regardless significant variations in flow (10,000–25,000 m3/d) and total suspended solids (TSS) (50–300 mg/L after primary treatment) the effluent quality fulfilled the discharge requirements. Based on yearly average effluent data, TSS were 11 mg/L, chemical oxygen demand (COD) 27 mg/L and total phosphorus (TP) 0.8 mg/L. After the upgrade, ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N) dropped from 4.9 mg/L to 1.3 mg/L and the chemical consumption for phosphorus removal was reduced.

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