Combined biological and physico-chemical treatment of filtered pig manure wastewater: pilot investigations

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kalyuzhnyi ◽  
V. Sklyar ◽  
A. Epov ◽  
I. Arkhipchenko ◽  
I. Barboulina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
Ammonia Removal ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
Fluidised Bed ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
Effluent Quality ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Final Effluent

Combined biological and physico-chemical treatment of filtered pig manure wastewater has been investigated on the pilot installation operated under ambient temperatures (15-20°C) and included: i) UASB-reactor for elimination of major part of COD from the filtrate; (ii) stripper of CO2 + fluidised bed crystallisator for phosphate (and partially ammonia) removal from the anaerobic effluents in the form of insoluble minerals - struvite (MgNH4PO4) and hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3OH); (iii) aerobic-anoxic biofilter for polishing the final effluent (elimination of remaining BOD and nutrients). Under overall hydraulic retention time (HRT) for the system of 7.8 days, the total COD, inorganic nitrogen and total phosphorous removals were 88, 65 and 74%, respectively. A decrease of the overall HRT to 4.25 days led to 91, 37 and 82% removals for total COD, inorganic nitrogen and total phosphorus removals, respectively. The approaches for further improvement of effluent quality are discussed.

Integrated mechanical, biological and physico-chemical treatment of liquid manure streams

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 175-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kalyuzhnyi ◽  
V. Sklyar ◽  
J. Rodriguez-Martinez ◽  
I. Archipchenko ◽  
I. Barboulina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Effective Means ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
First Year ◽  
Liquid Manure ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Feasible Alternative ◽  
Reactor Operating ◽  
Nitrogen Elimination

The results obtained during the first year of execution of a joint Russian-Dutch project “The development of integrated anaerobic-aerobic treatment of liquid manure streams with maximisation of production of valuable by-products (fertilisers, biogas) and re-utilisation of water” (1999–2001) are discussed. The application of a straw filter was an effective means to separate the solid and liquid fractions of diluted pig manure wastewater and resulted in the removal of a significant part of the dry matter, total nitrogen and phosphorus (65, 27 and 32%, respectively). From the filtrate generated, 60–80 % of the COD was removed in a UASB reactor operating at 20–30°C. Up to 66% of phosphate was precipitated after air stripping of the CO2 from the anaerobic effluents. Ammonia was efficiently removed (>99%) from the anaerobic effluents using zeolite (Ural laumantite) as an ion exchanger. However, the N-content of the resulting zeolite was too low to be used as a fertiliser. A feasible alternative for nitrogen elimination involved nitrification of the anaerobic effluent followed by denitrification in a UASB reactor using the COD of the filtrated manure wastewater as carbon source.

Treatment of anaerobically treated domestic wastewater using rotating biological contactor

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 371-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Tawfik ◽  
B. Klapwijk ◽  
F. El-Gohary ◽  
G. Lettinga
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Ammonia Concentration ◽  
Ammonia Removal ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Stage System ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
Final Effluent ◽  
Post Treatment Process

A small-scale pilot plant consisting of a three-stage RBC has been investigated for the removal of E. coli, COD fractions and ammonia from the effluent of an UASB reactor treating domestic wastewater. The results obtained reveal that a three-stage system operated at a HRT of 3.0 h represents an effective post-treatment process. The remaining COD in the final effluent was only 51 (± 7) mgl−1. Ammonia concentration was reduced by 67 (± 7.6) %. The overall E. coli reduction was 1.39 log10 at an influent count of 6.5 log10 corresponding to an overall removal efficiency of 95.8 (± 4.7) %. However, according to prevailing standards, residual E. coli counts are still high for unrestricted reuse for irrigation purposes. When the system was operated at a HRT of 10 h, overall E. coli removal and ammonia reduction were 99.9 (± 0.05)% and 92 (± 6.5)% respectively. At a HRT of 10 h, recirculation of the 3rd stage effluent to the 1st stage reduced the residual of E. coli in the final effluent from 2 × 103 to 9.8 × 102/100ml. Moreover, the recirculation of nitrified effluent from the 3rd stage to the 1st stage increased ammonia removal in the stage 1 from 23 to 43%. This relatively high ammonia removal likely can be attributed to the supply of nitrifiers from 3rd stage to the 1st one.

scholarly journals Biomass granulation in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating 500 m3/day low-strength sewage and post treatment in high-rate algal pond

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 1234-1242
Author(s):  
Pritha Chatterjee ◽  
M. M. Ghangrekar
Keyword(s):  
Ammonia Removal ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Probable Number ◽  
Moving Bed ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
Final Effluent

A pilot-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket-moving bed biofilm (UASB-MBB) reactor followed by a high-rate algal pond (HRAP) was designed and operated to remove organic matter, nutrients and pathogens from sewage and to facilitate reuse. For an influent chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration of 233 ± 20 mg/L, final effluent COD was 50 ± 6 mg/L. Successful biomass granulation was observed in the sludge bed of the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor after 5 months of operation. Ammonia removal in HRAP was 85.1 ± 2.4% with average influent and effluent ammonia nitrogen concentrations of 20 ± 3 mg/L and 3 ± 1 mg/L, respectively. Phosphate removal after treatment in the HRAP was 91 ± 1%. There was a 2–3 log scale pathogen removal after treatment in HRAP with most probable number (MPN) of the final effluent being 600–800 per 100 mL, which is within acceptable standards for surface irrigation. The blackwater after treatment in UASB-MBBR-HRAP is being reused for gardening and landscaping. This proper hydro-dynamically designed UASB reactor demonstrated successful granulation and moving bed media improved sludge retention in UASB reactor. This combination of UASB-MBB reactor followed by HRAP demonstrated successful sewage treatment for a year covering all seasons.

Combined biological and physico-chemical treatment of baker's yeast wastewater

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 175-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kalyuzhnyi ◽  
M. Gladchenko ◽  
E. Starostina ◽  
S. Shcherbakov ◽  
A. Versprille
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Separation Process ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Organic Loading ◽  
Cultivation Medium ◽  
Loading Rates ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Yeast Wastewater ◽  
Raw Wastewater

The UASB reactor (35 oC) was quite efficient for removal of bulk COD (52–74%) from the raw and diluted cultivation medium from the first separation process of baker's yeasts (the average organic loading rates varied in the range 3.7–16 g COD/l/d). The aerobic-anoxic biofilter (19–23 °C) can be used for removal of remaining BOD and ammonia from anaerobic effluents; however, it had insufficient COD to fulfil the denitrification requirements. To balance COD/N ratio, some bypass of raw wastewater (∼10%) should be added to the biofilter feed. The application of iron (III)-, aluminium- or calcium-induced coagulation for post-treatment of aerobic effluents can fulfil the limits for discharge to sewerage (even for colour mainly exerted by hardly biodegradable melanoidins), however, the required amounts of coagulants were relatively high.

Performance Analysis of the Rotating Biological Contactor Process Based on Particle Fraction and Improvement of Final Effluent Quality

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (7-9) ◽  
pp. 1457-1466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Tanaka ◽  
Minoru Tada ◽  
Mitsuo Ito ◽  
Noritugu Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Particle Fraction ◽  
Effluent Quality ◽  
Rotating Biological Contactors ◽  
Activated Sludge Processes ◽  
Fraction Method ◽  
Final Effluent

Biofilm processes are, in general, suitable for small-scale wastewater treatment plants. However, final effluent qualities of biofilm processes are not as good as those of activated sludge processes due to fine particles remaining in the effluents. To improve the effluent qualities of the Rotating Biological Contactors (RBC) process, the behavior of fine particles through the process and the removal of fine particles with solids-liquid separation methods, rapid filtration and coagulation-filtration, were investigated using the particle fraction method. The results are as follows:–An increase of the hydraulic retention time (HRT) in the RBC reactor reduced the amount of fine particles and increased the amount of coarse suspended solids of 44 µm or more in diameter, which are easily removed by clarification. Thus, the final effluent qualities were improved by the increase of HRT.–Suspended solids in effluent from the RBC process at the standard loading are so fine that improvement of the quality is not expected by only lowering the overflow rate of a final clarifier. In contrast, rapid filtration or a coagulation-filtration process is effective. The supended solid concentration and transparency of the effluent from the final clarifier was improved by a factor of two to four, and then BOD of the final effluent was removed by 40-85%.

Occurrence and Removal of Cryptosporidium spp. Oocysts and Giardia spp. Cysts in Kenyan Waste Stabilisation Ponds

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Grimason ◽  
H. V. Smith ◽  
W. N. Thitai ◽  
P. G. Smith ◽  
M. H. Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Retention Period ◽  
Waste Stabilisation Ponds ◽  
Cryptosporidium Spp ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Microbiological Parameters ◽  
Final Effluent

This study was designed to determine tlie occurrence and removal of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts and Giardia spp. cysts, in municipal waste-water by waste stabilisation ponds in tlie Republic of Kenya. Eleven waste stabilisation pond systems located in towns across Kenya were included. A total of 66 waste-water samples were examined for the presence of oocysts and cysts, comprising 11 raw waste-water and 55 pond effluent samples over a two month period. Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts were detected in 6 and Giardia spp. cysts in 9 of the designated pond systems analysed demonstrating their ubiquitous nature throughout Kenya. Oocyst levels detected in raw waste-water samples ranged from 12.5 - 72.97 oocysts/l and various pond effluents between 2.25 - 50 oocysts/l. Cyst levels detected in raw waste-water samples ranged from 212.5 to 6212.5 cysts/l and in various pond effluents from 3.125 to 230.7 cysts/l. No Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts were detected in the final effluent from any pond systems studied (11/11). Whereas no Giardia spp. cysts were detected in the final effluent from 10 of 11 waste stabilisation pond systems studied, one pond system was found to be consistently discharging cysts in the final effluent at concentrations ranging from 40 to 50 cysts/l. The minimum retention period for the removal of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts and Giardia spp. cysts was 37.3 days. Laboratory experiments were performed to assess physico-chemical and microbiological parameters to express relationships between pond performance and protozoa removal.

The effect of physico-chemical treatment in reducing Listeria monocytogenes biofilms on lettuce leaf surfaces

Biofouling ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Md. Furkanur Rahaman Mizan ◽  
Hye Ran Cho ◽  
Md. Ashrafudoulla ◽  
Junbin Cho ◽  
Md. Iqbal Hossain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Leaf Surfaces

Removal of Ammonia Nitrogen from Domestic Wastewater Using Vertical Aerated Limestone Filter

2015 ◽  
Vol 752-753 ◽  
pp. 232-237
Author(s):  
Rafidah binti Hamdan ◽  
Izzati Izwani Ibrahim ◽  
Ain Nabila Abdul Talib
Keyword(s):  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Water Body ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Effluent Quality ◽  
Filter System ◽  
Nitrification Process ◽  
Final Effluent

Nitrogen is a naturally occurring element that is essential for growth and reproduction in both plants and animals. Excessive concentrations in the water body can cause excessive growth of algae and other plants, leading to accelerate eutrophication of lakes, and occasional depletion of dissolved oxygen. To remove nitrogen conventionally from domestic wastewater requires a high cost technology due to consumption of chemicals, high operational and maintenance cost. Therefore, an alternative low cost treatment technology particularly for nutrient removal including nitrogen removal system has been developed to improve the final effluent quality that is an aerated rock filter system. However, the optimization study under warm climate has not yet been developed. Hence, the present study was carried out to investigate the removal of ammonia nitrogen (AN) from domestic wastewater through nitrification process using a lab-scale vertical aerated limestone filter. Domestic wastewater sample used in this study was collected from Taman Bukit Perdana Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), Batu Pahat, Johor owned by IWK. The experiment has been carried out for 10 weeks. The influent and effluent of the vertical aerated limestone filter system have been sampled and analyzed on biweekly basis for selected parameters including AN, Total Kjedhal Nitrogen (TKN), pH, alkalinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen to monitor the effectiveness of the filter. Results from this study show that nitrification process has took place within the aerated limestone filter as the results from laboratory experiments show that AN in wastewater was oxidized to nitrate and efficiently removed as the removal of AN was ranged from 85 % to 92 % and the removal percentage of TKN was ranged from 83.52 % - 91.67 %. The temperature was in the average of 26.3oC±0.75, pH value average of , DO was from 6.64 mg/L to 7.75 mg/L , and the alkalinity was from 15 to 110 mg / l as CaCO3 . Therefore, from this study it can be concluded that aerated rock filter system has high potential in removing AN and TKN. It is also able to produce a good final effluent quality which is comply with the effluent requirement for nutrient removal in wastewater under the Environmental Quality Act (Sewage) Regulations, 2009 that is safe to be released to the water body.

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