scholarly journals Sustainable Dewatering of Industrial Sludges in Sludge Treatment Reed Beds: Experiences from Pilot and Full-Scale Studies under Different Climates

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7446
Author(s):  
Steen Nielsen ◽  
Alexandros I. Stefanakis

Sludge treatment reed beds (STRBs) are an established sludge treatment technology with multiple environmental and economic advantages in dewatering sludge generated during domestic wastewater treatment. However, little is reported regarding their appropriateness and efficiency for the treatment of sludge produced during industrial wastewater treatment and from water works. These sludge types may have significantly different quality characteristics than typical domestic sludge and may contain constituents that could affect their dewaterability. Therefore, the dewatering of these industrial sludge types is usually tested in small-scale pilot STRBs before the construction of full-scale systems. This paper presents and summarizes the state-of-the-art experience from existing pilot and full-scale STRB systems from various countries and climates treating sludge from various industrial sources, evaluates the suitability and the advantages of this sustainable treatment technology, and proposes the required dimensioning for efficient full-scale STRB operation and performance.

Water ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Butterworth ◽  
Andrew Richards ◽  
Mark Jones ◽  
Gabriella Mansi ◽  
Ezio Ranieri ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1419-1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanwen Liang ◽  
Junxin Liu ◽  
Xuesong Guo ◽  
Baoqing Shan ◽  
Jingzhu Zhao ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 319-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.M. Mendonça ◽  
C.L. Niciura ◽  
E.P. Gianotti ◽  
J.R. Campos

This paper describes the performance, sludge production and biofilm characteristics of a full scale fluidized bed anaerobic reactor (32 m3) for domestic wastewater treatment. The reactor was operated with 10.5 m.h-1 upflow velocity, 3.2 h hydraulic retention time, and recirculation ratio of 0.85 and it presented removal efficiencies of 71 ± 8% of COD and 77 ± 14% of TSS. During the apparent steady-state period, specific sludge production and sludge age in the reactor were (0.116 ± 0.033) kgVSS. kgCOD-1 and (12 ± 5)d, respectively. Biofilm formed in the reactor presented two different patterns: one of them at the beginning of the colonization and the other of mature biofilm. These different colonization patterns are due to bed stratification in the reactor, caused by the difference in local-energy dissipation rates along the reactor's height, and density, shape, etc. of the bioparticles. The biofilm population is formed mainly of syntrophic consortia among sulfate reducing bacteria, methanogenic archaea such as Methanobacterium and Methanosaeta-like cells.


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Euis Nurul Hidayah ◽  
Andrysah Djalalembah ◽  
Gina Aprilliana Asmar ◽  
Okik Hendriyanto Cahyonugroho

ABSTRAKPenanganan air limbah domestik Kota Surabaya selama ini dilakukan dengan 2 cara, yakni untuk blackwater dialirkan ke tangki septik dan greywater dialirkan ke drainase tanpa pengolahan. Hal ini menyebabkan peningkatan pencemar pada sungai sebagai air baku. Salah satu teknologi alternatif yang dapat diaplikasikan dengan mudah dan rendah biaya operasional dibanding pengolahan air limbah lainnya adalah constructed wetland dengan menggunakan tanaman Iris pseudoacorus sebagai kombinasi pengolahan biofilter dan proses fitoteknologi. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui efisiensi dari constructed wetland dengan tanaman Iris pseudoacorus untuk mengolah limbah domestik, serta menentukan bagaimana pengaruh dari adanya aerasi dan pengaruh waktu tinggal pada sistem constructed wetland dalam menurunkan bahan organik dan nitrogen pada air limbah. Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam skala uji laboratorium menggunakan reaktor berkapasitas 30 liter. Air limbah dialirkan pada reaktor dengan waktu tinggal 2 hari dan 3 hari, dengan variasi aerasi dan efisiensi pencemar diukur dengan parameter BOD, dan ammonia. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa kemampuan penyisihan BOD, dan ammonia dari limbah air domestik oleh reaktor constructed wetland dengan tambahan aerasi dan waktu tinggal selama 4 hari sangat efektif. Reaktor ini mampu menurunkan nilai BOD hingga 96% dan nilai ammonia sebesar 97%.ABSTRACTWastewater domestic in Surabaya City has been treated in two methods, including septic tank for blackwater and directly discharged into drainage system for greywater. This caused an increasing pollutant loading in source water. Constructed wetland with Iris pseudoacorus, one of the alternative natural treatment technology through biofilter and phytotechnology process, could be applied easily and less costly to other treatment. This research was conducted to know the efficiency of constructed wetland with Iris pseudoacorus in domestic wastewater treatment, and to reveal the effect of aeration and detention time in reducing organic and nitrogen content in domestic wastewater. Experiment has been conducted on a laboratory scale of continue aerated reactor and without aeration as control reactor. Detention time (days) 2 and 3 was setup, then sample was taken for BOD and ammonia measurement. The results indicated that constructed wetland with aeration and detention time 4 days had a higher performance to remove BOD up to 96% and ammonia up to 97% than without aeration and less than 4 days process.Keywords: Domestic Wastewater, Constructed Wetland, Phytotechnology, Iris pseudoacorus, Aeration.Sitasi: Hidayah, E. N., Djalalembah, A., Asmar, G.A. dan Cahyonugroho, G.A. (2018). Pengaruh aerasi dalam constructed wetland pada pengolahan air limbah domestik. Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan, 16(2),155-161, doi:10.14710/jil.16.2.155-161


2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 125-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.-S. Park ◽  
Y. Kiso ◽  
Y.-J. Jung ◽  
M. Simase ◽  
W.H. Wang ◽  
...  

Small-scale wastewater treatment facilities play an important role in improving the aquatic environment in many countries. Although sludge treatment is essential for overall wastewater treatment, it is difficult for small-scale facilities to use mechanical equipment or other facilities. As the first step of the sludge treatment, it is important to develop a convenient sludge thickening process for small-scale facilities. In this work, we examined the sludge thickening performance of a mesh filtration system: the mesh opening sizes of 100-500 μm, and the sludge (3,000-9,000 mg-SS/L) was obtained from a domestic wastewater treatment facility. The filtration was carried out only under the hydraulic pressure between the water level and the effluent port connected to the mesh filter module. The sludge reduction rates were in the range of 85-95% for 6-7 h; the initial filtration rate was very high, but the rate decreased with a decrease in hydraulic pressure due to the reduction of the water level in the vessel. In addition, the effluents (passed through the mesh) contained very low SS and could be directly discharged into the environment.


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