lecture 7-wastewater & activated sludge treatment
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WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTEWATER MICROBIOLOGY OVERVIEW
CLASIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS:
By kingdoms: animals, plants, protista, fungi, bacteria.
By energy and carbon source:
Carbonis the basic building block for cell synthesisexamples
Heterotrophic organic material as carbon source.
AutotrophicCO2as carbon source
Energyfor cell synthesis
PhototrophsSolar energy
ChemotrophsOrganic or inorganic oxidation /reduction
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WASTE WATER MICROBIOLOGY
OVERVIEW(contd.) By their relationship to oxygen
Obligate aerobes: Must have oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor Aerobic system
Obligate anaerobes: Cannot survive in the presence of oxygen Anaerobic system
Facultative anaerobes Can grow in the absence and presence of oxygen
Anoxic Facultative anaerobes (denitrifiers) Utilizes nitrites (N02-) and nitrates (N03-) as terminal electron
acceptor By their preferred temperature regime :
Psychrophiles 25 to 40C Thermophiles > 60C
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BACTERIAL METABOLISM
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DECOMPOSITION OF WASTE
The type of electron acceptor available for
catabolism determines the type of decomposition. AEROBIC DECOMPOSITION: Applied to large quantities of dilute wastewater
(BOD5
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DECOMPOSITION OF WASTE (contd.)
ANOXIC DECOMPOSITION: Uses nitrogen e.g. N02- , N03- as terminal electron
acceptor in absence of molecular oxygen Used to reduce nitrogen content of water to control
water pollution
ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION : Molecular Oxygen and nitrate must be absent as
terminal electron acceptors Decomposition is a two stage process
complex organics are fermented to low molecular weight fatty acids (volatile acids)
Organic acids are converted to methane Process is reduction with electron acceptance e . g
CO2, SO4 Low energy is released Cell production is low Characterized by obnoxious odor.
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DECOMPOSITION OF WASTE
(contd.)
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BACTERIAL GROWTH REQUIREMENTS
Major requirements to be satisfied for bacterial growth : A terminal electron acceptor Macronutrients Carbon to build cells Nitrogen to build cells Phosphorus to ATP (energy carrier) and DNA Micronutrients Trace metals Vitamins required by some bacteria Appropriate Environment
Moisture Temperature pH
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BACTERIAL GROWTH IN MIXED
CULTURES
In wastewater treatment a mixture of species competeand survive within the limits set by the environmentgoverned by the principles of synergy and symbiosis.
Pure cultures of microorganisms do not exist Population dynamics is the description of the time
varying success of the various species in competitionwith each other.
The dynamics of microbial population is governed by;
Competition for food Predator prey relationship
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BACTERIAL GROWTH IN MIXED
CULTURES (population dynamics)
Population dynamics in activated sludge process(closed system)
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BACTERIAL GROWTH IN MIXED
CULTURES (population dynamics) contd.
Population dynamics in activated sludge process (opensystem)
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MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
TREATMENT SYSTEMS
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MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
TREATMENT UNITS Pre- treatment: Bar rack , Grit chamber , equalization basin
Purpose : To provide protection to the wastewater treatmentplant (WWTP) equipment that follow.
Primary treatment: Pre treatment plus primary setting. Main goal : To remove pollutants that will either settle or
floatable. To remove about 60% suspended solids and 35% BOD in raw
sewage. Secondary treatment:Primary treatment plus biological
treatment. Major goal : Remove the soluble BOD that escapes primary
treatment processes and to provide additional removal ofsuspended solids . These goals are achieved by usingbiological processes.
Tertiary treatment: Major goal : Removal of excess nitrogen , phosphorus , heavy
metals , pathogenic microorganisms.
Process may involve physical e.g. filtration , chemicaltreatment , biological land application etc.
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MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
IN MALAYSIA
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MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
TREATMENT UNITS(contd.)
UNIT PROCESSES OF SECONDARY TREATMENT:
The major purpose of secondary treatment is :
To remove the soluble BOD5 that escapesprimary treatment .
Further removal of suspended solids. Common approaches used are :
Trickling filters (TF)
Activated sludge (AS)
Oxidation ponds (Lagoons)
Rotating Biological Contactors (RBC) a hybridof TF + AS.
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TRICKLING FILTER
Description : Consist of a bed of coarse material e.g. stones , slats ,
plastic materials over which wastewater is applied
A microbial growth is established on the surface of the stoneor packing forming a fixed film.
The wastewater passes over the stationary fixed filmmicrobial population which utilizes the organic content forgrowth and energy.
Excess growth of microorganisms wash from the mediasurface and goes into the sedimentation basin known assecondary clarifier or final clarifier
Disinfection is carried out in some cases after which theeffluent is discharged into water bodies.
Sludge accumulated in the final clarifier is taken out forfurther treatment and disposal.
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TRICKLING FILTER (contd.)
Some portion of the effluent is returned into the trickling filterknown as Recirculation
The ratio of returned flow to incoming is called recirculationratio (Qr)
Some benefits of recirculation
To increase contact efficiency To dampen variation in plant loadings To increase the DO of the influent. To improve distribution over the surface , thus reducing
the tendency to clog the pipes as well as reduce flies. To prevent the biological slimes from drying out and
dying during low flows at night. Two stage filters may be used to improve the
performance of filters. The second stage acts as apolishing step for the effluent.
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TRICKLING FILTER (contd.)
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TRICKLING FILTER (contd.)
Two Stage Trickling Filter
Provides a means of improving the performance offilters.
The second stage is a polishing step by providingadditional contact time between the waste and themicroorganisms
Both stages may have the same media or differentmedia.
Selection is based on desired treatment efficiencies and
an economic analysis of the alternatives.
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TRICKLING FILTER (contd.)
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ACTIVATED SLUDGE Description : Principle :
A mixture of wastewater and biological sludge(microorganisms) is mixed and agitated and aerated.
Biological solids are separated from the treated wastewaterand aeration process.
Method : Air is injected to mix with the wastewater and activated
sludge to supply oxygen needed by the organisms to breakdown the organics.
The mixture of activated sludge and wastewater in theaeration tank is known ass MIXED LIQUOR
The mixed liquor flows into the secondary clarifier wherethe activated sludge settles out.
Most of the settled sludge is returned to the aeration tank.This helps in maintaining a high population of microbes toperform rapid breakdown of the organics.
The remaining activated sludge called waste activatedsludge (WAS) is sent for treatment and disposal.
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ACTIVATED SLUDGE
Conventional Activated Sludge Treatment System
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE
TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Assumption made in the development of AS designequations :
The influent and effluent biomass concentrations arenegligible compared to that in the reactor.
The influent food (So) is immediately diluted to thereactor (homogeneously mixed)
All biochemical reactions occur in the CSTR.
Complete mixed activated sludge design principle(CSTR)
It involves the mass balance application of thekinetics equation of microbial growth
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE
TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Completely mixed Biological Reactor with Solids Recycle
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT
SYSTEMS (contd.)
Mass balance for biomass Biomass accumulated= Influent Biomass-Biomass in effluent +
Biomass wasted
Q= wastewater flow rate into aeration tank , m3/d
Xo = microorganism concentration (volatile suspended solids , VSS) enteringthe aeration tank , mg/L V = Volume of aeration tank , m3
m= maximum growth rate constant , d-1
S= soluble BOD5in aeration tank and effluent , mg/L X = microorganism concentration (mixed liquor volatile suspended solids
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ks= half velocity constant = soluble BOD5concentration at the maximumgrowth rate ,mg/L
kd= decay rate of microorganisms d-1
Qw= flow rate of wasted activated sludge , m3/d
Xe= microorganism concentration (VSS) in effluent , mg/L Xr= microorganism concentration (VSS) in wasted activated sludge , mg/L
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE
TREATMENT SYSTEMS (contd.)
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE
TREATMENT SYSTEMS (contd.)
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The soluble BOD5, S , is only affected by the mean cell-residence time and the amount of BOD5 entering thereactor.
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE
TREATMENT SYSTEMS (contd.)
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE
TREATMENT SYSTEMS (contd.)
Sludge Volume Index relationship with sludge return
concentration X
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE
TREATMENT SYSTEMS (contd.)SVI & Qr
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT
SYSTEMS (contd.) SVI & Temperature
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DESIGN OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE
TREATMENT SYSTEMS (contd.)
SLUDGE PRODUCTION
Px = net waste activated sludge produced each day in terms ofVSS , kg/d
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OXYGEN REQUIREMENTS
Mass of Oxygen required assuming the cell biochemicaloxidation reaction,
C5H7NO2+ 5O25CO2+2H2O + NH3 + energy
f= conversion factor for converting BOD5to ultimate BODL
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Process Design Considerations
The SRT (c) selected for the design is a function of the degree oftreatment required.
A high SRT( or older sludge age) results in higher quantity of solids beingcarried in the system and higher degree of treatment being achieved.
A long SRT also results in the production of less waste sludge. Municipal wastewater generally contain sufficient nitrogen and phosphorus
to support biological growth. Industrial wastes are generally deficient in nutrients and supplemental
nitrogen and phosphorus may be required. The ratio of nitrogen to BOD5should be 1:32 The ration of phosphorous to BOD5should be 1:150 Toxic metals and organics should be removed during the pretreatment
program to avoid precipitation into the waste sludges leading to hazardouswaste generation.
Volatile organics may be stripped from solution into the atmosphere
creating an air pollution problem. Surface skimming equipment should be installed in the secondary
treatment system to remove oil and grease. Grease balls on the surface of the aeration tank cannot be degraded by
the microorganisms because it is not in the water to enable physicalcontact to take place.
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Sludge problems
Bulking Sludge This is sludge with poor settling characteristics and poor
compactability
Types of bulking sludge:
Caused by filamentous organisms
Water trapped in the bacterial floc causing reduction indensity of the agglomerate and resulting in poor settling.
Long slow moving collection system transport
Low availability of ammonia due to high organic loading
Low pH which favours acid-favouring fungi which tend topredominate
Lack of micro-nutrients, which stimulates predomination ofthe filamentous actinomycetes over the normal floc-forming bacteria
Lack of nitrogen also favours slime-producing bacteriawhich have low specific gravity.
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Sludge problems (contd.)
Rising Sludge
Sludge which floats to the surface after an apparently goodsettling.
Results from denitrification i.e. reduction in nitrates andnitrites to nitrogen gas in the sludge blanket(layer).
The gas is trapped in the sludge blanket causing globs ofsludge to rise to the surface to the effluent leading to waterpollution
Solution of rising sludge problem
Increasing the rate of return of sludge flow(Qr)
Increasing the speed of the sludge collecting mechanism Decreasing the mean cell residence time
Decreasing the flow from the aeration tank to the clarifier/settling tank
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ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Used to remove pollutants which escape secondarytreatment e.g nitrogen compounds , phosphoruscompounds , soluble CBOD , heavy metals etc.
Carried out to achieve high quality effluent which canbe used as a source of raw water for treatment topotable levels (Class A water according to DOEclassification)
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ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT
(contd.)
TREATMENT PROCESSES Filtration
Removes residual suspended solids , unsettledmicroorganisms , residual BOD5.
Carbon Adsorption Removal of refractory organics by using activated
carbon
Chemical Precipitation
Removal of phosphorus by using ferric chloride, lime
, alum.
Conversion of NH3to NH4by pH increase and to N2 byair stripping
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ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT
(contd.)
TREATMENT PROCESSES (contd.) Biological process
Nitrification /denitrification Two stage process
Conversion of NH3, NH4 into N03by nitrifyingbacteria
Anoxic denitrification by bacteria by convertingN03to nitrogen gas N2
Land treatment Application of effluents from secondary treatment on land
using water application methods employed in irrigation e.gslow rate , overland flow , rapid infiltration
The wastewater and nutrients its contains is exploited as aresource.
Land treatment of effluent provide moisture and nutrientsnecessary for crop growth .This would be a valuableresource in arid and semi arid areas of the world.
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Land treatment
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SLUDGE TREATMENT Sources of sludge and characteristics
Grit : made up of sand , broken glass cloth etc collected in thegrit chamber.
These are non biodegradable so they are disposed off in asanitary landfill site.
Primary or raw sludge: Sludge at the bottom of primary clarifiers. Contains 3 to 3 % solids Contains about 70% organic. Rapidly turns anaerobic.
Secondary Sludge Contains microorganisms and inert materials from
clarifiers. Contains 0.5 to 2 % solids for WAS and 2 to 5% for TF.
Contains about 90% organic matter. Tertiary Sludges:
Depends on the nature of the process i.e physical,biological or chemical
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SLUDGE TREATMENT....
Thickening:Separating as much water as possible bygravity or flotation
Stabilization: Converting organics solids to more inert formfor easy handling or for use as soil conditioners i.e.
digestion( biochemical oxidation processes). Conditioning: Treating sludge with chemicals or heat so
that the water can be readily separated.
Dewatering: Separating water by subjecting the sludge tovacuum, pressure or drying.
Reduction: Converting the solids to a stable form by wetoxidation or incineration: Chemical oxidation processessludge volume decrease).
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SLUDGE TREATMENT...
UTILIZATION OF SLUDGE
Bioconversion into useful products e,g. composting ,activated carbon , bio-fuels e.g. methane, bio-hydrogen bio-ethanol,
Chemical recovery e.g. lime recovery
Controlled crops : Using irrigation techniques.
SLUDGE TREATMENT
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SLUDGE TREATMENT
& DISPOSALPROCESSES
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Assignment on Activated Sludge (AS) Systems.
The town of Gatesville has been directed to upgrade itsprimary WWTP to a secondary plant that can meet an effluentstandard of 30 mg/L BOD and 30 mg/L suspended solids (SS).They have selected a completely mixed activated sludgesystem. Assuming that the BOD of the estimated SS may beestimated equal to 63% of the SS concentration, estimate the
required volume of the aeration tank. The following data areavailable from the existing primary plant.Existing plant effluent characteristicsFlow = 0.15 m3/sBOD = 84 mg/LAssume the following values for the growth constants:
Ks= 100 mg/L BOD; m= 2.5 day-1; kd= 0.050 day-1; Y =0.50 mg VSS/ mg BOD removed; MLVSS = 2000 mg/L