biological wastewater treatment Articles
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Is modeling of biological wastewater treatment a mature technology?
Based on three case studies it is demonstrated that the application of mathematical models in biological wastewater treatment has not yet reached its full potential. Model structure uncertainty and correlation of uncertain parameter values make up the first case. The combination of biokinetic and hydraulic models relates to the second case. The evolution of a full scale plant over its life ...
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Modelling nitrite in wastewater treatment systems: A discussion of different modelling concepts
Abstract: Originally presented at the 1st IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modelling Seminar (WWTmod 2008), this contribution has been updated to also include the valuable feedback that was received during the Modelling Seminar. This paper addresses a number of basic issues concerning the modelling of nitrite in key processes involved in biological wastewater water treatment. To this end, we review ...
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Wastewater Monitoring Series, Part 1: Identifying the Gaps in Conventional Biomass Test Methods in Wastewater
Biological wastewater treatment systems require living biomass to remove biodegradable contaminants from wastewater. Effective treatment is directly dependent on the concentration of healthy biomass. It stands to reason that having an easy method to directly measure the quantity and quality of living biomass would be tremendously beneficial to the operation of biological wastewater treatment ...
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Modelling nitrite in wastewater treatment systems: A discussion of different modelling concepts
Abstract: Originally presented at the 1st IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modelling Seminar (WWTmod 2008), this contribution has been updated to also include the valuable feedback that was received during the Modelling Seminar. This paper addresses a number of basic issues concerning the modelling of nitrite in key processes involved in biological wastewater water treatment. To this end, we review ...
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NI Water Trailblazing -11 ASP-Cons
Northern Ireland - Trailblazing with 11 ASP-Cons Strathkelvin Instruments have optimised 32 of NI Water Biological Wastewater Treatment Plants. The optimisation programme saw 14 sites optimised in 2012/2013 with a further 18 sites optimised for compliance in aeration energy optimisation in the financial year to March 2015. NIW are also leading the industry with the adaptation of the ASP-Con ...
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Whitepaper - Wastewater treatment in the dairy processing recovering energy using anaerobic technology industry
Introduction The composition of wastewater from dairy processing plants makes it highly suitable for biological wastewater treatment processing. As well anaerobic biological treatment of the wastewater there is also the option of applying anaerobic biological processes. By applying anaerobic technology a large part of the organic load in the wastewater can be removed and converted into ...
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How to Choose the Correct Biological Wastewater Treatment Process for Your Application
There is different discharge restrictions for wastewater produced by different sectors and industries. Treatment systems need to be designed around each individual application in order to specifically target and treat the pollutants produced by them. This is why it is important to choose the correct biological wastewater treatment process for secondary stage wastewater treatment. When choosing ...
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Advantages of MBRs Over Conventional Biological Treatment Method
1. What is MBR (Membrane Bioreactor)? The MBR (Membrane Bioreactor) which was first used in the late 1960s made a revolution in the wastewater industry in the early 1990s by combining membrane filtration with a biological treatment solution to treat wastewater. It's been commonly used since then and can be seen widely practiced in the design of both new and old wastewater treatment facilities. ...
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Formation of artificial granules for proving gelation as the main mechanism of aerobic granulation in biological wastewater treatment
In this study, gelation-facilitated biofilm formation as a new mechanism is proposed for the phenomenon of aerobic granulation in biological wastewater treatment. To obtain an experimental proof for the gelation-based theory, the granulation process was simulated in a chemical system using latex particles for bacterial cells and organic polymers (alginate and peptone) for extracellular ...
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Modeling hydrolysis of slowly biodegradable organic compounds in biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems
Hydrolysis is an important process in biological wastewater treatment and is known to be the rate-limiting step in organic carbon removal from municipal or industrial wastewater. The influence of the readily biodegradable chemical oxygen demand fraction in biological wastewater treatment systems has been extensively investigated, but little is known about the effects of slowly biodegradable ...
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Low intensity ultrasound stimulates biological activity of aerobic activated sludge
This work aims to explore a procedure to improve biological wastewater treatment efficiency using low intensity ultrasound. The aerobic activated sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant was used as the experimental material. Oxygen uptake rate (OUR) of the activated sludge (AS) was determined to indicate the changes of AS activity stimulated by ultrasound at 35 kHz for 0–40 min with ...
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Comparison of four types of membrane bioreactor systems in terms of shear stress over the membrane surface using computational fluid dynamics
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been used successfully in biological wastewater treatment to solve the perennial problem of effective solids–liquid separation. A common problem with MBR systems is clogging of the modules and fouling of the membrane, resulting in frequent cleaning and replacement, which makes the system less appealing for full-scale applications. It has been widely ...
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Anaerobic Biotechnologies
Anaerobic wastewater treatment is the biological treatment of wastewater without the use of air or elemental oxygen. Many applications are directed towards the removal of organic pollution in wastewater, slurries and sludges. The organic pollutants are converted by anaerobic ...
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Towards advanced aeration modelling: from blower to bubbles to bulk
Aeration is an essential component of aerobic biological wastewater treatment and is the largest energy consumer at most water resource recovery facilities. Most modelling studies neglect the inherent complexity of the aeration systems used. Typically, the blowers, air piping, and diffusers are not modelled in detail, completely mixed reactors in a series are used to represent plug-flow ...
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Modeling and verification of selective sludge discharge as the controlling factor for aerobic granulation
Mathematical simulation and laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the controlling factor for aerobic sludge granulation. A model was used to describe the biomass dynamics during the granulation process. The simulation results indicate that the selective discharge of small and loose sludge flocs is the key controlling factor for granulation. In the experimental studies, tests were ...
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Towards advanced aeration modelling: from blower to bubbles to bulk
Abstract: Aeration is an essential component of aerobic biological wastewater treatment and is the largest energy consumer at most water resource recovery facilities. Most modelling studies neglect the inherent complexity of the aeration systems used. Typically, the blowers, air piping, and diffusers are not modelled in detail, completely mixed reactors in a series are used to represent plug-flow ...
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Characterisation of winery wastewater from continuous flow settling basins and waste stabilisation ponds over the course of 1 year: implications for biological wastewater treatment and land application
Wineries generate 0.2 to 4 L of wastewater per litre of wine produced. Many cellars make use of irrigation as a means of disposal, either directly or after storage. In order to consider the potential downstream impacts of storage/no storage, this study critically compared the seasonal organic and inorganic composition of fresh winery effluent with effluent that had been stored in waste ...
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Using respirometry for energy optimization in a nitrifying biological wastewater treatment system
ABSTRACT Many wastewater treatment plants use more than 50% of their total energy budget in the aeration basin and, when nutrient removal is included in the activated sludge process, it is very common that the majority of oxygen uptake goes to the nitrification process. For that reason, in most wastewater treatment plants, energy optimization is focused on nitrification management. This ...
By SURCIS, S.L.
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Biological wastewater treatment followed by physicochemical treatment for the removal of fluorinated surfactants
Perfluorinated surfactants (PFS) have become compounds of high concern during the last decade. While “conventional surfactants” are degraded to a great extent in the biological wastewater treatment process, partly or perfluorinated surfactants are not only stable against biodegradation but also against oxidizing agents, they even resist OH-radical attacks. Our objectives were to eliminate the ...
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Oxygen-induced dynamics of nitrous oxide in water and off-gas during the treatment of digester supernatant
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas and of special concern in wastewater treatment. It is formed in biological wastewater treatment under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. A major reason for high N2O emissions is low oxygen concentration during nitrification. In this full-scale study of N2O emissions from a sequencing batch reactor for treating digester supernatant, the oxygen ...
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