There is a high potential for reuse of treated wastewater due to the shortage of renewable water resources for agricultural purposes in many countries of the world. To achieve this goal, an integrated anaerobic pilot plant treatment system treating almost 10 m 3 /day of wastewater was designed, manufactured and installed in a nearby wastewater treatment plant. The treatment scheme consists of a packed bed up-fl ow anaerobic sludge blanket (P-UASB) with corrugated lamella sheets, followed by inclined plate settler (IPS). However, to obtain a treated effl uent amenable for reuse, post-treatment was carried out using a multi-stage roughing fi ne fi ltration unit (MSRFF). The pilot plant was operated at average hydraulic fl ow rate of 10 m 3 /day with average organic loading rate of 3.27 kg chemical oxygen demand (COD) m 3 /day. Two retention times in P-UASB namely, 4 and 6 h were investigated. The performance of the treatment scheme was monitored via physico-chemical as well as bacteriological and parasitological analysis. Treatment of wastewater by P-UASB followed by IPS produced a high quality effl uent. Average removal rates of COD, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS) were 75, 70.6 and 91.3, respectively, with average corresponding residual values of 75, 58 and 18 mg/l. However, to obtain sustainable quality of treated effl uent for reuse, post-treatment using MSRFF improved the quality of treated wastewater both chemically and biologically. The average residual concentrations of COD, BOD and TSS were 60, 34 and 10.9 mg/l, respectively, while almost complete removal of Fecal Coliforms was achieved. The treatment scheme proved to be a very promising approach for wastewater treatment for reuse in agricultural purposes.
The main objective of this study is to demonstrate and implement a cost effective system for low strength municipal wastewater treatment in rural areas. An integrated compact anaerobic treatment pilot plant unit was designed, constructed and operated for almost two years. The pilot plant consists of three successive compartments mainly; primary sedimentation (PS), packed bed up flow anaerobic sludge blanket (P-UASB) and inclined plate settler (IPS). The pilot plant was operated continuously at a hydraulic loading rate of 6m 3 /day, average organic loading rate of 2.5 kg COD/m 3 /day and average retention time of 4 hrs at the P-UASB and a total retention time 6 hrs for the integrated treatment unit. The performance of the treatment train was monitored via physico-chemical as well as bacteriological and parasitological analysis. The average removal rates of chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD 5 ) and total suspended solids (TSS) were 78%, 79% and 91%, respectively with corresponding average residual values of 71 mgO 2 /l, 39 mgO 2 /l and 18 mg/l. Pathogenic analysis indicated that great majorities were removed but still some residuals exist. The treated wastewater, after disinfection, was complying with the Egyptian Code for wastewater reuse in restricted irrigation. The results indicated that the total life cost of the pilot plant, during the research period, proved to be a cost-effective process for treating low strength wastewater. Keywords: low strength wastewater, anaerobic treatment, packed upflow anaerobic sludge blanket, inclined plate settler.
The use of anaerobic biodegradation to treat municipal wastewater is a promising technology, because of the relatively low capital expenditures required and the potential to create biogas, which can be used as a source of energy. The UASB reactor is a high-rate system that operates as a suspended sludge blanket system with granular sludge growth system. Treatment occurs at the contact of the up flow passing wastewater with the sludge blanket at the bottom of the reactor and produced biogas is collected at top of the reactor. The effluent could be used for irrigation, because the included nutrients are not affected by the treatment. Much more interesting at actual time are renewable energies and the retrenchment of CO2-Emission. With the anaerobic treatment of municipal wastewater not only the CO2-Emission could be reduced but also gained “clean” energy supply by biogas. Most important for the sustainability of this process is the gathering of methane from the liquid effluent of the reactor, because the negative climate-relevant effect from the outgassing methane is much higher than the positive effect from saving CO2Emission. In this study UASB reactors were used with a flocculent sludge blanket for the biodegradation of the carbon fraction in the wastewater with different temperatures and concentrations. The SMA was determined and evaluated; also the biogas emission was controlled. Also a static modelling for COD fractioning and SMA was done. It could be shown, that the positive effect is much higher for municipal wastewater with high concentrations in hot climate.
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