Performance Evaluation of Al-Muamirah Wastewater Treatment Plant

Abstract

Wastewater treatment is a process, which is being done on the wastewater to change its quality to be within the required specifications of water discharged to the surface waterway or water used for different purposes. In the present study, the performance of the oxidation ditch system related to Al-Muamirah wastewater treatment plant in Hilla city, province of Babylon, Iraq, in removing the pollutant of municipal were evaluated. The samples were taken from input wastewater and output treated water of the plant to measure the pollutant parameters. These parameters are the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5 ), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Ammonia (NH3 ), Phosphorus (P04 ), and the quantitative measure of the acidity or basicity (pH). Data were analyzed by using Excel software. The results show that the efficiency of removal of BOD 5, COD, TSS, NH3 and P04 was 91%, 78%, 93%, 69% and 68%, respectively on a monthly basis. Accordingly, it can be recommended that the Al-Muamirah wastewater treatment plant has an acceptable efficiency of wastewater treatment and producing water in accordance with Iraqi environmental standards of water discharged to the surface water or water of other uses.

Performance evaluation of an oily industrial wastewater treatment system using the application of activated sludge model No. 3

“…Even the most experienced engineers will find that optimizing wastewater treatment plants to achieve higher pollutant removal is exceedingly time‐consuming and fraught with uncertainties. This uncertainty can be reduced by modelling process changes to provide preliminary results for the scale‐up process (Aboagye et al, 2021; Al‐Wardy, Alquzweenib, & Al‐Saadi, 2021; Chan et al, 2009; Elawwad, Zaghloul, & Abdel‐Halim, 2017; El‐Monayeri, 2016; Gao et al, 2016; Gheibi et al, 2021; Henze et al, 1997; Metcalf and Eddy, Inc, et al, 2007; Nasr et al, 2011; Satoh et al, 2021; Stensel & Makinia, 2014; Sun et al, 2010).…”

“…Dynamic simulation of biochemical wastewater treatment allows for a thorough understanding of treatment processes through mathematical modelling (Al‐Wardy, Alquzweenib, & Al‐Saadi, 2021; Faris et al, 2022; Henze et al, 2000; Mu'azu, Alagha, & Anil, 2020). To lessen the disparities between modelling the output and real treatment results, activated sludge systems have been designed and optimized and their performance has been assessed using mathematical models (Adhikari, Fedler, & Asadi, 2021; Al‐Wardy, Alquzweenib, & Al‐Saadi, 2021; Faris et al, 2022). Among the several steady‐state and dynamic mathematical models that describe the ASP, the activated sludge model (ASM) is a recognized model in this field.…”

“…Among the several steady‐state and dynamic mathematical models that describe the ASP, the activated sludge model (ASM) is a recognized model in this field. The IWA task group for estimating effluent wastewater quality developed the ASM group (Al‐Wardy, Alquzweenib, & Al‐Saadi, 2021; Gujer et al, 1999; Henze et al, 1997; Henze et al, 2000; Hvala et al, 2017; Mu'azu, Alagha, & Anil, 2020; Oleyiblo et al, 2015).…”

“…To make it easier for wastewater treatment plants to be designed and performed as efficiently as possible, these operations can be carried out utilizing computer‐aided software. Several commercial numerical simulation software are accessible, for example STOAT, GPS‐X, WEST, SIMBA and BioWin, and have various ASMs (Al‐Wardy, Alquzweenib, & Al‐Saadi, 2021; Faris et al, 2022; Gao et al, 2016; Martins, Silva, & Benetti, 2022). STOAT (Sewage Treatment Operation and Analysis for Time) is a program developed by the PLC WRc Company that may be utilized to simulate and model sewage and industrial wastewater treatment systems.…”

“…models (Adhikari, Fedler, & Asadi, 2021;Al-Wardy, Alquzweenib, & Al-Saadi, 2021;Faris et al, 2022). Among the several steady-state and dynamic mathematical models that describe the ASP, the activated sludge model (ASM) is a recognized model in this field.…”