Automated manometric method to assess anaerobic toxicity of chemicals

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Fdz-Polanco ◽  
P. Nieto ◽  
S.I. Pérez-Elvira ◽  
M. Fdz-Polanco
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Commercial Products ◽  
Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Substrate Removal ◽  
Manometric Method ◽  
Methane Production Rate

Industrial additives eventually used for different purposes (antifoaming, cleaning, bactericides, antiscale, etc) are discharged to the wastewater treatment plant. The anaerobic toxicity of these commercial products is not provided by suppliers. A new manometric method is developed and tested to evaluate anaerobic toxicity or inhibition using four different commercial products. Antifoaming Cleron 6 (50–200 ppm), bactericide Divosan-forte (0.05–1.0% v/v), bleach (0.1–1.0% v/v) and cleaning agent Topax 66 (0.10–1.0% v/v). According to the different methods proposed in the literature, from the methane production rate, it is possible to calculate both methanogenic activity evolution and final substrate removal and quantify the potential inhibitory effect of commercial additives. The experimental method is simple and reliable.

Co-digestion of glycerine and sewage sludge to optimise green electricity production

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (12) ◽  
pp. 2863-2867 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Maes ◽  
M. Weemaes ◽  
N. Hellinck ◽  
G. De Gueldre ◽  
B. Van De Steene
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Crude Glycerine ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Green Electricity ◽  
Biogas Yield ◽  
The Difference

Sewage sludge and crude glycerine were co-digested in the mesophilic digester of Hoogstraten wastewater treatment plant. Additions of up to 1 kg of crude glycerine/(m³ reactor).(day) were done without significant operational problems. At higher dosage, severe digester foaming was observed. Methane production during co-digestion was up to 20% higher than what would be expected based on the digester input. Compared to the period before glycerine dosage, every tonne of added crude glycerine resulted in a surplus methane production of 489 Nm³. The theoretical methane production from the used crude glycerine was 341 Nm³ per tonne. The difference is explained by a higher sewage sludge degradability during co-digestion with glycerine. Glycerine dosage can remedy the lowered specific biogas yield of sewage sludge in Flanders and consequently enhance green electricity production.

Effects of the incorporation of drinking water sludge on the anaerobic digestion of domestic wastewater sludge for methane production

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 1016-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Torres-Lozada ◽  
José Sánchez Díaz-Granados ◽  
Brayan Alexis Parra-Orobio
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Sludge ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Methanogenic Activity

Water purification and wastewater treatment generate sludge, which must be adequately handled to prevent detrimental effects to the environment and public health. In this study, we examined the influence of the application of settled sludge from a drinking water treatment plant (SDWTP) on the anaerobic digestion (AD) of the thickened primary sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant (SWWTP) which uses chemically assisted primary treatment (CAPT). On both plants the primary coagulant is ferric chloride. The study was performed at laboratory scale using specific methanogenic activity (SMA) tests, in which mixtures of SWWTP–SDWTP with the ratios 100:00, 80:20, 75:25, 70:30 and 00:100 were evaluated. Methane detection was also performed by gas chromatography for a period of 30 days. Our results show that all evaluated ratios that incorporate SDWTP, produce an inhibitory effect on the production of methane. The reduction in methane production ranged from 26% for the smallest concentration of SDWTP (20%) to more than 70% for concentrations higher than 25%. The results indicated that the hydrolytic stage was significantly affected, with the hydrolysis constant Kh also reduced by approximately 70% (0.24–0.26 day−1 for the different ratios compared with 0.34 day−1 for the SWWTP alone). This finding demonstrates that the best mixtures to be considered for anaerobic co-digestion must contain a fraction of SDWTP below 20%.

A data-driven model for maximization of methane production in a wastewater treatment plant

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 1116-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Kusiak ◽  
Xiupeng Wei
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Volatile Solids ◽  
Data Driven Approach ◽  
Model Temperature

A data-driven approach for maximization of methane production in a wastewater treatment plant is presented. Industrial data collected on a daily basis was used to build the model. Temperature, total solids, volatile solids, detention time and pH value were selected as parameters for the model construction. First, a prediction model of methane production was built by a multi-layer perceptron neural network. Then a particle swarm optimization algorithm was used to maximize methane production based on the model developed in this research. The model resulted in a 5.5% increase in methane production.

scholarly journals Influence of selected antibiotics on respirometric activity of activated sludge

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Dóra Varjúová ◽  
Petra Szabová ◽  
Igor Bodík
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Main Topic ◽  
Test Substance ◽  
Sludge Activity

Abstract The main topic of this study is to determine the effect of selected antibiotics on the respirometric activity of sewage sludge microorganisms. Within the practical part of the work, several respirometric measurements were performed with activated sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, while the influence of three selected antibiotics — sulfamethoxazole, sulfapyridine, and ciprofloxacin, on sludge activity was monitored. The aim of the work was to point out the inhibitory effect of all monitored compounds on sludge activity and to quantify the inhibitory effect. For sulfamethoxazole (in the concentration range of 0.142—1.42 mg·L−1), the determined inhibition was in the range of 9.67—27.7 %, depending on the concentration of the test substance and the type of respirometric measurements. For sulfapyridine, inhibition values ranged from 1.13 % to 31.9 % for the concentration range from 0.134 to 1.34 mg·L−1. Ciprofloxacin inhibited the activity of activated sludge microorganisms in the range of 4.55 % to 28.8 % (at CPX concentrations from 0.104 to 1.04 mg·L−1).

Analysis and balance of phosphorous removal from wastewater at urban wastewater treatment plant

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-151
Author(s):  
Peter Lukac ◽  
Lubos Jurik
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Phosphorus Recovery ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
The Mean

Abstract:Phosphorus is a major substance that is needed especially for agricultural production or for the industry. At the same time it is an important component of wastewater. At present, the waste management priority is recycling and this requirement is also transferred to wastewater treatment plants. Substances in wastewater can be recovered and utilized. In Europe (in Germany and Austria already legally binding), access to phosphorus-containing sewage treatment is changing. This paper dealt with the issue of phosphorus on the sewage treatment plant in Nitra. There are several industrial areas in Nitra where record major producers in phosphorus production in sewage. The new wastewater treatment plant is built as a mechanicalbiological wastewater treatment plant with simultaneous nitrification and denitrification, sludge regeneration, an anaerobic zone for biological phosphorus removal at the beginning of the process and chemical phosphorus precipitation. The sludge management is anaerobic sludge stabilization with heating and mechanical dewatering of stabilized sludge and gas management. The aim of the work was to document the phosphorus balance in all parts of the wastewater treatment plant - from the inflow of raw water to the outflow of purified water and the production of excess sludge. Balancing quantities in the wastewater treatment plant treatment processes provide information where efficient phosphorus recovery could be possible. The mean daily value of P tot is approximately 122.3 kg/day of these two sources. The mean daily value of P tot is approximately 122.3 kg/day of these two sources. There are also two outflows - drainage of cleaned water to the recipient - the river Nitra - 9.9 kg Ptot/day and Ptot content in sewage sludge - about 120.3 kg Ptot/day - total 130.2 kg Ptot/day.

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