A nine-point pH titration method to determine low-concentration VFA in municipal wastewater

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hainan Ai ◽  
Daijun Zhang ◽  
Peili Lu ◽  
Qiang He
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater ◽  
Titration Method ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process ◽  
Ph Titration ◽  
Low Concentration ◽  
Real Wastewater

Characterization of volatile fatty acid (VFA) in wastewater is significant for understanding the wastewater nature and the wastewater treatment process optimization based on the usage of Activated Sludge Models (ASMs). In this study, a nine-point pH titration method was developed for the determination of low-concentration VFA in municipal wastewater. The method was evaluated using synthetic wastewater containing VFA with the concentration of 10–50 mg/l and the possible interfering buffer systems of carbonate, phosphate and ammonium similar to those in real municipal wastewater. In addition, the further evaluation was conducted through the assay of real wastewater using chromatography as reference. The results showed that the recovery of VFA in the synthetic wastewater was 92%–102 and the coefficient of variance (CV) of reduplicate measurements 1.68%–4.72%. The changing content of the buffering substances had little effect on the accuracy of the method. Moreover, the titration method was agreed with chromatography in the determination of VFA in real municipal wastewater with R2= 0.9987 and CV =1.3-1.7. The nine-point pH titration method is capable of satisfied determination of low-concentration VFA in municipal wastewater.

scholarly journals Sensitivity analysis of a municipal wastewater treatment plant model

2019 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 05010
Author(s):  
Paweł Król ◽  
Alberto Gallina ◽  
Michał Lubieniecki ◽  
Tadeusz Uhl ◽  
Tadeusz Żaba
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Biological Process ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Numerical Procedure ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process ◽  
Plant Model ◽  
The Relationship

Waste management is a crucial process to keep the environment in wholesome conditions. The environmental impact of solid waste and wastewater is reduced through construction of appropriate disposal installations. The objective of wastewater treatment in biological reactors is to control the process of biomaterial growth by aerating the sewage content. The process is complex, as depending on a plenty of parameters. In the last decades an effective numerical model, called the Activated Sludge Model (ASM), has been proposed for describing the biological process. The ASM is implemented in the Benchmark Simulation Model (BSM) that simulates the whole wastewater treatment process. The most important parameters in ASM are the kinetic and stoichiometric coefficients. The former describes rate-concentration dependence. The latter characterises the relationship between the components of chemical reactions taking place in the cleaning process. Above parameters are determined by on-site calibration and their importance is relevant during the development of numeric models. This paper aims to examine the influence of kinetic and stoichiometric parameters on the wastewater treatment process of a plant in Płaszów, Kraków. The analysis is carried out by a sample-based numerical procedure. It highlights the ASM parameters playing a major role in the treatment process. Results obtained from the analysis are important for future validation and optimisation processes.

A pilot scale study of a sequencing batch reactor treating municipal wastewater operated via the UP-PND process

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kornaros ◽  
C. Marazioti ◽  
G. Lyberatos
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Real Wastewater

SBRs are usually preferred as small and decentralized wastewater treatment systems. We have demonstrated previously that using a frequent enough switching between aerobic and anoxic conditions and a specific to the treated wastewater aerobic to anoxic phase ratio, it is possible to by-pass the second step of nitrification (i.e. conversion of nitrite to nitrate nitrogen). This innovative process for nitrate by-pass has been branded as UP-PND (University of Patras-Partial Nitrification Denitrification) (WO 2006/129132). The proved methodology was successfully transferred from a lab-scale SBR reactor treating synthetic wastewater to a pilot-scale SBR system treating real wastewater. In this work we present the results from the operation of this pilot-scale SBR, constructed in the Wastewater Treatment Plant of Patras (Greece), using 6-hour, 8-hour and 12-hour cycles. It is demonstrated that three pairs of aerobic/anoxic phases with a relative duration of 1:2 (8-hour cycle) and 2:3 (12-hour cycle) secures the desired by-pass of nitrate production.

Fate and mass balances of triclosan (TCS), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and tribromobisphenol A (tri-BBPA) during the municipal wastewater treatment process

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry McPhedran ◽  
Rajesh Seth ◽  
Min Song ◽  
Shaogang Chu ◽  
Robert J. Letcher
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Tetrabromobisphenol A ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Mass Balances ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process ◽  
Detroit River

Municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWTPs) are impacted by down-the-drain influents of anthropogenic chemicals. These chemicals are in consumer products and include the flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and antimicrobial triclosan (TCS). Characterization of the distribution of TBBPA, TCS and the TBBPA product tribromobisphenol A (tri-BBPA) was determined at five stages along the treatment process of a typical Canadian MWTP facility. Overall, the TCS concentrations for both liquid (influents, primary effluents and final effluents (FEs)) and solid samples (primary and waste activated sludges) were similar to reported ranges in the literature. In contrast to TCS, both TBBPA and tri-BBPA concentrations were scarcely available in the literature. The TBBPA concentrations were within literature ranges for both influents and sludges, while the tri-BBPA sludge concentrations were markedly higher than a single available previous study. Mass balances for TCS, TBBPA and tri-BBPA indicated 7, 9 and 42%, respectively, of each chemical remaining in the FEs. The resultant annual mass loadings into the Detroit River were estimated to be 3.3 kg, 6.57 g, and 21.5 g for TCS, TBBPA and tri-BBPA, respectively.

Size Distribution of Organic Modifier of Poly-Silicic-Ferric Coagulant

2011 ◽  
Vol 225-226 ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Ying Fu ◽  
Yi Feng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Photon Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Organic Modifier ◽  
Size Change ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process ◽  
Photon Correlation ◽  
Hydrolysis Products ◽  
Real Wastewater

Organic modifier (PSFD) of poly-silicic-ferric (PSF) coagulant was prepared by adding dimethyldiallylammonium chloride (DMDAAC) as additives in PSF. The size distribution of PSFD using Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS) method was characterized, in comparison with that of PSF. The results show that the increasing of PSFD product’s size was far larger than that of PSF at lower level. The size of PSFD hydrolysis products tended to change continuously and small size of materials disappeared after its hydrolysis, while the size of PSF particles had very uneven distribution and there always existed small size of hydrolysis products. The disappearance of size change against level between PSFD and PSF gives PSFD a higher bridging ability than PSF in real wastewater treatment process.

The determination of nonylphenol and its precursors in a trickling filter wastewater treatment process

2013 ◽  
Vol 405 (10) ◽  
pp. 3243-3253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Petrie ◽  
Ewan J. McAdam ◽  
Mick J. Whelan ◽  
John N. Lester ◽  
Elise Cartmell
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Trickling Filter ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process

scholarly journals Preparation and characterization of a TiO2-NT/SnO2–Sb tubular porous electrode with long service lifetime for wastewater treatment process

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (60) ◽  
pp. 37806-37814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anlin Xu ◽  
Xiang Dai ◽  
Kajia Wei ◽  
Weiqing Han ◽  
Jiansheng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Formation Process ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Porous Electrode ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process ◽  
Service Lifetime

We have studied the formation process of a novel TiO2-NTs/SnO2–Sb tubular porous electrode with a long service lifetime for the wastewater treatment process.

A sustainable municipal wastewater treatment process for tropical and subtropical regions in developing countries

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Hanqing ◽  
Joo-Hwa Tay ◽  
Francis Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Reed Bed

In this paper, a feasible municipal wastewater treatment process, using the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) or the anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) as an anaerobic pre-treatment system, and the reed bed or the stabilization pond with supporting media as a post-treatment system, is presented and discussed. Results obtained in pilot- and full-scale treatment plants clearly reveal that the anaerobic treatment is indeed a very attractive option for municipal wastewater pre-treatment at temperatures exceeding 20C in tropical and subtropical regions. The UASB system has been commonly employed as an anaerobic pre-treatment system. The ABR provides another potential for the anaerobic pre-treatment. The effluents from the anaerobic treatment system should be post-treated to meet discharge standards. Because of the advantages of the reed bed system when it is employed for tertiary treatment, this system could be considered as a post-treatment system. Another cost-effective system, the stabilization pond packed with attached-growth media, is also a potential post-treatment system.

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