EXAMINATION-V

SOLUTION

 

Problem No.1

Consider a wastewater flow of 10 MLD with a BOD 5 value of 600 mg/L. It is proposed to treat this waste using an activated sludge process (ASP). The size of the proposed aeration tank will such that the water is detained for 8 hours. Complete mixing is assumed in the aeration tank. The BSRT ( ) of the system is 10 days. In addition to the BOD5 , this water also contains nitrogen and phosphorus. The nitrogen concentration expressed as Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) is 40 mg/L as N, and phosphorus concentration is not limiting. Assuming that nitrification occurs in this system, calculate the effluent TKN concentration, and the additional oxygen requirement for nitrification.

 

Assumptions:

X r = 10000 mg/L;               Y T = 0.5;                   Kd = 0.05 /d;                  K =0.1 L/mg/d.

(KS ) N = 2.0 mg/L;             (Y T ) N = 0.2;            (Kd ) N = 0.05/d              (q m ) N = 2 /d

•  Biomass may be represented as C5 H 7 O 2 N

•  Nitrogen incorporation in heterotrophic biomass must be accounted for.

•  Nitrogen incorporation in autoprophic biomass may be neglected.

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Solution:

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Therefore,                

Also,                        

 

Hence,                     .

 

Also,
   

 

Oxygen Requirement (in Kg/d)    =   1.5.Q.(S o - S e ) -1.42.( D X)

= 1.5.

 

Formula weight of biomass, C5 H7 O2 N   =   5(12)+7(1)+2(16)+1(14) = 113

Therefore, production of 1990 Kg/d biomass requires:     

Influent Nitrogen concentration = 40 mg/L (as N), or   

Therefore, Nitrogen available for nitrification = 400 - 247 = 153 Kg/d

Or, [TKN]o = 15.3 mg/L (as N)

 

Nitrification Calculations:

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Also,                                 ;

Also,
;     i.e.,  

Problem No. 2

0.25 MLD of sludge is generated from the activated sludge process of a wastewater treatment plant. The solids concentration in this sludge is 13,000 mg/L. This sludge is first processed in a sludge thickener, where the solids content is increased to 4 percent (weight basis). Next the sludge is treated in the anaerobic digester for reduction in sludge solids. The digested sludge is then applied to sludge-drying beds for reduction of water content to 55%. Determine the weight and density of dried sludge that will be produced per day.

 

Density of Water = 1000 Kg/m3 ; Dry Density of Sludge Solids = 2200 Kg/m3

COD reduction efficiency of sludge digester = 60 %; ;

For sludge digestion, YT = 0.06 mg/mg, and Kd = 0.03 /d on COD basis

  Assumptions:

Answer:

Consider 1 m3 of sludge after thickening

Let the sludge density be

Weight of this sludge =

Therefore, Weight of solids in 1 m 3 of sludge = (0.04).(1).(1022.305) =40.89 kg.

Solids Concentration (X o ) = 40890 mg/L

Let the discharge of thickened sludge be Q sl

Therefore, assuming 100 percent solids capture,

Q sl . (40890) = Q w . (13000) or, Q sl =

Solids Loading ( D X) =

Digester Design:

; Digester Volume (V d ) = ;

Assuming 60% treatment efficiency,

Also, , Also,

Therefore,

Anaerobic Sludge Production ( =

Therefore, Reduction in Solids =

Therefore, Solids Loading to Sludge Drying Beds = (3250-1891) = 1359 kg/d

After Drying