Prob:

Assuming suitable design criteria, design a facultative waste stabilization pond to treat 4 MLD
flow of waste having 300 mg/L of BOD5. Desires effluent BOD5 is 30 mg/L. Assume BOD
removal rate constant as 0.1 per day at 20 C. The ponds are to operate at an altitude of 1000 m
and 15C respectively. Individual ponds area and depth should not be more than 3 Ha and 1.5 m
respectively. K x t = 5 for 90% BOD removal and dispersion factor of 1.

Prob 2:

Design an aerobic waste stabilization pond to treat 4 MLD flow of waste water having 200 mg/L
BOD5 for a desired effluent BOD5 of 20 mg/L. Assume BOD removal rate constant to be 0.20 per
day at 20C and the pond dispersion factor as 0.5. The watewater temperature in summer and
winter are 35C and 25 C respectively. Individual pond area and depth should not be more than 3
ha and 1.2 m respectively. K x t = 4 for 90% BOD removal and dispersion factor 0.5, compute
detention time for winter and summer.

Prob:

Design a conventional actiavted sludge plant to treat 28000 kl/d of settled wastewater of BOD
220 mg/L. The effluent BOD is 15 mg/L. F/M ratio is 0.22, MLSS is 3000 mg/L, diffusion aeration
system SVI - 90. Air requirement - 100 m3/d/kg of BOD removed. Standard diffusion plate of
0.3x0.3x25 mm passing 1.2 m3 of air/m2, pore size 0.3 mm

Environmental Biotechnology
Problems
1..Design a conventional activated sludge plant to treat 28000 kl/d of settled wastewater of BOD
220 mg/L. The effluent BOD is 15 mg/L. F/M ratio is 0.22, MLSS is 3000 mg/L, diffusion
aeration system SVI - 90. Air requirement - 100 m /d/kg of BOD removed. Standard diffusion
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plate of 0.3x0.3x25 mm passing 1.2 m of air/m , pore size 0.3 mm.

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2.Assuming suitable design criteria design a trickling filter to treat domestic wastewater flow of
10 MLD having influent BOD5 equal to 250 mg/L. The desired effluent BOD5 is 25 mg/L or
less. Recirculation ratio is 2. f = 0.9
Hints: Calculate treatment efficiency 1st (90%).
Max treatment efficiency of a single TF is normally not more than 85%, so we need two stage
TF system,
Assuming equal efficiency of two filters, E1=E2. E1 = E2(1-E1) = E, so cal E1 and E2.
cal BOD applied. Calculate Volume of reactor; calculate diameter. then cal vol of 2nd reactor.
calculate organic loading for both reactors.

Environment Pollution Control Problems

1.Design a conventional activated sludge plant to treat 28000 kl/d of settled wastewater of BOD
220 mg/L. The effluent BOD is 15 mg/L. F/M ratio is 0.22, MLSS is 3000 mg/L, diffusion
aeration system SVI - 90. Air requirement - 100 m /d/kg of BOD removed. Standard diffusion
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plate of 0.3x0.3x25 mm passing 1.2 m of air/m , pore size 0.3 mm.

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2.Calculate total sludge produced, HRT, SRT, size of reactor, volume, volumetric organic
loading.Data upflow velocity=.5m/s; Flow rate =5 MLD;Influent BOD=320mg/L;Influent
COD=850mg/L;Influent TSS=400mg/L;Influent VSS=300mg/L;Desired effluent
BOD=100mg/L or less.Efficiency=80%.Percentage of BOD removed in production of new cells
produced=15%;Influent non bio-degradable VSS =50%;Depth of reactor=5m;Depth of sludge
blanket=2.5m;Flow rate=.5m/h;Concentration of sludge=60kg/m ;Efficient factor of the
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system=.80;Rectangular reactor width=17m.

3.Design a sludge drying bed for digested sludge of activated sludge plant of capacity for 2 lakh
populations.Solids in digested mixed sludge-60g/head/d,% of solids-6 & sp.gravity of
solids:1.025.Bed dimensions:8m width and 30m long.No of cycles/yr are 8.Daily solids for total
population=(60.200000)/1000kg/d.

4.Assuming suitable design criteria, design a facultative waste stabilization pond to treat 4 MLD
flow of waste having 300 mg/L of BOD5. Desired effluent BOD5 is 30 mg/L. Assume BOD
removal rate constant as 0.1 per day at 20 °C. The ponds are to operate at an altitude of 1000 m
and 15°C respectively. Individual ponds area and depth should not be more than 3 Ha and 1.5 m
respectively. K x t = 5 for 90% BOD removal and dispersion factor of 1.

5.Design an aerobic waste stabilization pond to treat 4 MLD flow of wastewater having 200
mg/L BOD5 for a desired effluent BOD5 of 20 mg/L. Assume BOD removal rate constant to be
0.20 per day at 20°C and the pond dispersion factor as 0.5. The wastewater temperatures in
summer and winter are 35°C and 25°C respectively. Individual pond area and depth should not
be more than 3 ha and 1.2 m respectively. K x t = 4 for 90% BOD removal and dispersion factor
0.5, compute detention time for winter and summer. 

6.Assuming suitable design criteria design a trickling filter to treat domestic wastewater flow of
10 MLD having influent BOD5 equal to 250 mg/L. The desired effluent BOD5 is 25 mg/L or
less. Recirculation ratio is 2. f = 0.9
Hints: Calculate treatment efficiency 1st (90%).
Max treatment efficiency of a single TF is normally not more than 85%, so we need two stage
TF system,
Assuming equal efficiency of two filters, E1=E2. E1 = E2(1-E1) = E, so cal E1 and E2.
cal BOD applied. Calculate Volume of reactor; calculate diameter. then cal vol of 2nd reactor.
calculate organic loading for both reactors.

7.It is proposed to design an activated sludge plant to treat 5MLD of domestic  wastewater,
reducing  the concentration of settled BOD5 from 200 mg/L to 20 mg/L. Finding the volume of
aeration tank & hydraulic detention time if F/M=0.3d . X =3000mg/L,Q=2200m /d[Flow of
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MLVSS
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activated sludge from the secondary settling tank]

8.An activated sludge plant is designed to reduce 90% of influent BOD-250 mg/L
Compute (a) net sludge (solids) produced per day, (b) mean cell residence time (c)hydraulic
retention time, and (d) the F/M ratio for the assumed design data given below. 
(i) Wastewater flow = 2 MLD 
(ii) Volume of the aeration tank = 500 m 3

(iii) MLVSS in the aeration tank = 2500 mg/L 

(iv) Kinetic coefficients, Y = 0.5 and K = 0.08 d
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9. Assuming an organic loading on waste stabilization pond equal to 250 kg BOD5/ha/d and
detention time equal to 15 days, compute the pond area and the liquid depth in the pond if the
wastewater flow is 1 MLD having influent BOD5 equal to 200mg/L.

10. Assuming the surface loading (overflow) rate of 35 m/d and solids loading rate -130 kg/m -d, 2

determine the size of the final settling tank (SST) for an activated sludge plant to be designed for
following criteria/data.
(i) Wastewater flow = 5 MLD
(ii) Recycled flow = 3000 m /d 3

(iii) MLSS in the reactor = 3000 mg/L

11. Determine the volume of an oxidation ditch proposed to design for the following
conditions.
(i) Flow of sewage = 1500 m /d 3

(ii) Influent BOD  = 175 mg/L

(iii) MLVSS in reactor = 4000 mg/L
(iv) Desired effluent BOD = 25 mg/L
(v) True yield coefficient = 0.45
(vi) Endogenous decay coefficient = 0.04 d -1

 
12.Determine the terminal velocity for a settling particle having a diameter of 0.2 mm and
specific gravity of 2.65.Assume the temperature of wastewater to be 30°C.Reynolds no 100.  In
case of Laminar flow use C =24/Re , Transitional flow, use C =24/Re+3/(Re) +.3; For Turbulent
D D
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flow, use C =.4.

D

13.Find 1 day of BOD and 1st stage of BOD;BOD5 at 20°C is 180mg/L;k =0.225d 1
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14.1st stage of BOD of a sample-52ppm and 5 day BOD at 20°C-41ppm.Finding the rate
constant if the sample temperature is 30°C.

15.Calculation of BOD for 1day at 37°C of wastewater where standard BOD5 is 80ppm.K =0.1 20

16. If 3 day BOD at 15°C is 220mg/L.Find 7 day BOD at 25°C.Assuming K =0.1d . 20

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