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Wastewater treatment involves a 3 stage process to remove contaminants from wastewater sources like residences, commercial and industrial institutions. The stages are primary treatment which separates solids, secondary treatment using bacteria to convert dissolved biological matter into solids, and tertiary treatment which neutralizes biological solids. The activated sludge process uses a mixed community of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms to form biological floc. Sludge is treated through aerobic digestion using oxygen, anaerobic digestion which produces biogas without oxygen, or composting.

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Wastewater treatment involves a 3 stage process to remove contaminants from wastewater sources like residences, commercial and industrial institutions. The stages are primary treatment which separates solids, secondary treatment using bacteria to convert dissolved biological matter into solids, and tertiary treatment which neutralizes biological solids. The activated sludge process uses a mixed community of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms to form biological floc. Sludge is treated through aerobic digestion using oxygen, anaerobic digestion which produces biogas without oxygen, or composting.

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WASTEWATER

TREATMENT AND
SLUDGE DIGESTION
PROCESS
By Paras kathvadiya
What is wastewater treatment
• Usually refer to sewage treatment, or
domestic wastewater treatment
• process of removing contaminants from
wastewater, both runoff and domestic
Where does wastewater come
from?
• Residences (kitchen, bathroom)
• Commercial institution
• Industrial institution (usually require
specialized treatment process)
How can it be treated?
• collected and transported via a network of
pipes and pump stations to a municipal
treatment plant
3 stages of water treatment
• Primary
– solids are separated
• Secondary
– dissolved biological matter is converted into a solid
mass by using water-borne bacteria
– 95% of the suspended molecules should be removed
• Tertiary
– biological solids are neutralized then disposed, and
treated water may be disinfected chemically or
physically
Activated sludge
• mixed community of microorganisms
• Both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria may
exist
• Biological floc is formed
5 physical components of activated
sludge process
• aeration tank
– oxygen is introduced into the system
• aeration source
– ensure that adequate oxygen is fed into the tank
– provided pure oxygen or compressed air
• secondary clarifiers
– activated-sludge solids separate from the surrounding
wastewater
• Lagoon Systems
– hold the waste-water for several months
– natural degradation of sewage
– Usually reeds are preferred
Advanced Treatment
• Nitrogen removal
– Ammonia (NH3) → nitrite (NO2-)→ nitrate (NO3-)
• Phosphorous removal
– Precipitation with iron or aluminums salt
• Lead to eutrophication
• May cause algae bloom
Sludge treatment
• Primary sludge usually have strong odors
• Secondary sludge have high
concentration of microorganism
• Goals of treatments are:
– Reduce odors
– Remove water reduce volume
– Decompose organic matter
• Untreated sludge are about 97 percent water
• Settling can reduce about 92 to 96 percent of
water
• dried sludge is called a sludge cake
3 different sludge treatments
• Aerobic digestion
• Anaerobic digestion
• composting
Aerobic digestion
• Bacterial process
• Need oxygen
• Consume organic matter
• Convert into carbon dioxide (CO2)
Anaerobic digestion
• Bacterial process
• Do not require oxygen
• Consume organic matter
• Produce biogas, which can be used in
generators for electricity
Summary

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