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Study of the factors affecting activated sludge settling in domestic wastewater treatment plants
E. EcheverríaJosé FerrerAurora Secosubject
Environmental EngineeringActivated sludgePilot plantNutrientSettlingEnvironmental engineeringSewage sludge treatmentEnvironmental scienceSewage treatmentSludge bulkingSludgeWater Science and Technologydescription
A study has been made of the influence of the process parameters on the settling characteristics of sludge in domestic wastewater treatment plants. The experiments were conducted at a pilot plant situated at the Wastewater Treatment Plant of Valencia, Spain (1,000,000 inhabitants). The influent to the pilot plant was the same as that of the plant. It was found that F/M ratios in the range of 0.25-0.60 g DBO5/g MLVSS day produce values of SVI representative of good settleability of the sludge. Values of sulphide concentration in the influent above 1.0 mg/l negatively affect the process, causing bulking and floating sludge. High values of fats were found to have no influence on the SVI, but did affect the performance of depuration. At low DO levels, the appearance of bulking with high SVI values was observed. Throughout the experiments, the permanence of nutrients (basically N and P) above that required for the growth of the microorganisms was proved.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-02-01 |