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Erkan, Muge. "Reactivation Potential Of Indicator Bacteria In Anerobically Digested Sludges After Dewatering Processes." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613656/index.pdf.
Oliveira, Ivo Miguel Delgado Bandeira. "Evaluation of sewage digested sludge conditioning and dewatering through qualitative and quantitative laboratory methodologies towards process monitoring." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2017. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/evaluation-of-sewage-digested-sludge-conditioning-and-dewatering-through-qualitative-and-quantitative-laboratory-methodologies-towards-process-monitoring(5a847c8f-77dc-47c8-86cf-20a64900fb42).html.
Charles, Antoine Henri Etienne. "Étude thermo-rhéologique de boues digérées : application à l’écoulement en conduite dans les procédés de méthanisation." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Ecole nationale supérieure Mines-Télécom Lille Douai, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023MTLD0008.
The society’s wastewater treatment needs are met by waste water treatment plants that produce sludges. In order to anticipate the increase in this requirement in the future, the sludge treatment processes must achieve a certain level of efficiency in terms of sludge treatment and recovery. The anaerobic digestion process significantly reduces the volume of sludge generated and can the be used for agricultural and energy purposes, in the form of digestate, biogas, electricity or heat. It is nevertheless limited by ineffective control of the transport of digested sludge within it, due to a lack of knowledge of thermo-rheology, in terms of understanding and characterisation methods, and of the hydrodynamics involved in handling these very diverse sludges. This manifests itself operationally, downstream of the sizing and design phase, in inefficient pumping, matrix heterogeneity or component clogging.It is in this context of providing scientific elements, on the one hand of the therm-rheological characerisation of digested sludge and on the other hand of the demonstration of the hydrodynamics of these fluids in operation, that the research work carried out within the framework of this thesis falls within the scope of.Firstly, protocols dedicated to the specific characterisation of each non-Newtonian behaviour have been established. The application of these protocols, at the ITM Nord Europe – Energy Environment research centre and on the industrial partner’s Characterisation plateform, shows that the thermo-rheological characteristics of digested sludge are accurately modelled by a non-modified Herschel-Bulkley model. Yield stress and shear-thinning are significantly more important than the other thermo-rheological characteristics of thixotropy, viscoelasticity and thermo-dependence. The unanticipated physical phenomon of wall slip is observed in these digested sludges, leading to heterogeneous flow hydrodynamics under conditions of low inertia and loaw wall roughness.Secondly, an experimental set-up dedicated to studying the flow of such fluids in pipe is being set up, with a visualisation to determining their hydrodynamic behaviour. Using working fluids (Carbopol solutions), it was demonstrated that these fluids undergo a rheo-inertial transition (RIT) towards turbulence. This transition is characterised by the existence of a pre-transition regime, non-existent for a Newtonian fluid, within which the flow exibits an asymmetry, which is observed by direct visualisation. These visualisations, coupled with the measurement of pressure drops, also make it possible to quantify the intermittency of the RIT on the basis of the turbulent structures visualised. This makes it possible to control the movement of such fluids through knowledge of the stabilisation of their flows and the increase in the residence time of turbulent structures, due to the non-Newtonian characteristics without viscoelasticity.Thus, this thesis manuscipt summarises the scientific elements developed within the framework of this thesis to respond to the problems of the operational obstacles encountered. As these problems stem from a lack of fundamental knowledge of the thermo-rheology and hydrodynamics of the sludge that flows through it, the study focuses its research on these two areas in order to provide the fundamentals that will make it possible to improve the control of sludge transport within the anaerobic digestion process in wastewater treatment plants
Kidby, David W. "Biogas hydrogen as an indicator of digester instability in anaerobic sewage sludge digesters." Thesis, University of Essex, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.280473.
Geminiani, Andrea. "Sustainable valorization of digested sewage sludge into added-value products." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021.
Campbell, Alison June. "The behaviour of pharmaceuticals in anaerobic digester sludge." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2013. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-behaviour-of-pharmaceuticals-in-anaerobic-digester-sludge(995bec06-33fd-4c74-96a3-db4aba5a1c30).html.
Ishaq, Farryad. "Trace metal supplementation in wastewater sludge digesters." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2012. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3896/.
Qi, Yinan. "Effect of centrifugal dewatering on the regrowth of fecal coliforms and Salmonella in anaerobically digested biosolids." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 192 p, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1601522491&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Principal faculty advisors: Steven K. Dentel, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering; and Diane S. Herson, Dept. of Biological Sciences. Includes bibliographical references.
Lau, Shiew Wei. "Conditioning and dewatering of anaerobically digested sludge from municipal wastewater treatment processes." Thesis, Curtin University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1594.
Chiarella, Renato. "Laboratory study of H¦2S reduction in anaerobic digester sludge." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0001/MQ34346.pdf.
Murambadoro, Daniel K. "The structural performance of egg-shaped sludge digesters." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5019.
Turkmen, Muserref. "Sulfur-containing odorants and the effects of high salinity in anaerobically digested biosolids." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 224 p, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1257807571&sid=6&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Nash, Jeffrey William. "Characteristics and conditioning of anaerobically digested sludge from a biological phosphorus removal plant." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44128.
Master of Science
Williams, Tyson. "Competitive exclusion as a means to reduce Escherichia coli regrowth in digested sludge." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2014. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9221.
CRISTINA, GIULIO. "The hidden potential of digested sewage sludge: a recycling approach to combat desertification." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2903484.
Holloway, Ryan W. "Forward osmosis for concentration of anaerobic digester centrate." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2006. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1436020.
Wong, Tak Ian. "Numerical flow simulations of an egg-shaped anaerobic sludge digester in wastewater treatment /." View abstract or full-text, 2005. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?EVNG%202005%20WONG.
Olsson, Jesper. "Enhanced biogas production from municipal WWTPs : Co-digestion of microalgae with sewage sludge and thermophilic secondary digestion of mesophilic digested sludge." Licentiate thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Framtidens energi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-27911.
Malhotra, Saimon. "Molecular biological characterisation of the functional microbial communities in anaerobic digesters." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272792.
Galvagno, Giampiero. "Sidestream control of dissolved nutrients in anaerobically digested sludge centrate using anammox and chemical precipitation." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59775.
Applied Science, Faculty of
Engineering, School of (Okanagan)
Graduate
Carliell-Marquet, Cynthia. "The effect of phosphorus enrichment on fractionation of metals and phosphorus in anaerobically digested sludge." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2000. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/17074.
Gu, Xiangyang. "Improving heavy metal bioleaching efficiency through microbiological control of inhibitory substances in anaerobically digested sludge." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2003. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/504.
Balaguer-Barbosa, Maraida. "Recovery of Nutrients from Anaerobically Digested Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) Sludge through Struvite Precipitation." Scholar Commons, 2018. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7471.
Ozkan, Yucel Umay G. "Co-treatment Of Hazardous Compounds In Anaerobic Sewage Sludge Digesters." Phd thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12609952/index.pdf.
Roussel, Jimmy. "Metal behaviour in anaerobic sludge digesters supplemented with trace nutrients." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4369/.
Huezo, Sanchez Luis. "Technical, economic, and carbon dioxide emission analyses of managing anaerobically digested sewage sludge through hydrothermal carbonization." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587121997256614.
Koksoy, Gozde Tugba. "Investigation Of Digester F/m Ratio As A Parameter To Affect Sludge Minimization And Gas Production Of Ultrasonically Treated Sludge." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610699/index.pdf.
the most commonly used mechanical pretreatment method- enables the occurrence of cavitation bubbles to extract intracellular material from the cell into aqueous phase. However, there is a lack of information on the volatile solids loading on the anaerobic digestion process performance of ultrasonically treated sludge. In this thesis work, the effect of sonication on disintegration of waste activated sludge (WAS) and an important parameter digester F/M (food to microorganism) ratio on ultrasonically treated WAS were investigated. First, preliminary studies were conducted. It was obtained that when the sonication power and time increased, soluble COD in the supernatant increased as well. Then, batch anaerobic digestion tests were conducted. Effect of F/M ratio in the digesters by using sonicated sludges at different powers was analyzed. For the sludge sonicated at high power, the methane content increased up to 55.1 % at F/M ratio of 10 compared to untreated sludge. On the other hand, methane generation rate slowed down with the increase in F/M ratio. Moreover, 10 % and 15 % increase in the destruction of MLVSS and total COD content was observed for sonicated sludges compared to the untreated sludges, respectively. In summary, both the sonication as a pretreatment method and the increase in digester F/M ratio increased the biogas production and the solids reduction during anaerobic digestion prosess. These results may have important implications for the operation of full scale systems in terms of system efficiency and operation.
Smith, Robert C. "Ecological Factors in Design of a Two-Sludge Nitrifying Activated Sludge System Incorporating Side-Stream Treatment of Anaerobic Digester Supernatant." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1291307830.
Dogan, Ilgin. "Combination Of Alkaline Solubilization With Microwave Digestion As A Sludge Disintegration Method: Effect On Gas Production And Quantity And Dewaterability Of Anaerobically Digested Sludge." Master's thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12609685/index.pdf.
MW pretreatment alone and combined pretreatments of MW+pH-10 and MW+pH-12 pretreated WAS samples were anaerobically digested in small scale batch anaerobic reactors. In correlation with the highest protein and carbohydrate releases with MW+pH-12, highest total gas and methane productions were achieved with MW+pH-12 pretreatment reactor with 16.3% and 18.9% improvements over control reactor, respectively. Finally the performance of MW+pH-12 pretreatment was examined with 2L anaerobic semi-continuous reactors. 43.5% and 53.2% improvements were obtained in daily total gas and methane productions. TS, VS and TCOD reductions were improved by 24.9%, 35.4% and 30.3%, respectively. Pretreated digested sludge had 22% improved dewaterability than non-pretreated digested sludge. Higher SCOD and NH3-N concentrations were measured in the effluent of pretreated digested sludge
however, PO4-P concentration did not vary so much. Heavy metal concentrations of all digested sludges met Soil Pollution Control Regulation Standards. Finally a simple cost calculation was done for a MW+pH-12 pretreatment of WAS for a fictitious WWTP. Results showed that, WWTP can move into profit in 5.5 years.
Chan, Lau Chi. "Bioleaching of heavy metals from anaerobically digested sewage sludge using isolated indigenous iron- and sulphur-oxidizing bacteria." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2001. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/279.
Širůček, Vojtěch. "Experimentální sušárna čistírenských kalů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-231024.
Demitry, Morris Elya. "Anaerobic Digestion Process Stability and the Extension of the ADM1 for Municipal Sludge Co-Digested with Bakery Waste." DigitalCommons@USU, 2016. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4945.
Jiang, Junli. "Use of Manganese Compounds and Microbial Fuel Cells in Wastewater Treatment." Thesis, KTH, VA-teknik, Vatten, Avlopp och Avfall, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-96295.
Ek, Anders. "Ultrasonic treatment of sewage sludge in order to increase biogas yields." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Water and Environmental Studies, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-4581.
Biogas, a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, is produced in the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. After anaerobic digestion, the digested sludge is often allowed to degas for one or two days. This gas is seldom utilised, but if the degassing could be accelerated, utilisation would be easier. Ultrasound can be used as a pretreatment method for waste activated sludge. It has a disintegrating effect on the sludge and causes lysis of bacteria in the sludge. It also speeds up the hydrolysis; the limiting step of anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. Ultrasound can be used to degas waterbased liquids. Ultrasonic degassing of sewage sludge has not been examined previously. The present study aims to investigate the effect of ultrasound on waste activated sludge as well as the potential of ultrasound to speed up the degassing of digested sludge. A semi-continuous, lab-scale digestion experiment was performed with four reactors: two receiving untreated sludge and two receiving treated sludge. The effect of the sonicator was 420 W and the treatment time was 6 min, which corresponds to an energy input of 8.4 kWh/m3. Total solids (TS) of the waste activated sludge was ~3.5 %. The ultrasonic treatment caused an increase in gas production of 13 %. There was no difference in methane content. The concentration of filterable chemical oxygen demand (fCOD) increased 375 %, or from 2.8 % to 11 % of total COD. In terms of energy loss/gain the increase in gas production resulted in a loss of 2.7 kWh/m3, i.e. more energy is needed to treat the sludge than the potential energy of the increased gas production. However, if the sludge is thickened to a TS >5 %, a net energy gain should be reached. The effect of ultrasound on the degassing of digested sludge was examined in three barrels. The degassing was measured with and without circulation as well as with ultrasonic treatment. The digested sludge had a gas emission rate of 115 L/(m3 day). No direct burst of gas occurred due to ultrasonic treatment. Over two days more gas was emitted from the barrel equipped with ultrasound, probably due to an induced post-digestion. Thus, ultrasonic pretreatment of waste activated sludge increases the biogas yield. It is inconclusive, whether ultrasonic treatment of digested sludge effects the degassing or not.
Madikizela, Phindile. "The applicability of anaerobically digested pasteurized pit latrine faecal sludge as a fertilizer to grow Radish and Garden cress." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/59235.
Wennman, Pär. "Decomposition and nitrogen transformations in digested sewage sludge applied to mine tailings-effects of temperature, soil moisture, pH and plants /." Uppsala : Dept. of Soil Sciences, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, 2004. http://epsilon.slu.se/9157666288.pdf.
Naidoo, Pranava. "Stresses in egg-shaped sludge digesters in the form of ellipsoidal shells of revolution." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30871.
Sen, Dipankar. "Kinetics of the release and precipitation of phosphorus in anaerobic digesters sequencing biological phosphorus removal systems." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91075.
M.S.
Williams, Yasheemah. "Treatment of poultry slaughterhouse wastewater using an expanded granular sludge bed anaerobic digester coupled with anoxic/aerobic hybrid side stream ultrafiltration membrane bioreactor." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2758.
For more than a decade, poultry product consumption increased in developed and developing countries, with more than 470 new slaughterhouses being constructed in South Africa (SA). Customer demand for poultry products resulted in a rapidly growing poultry industry, with consequential increases in the quantity of organic solid and liquid waste being produced from the poultry slaughterhouses. Annually, the productivity and profitability within the livestock production sector has increased, an evaluation based on the number of slaughtered and sold animals. Potable water is required for these animals, resulting in the generation of high strength wastewaters. Instantaneous disposal of such wastewaters into the environment is concerning as it results in odour and the spreading of diseases in local rivers and freshwater sources. The generated poultry slaughterhouse wastewater (PSW) contains a high quantity of biodegradable organic, suspended and colloidal matter in the form of proteins, fats, oil and grease (FOG), protein from meat, blood, skin, and feathers, resulting in high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), which can contribute to environmental deterioration if not treated adequately before discharge. On average, PSW contains a high concentration of BOD, COD, nitrogen, pathogenic and non-pathogenic viruses, bacteria and parasites, including their eggs. These characteristics make PSW highly polluted with a large quantity of bird carcass debris including FOG. Due to the high concentration of organic matter and suspended solids in the wastewater, it is necessary to pre-treat the PSW prior to sequential anaerobic treatment. Most of the contaminants present in the PSW can be reduced by means of numerous treatment steps, i.e. physical, chemical and biological treatment. For this study, biological treatment methods, physical separation methods, and a membrane bioreactor system, were used to treat PSW. The biological treatment methods used were an anaerobic digester (AD) followed by a single stage nitrification/denitrification reactor and then a third stage in which an ultrafiltration (UF) and Microfiltration (MF) membrane bioreactor (MBR) was used. The AD used was an Expanded Granular sludge Bed Reactor (EGSB) as anaerobic digestion is one of the most effective biological wastewater treatment methods used, as it reduces the organic matter to even produce biogas as a renewable energy source. The basis of anaerobic treatment method relies on suitable bacteria cultivated in the absence of dissolved oxygen, facilitating decomposition of organic matter into a renewable source such as biogas. Similarly, biological nitrification/denitrification processes for the removal of total nitrogen (TN) in wastewater has become one of the most commonly used processes within the wastewater treatment sector. Nitrification and denitrification processes can be performed by some microorganisms within the wastewater in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) The PSW used was collected at different times from a local poultry slaughterhouse in the Western Cape (South Africa) and stored in a refrigerator at 4°C until it was fed to the first stage of the treatment which was the EGSB. Before being fed to the EGSB, the PSW was filtered with a sieve to remove feathers and agglomerated FOG to avoid clogging of the tubing. The EGSB was inoculated with 0.747 L anaerobic granular sludge, had a working volume of 2.7 L, an inner diameter of 0.065 m and a height of 0.872 m respectively. Ceramic marbles with an average diameter of 0.0157m were placed at the bottom of the bioreactor as packing for the underdrain and to maintain the granular sludge within the heated section of the bioreactor. The EGSB was fed with three types of PSW: 50% (v/v), 70% (v/v), which was diluted with distilled water. Thereafter once the system stabilised the reactor was fed with undiluted PSW (100%). Each dilution was operated at different Hydraulic Retention Times (HRTs) and Organic Loading Rates (OLRs), with average HRTs used being 62.5, 57.5 and 49.65 h. Furthermore, the average OLRs were 1, 2 and 3 g tCOD/L.day respectively. The performance of the EGSB was determined using tCOD, Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and FOG, with overall averaged removal rates for these constituents being 69%, 98% and 92% respectively. The highest tCOD removal of 93 % (optimal efficiency) was obtained at an average HRT of 57.5 h with a corresponding average OLR of 2 g tCOD/L.day.
Isik, Ferit. "Applicability of ultrasound conditioning of waste activated sludge to reduce foaming potential in the anaerobic digesters." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2006.
Wang, Han. "Ammonium Removal and Electricity Generation by Using Microbial Desalination Cells." Thesis, KTH, VA-teknik, Vatten, Avlopp och Avfall, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-96298.
Lamprecht, Corne. "UASB granulation enhancement by microbial inoculum selection and process induction." Thesis, Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1477.
In the absence of anaerobic granules, anaerobically digested sewage sludge is frequently used to seed industrial upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors. Because of its flocculent nature, start-up with digested sludge instead of granular sludge proceeds much slower and presents various operational problems. Any manner in which the granulation of digested sludge can be enhanced would benefit UASB reactor start-up and application in developing countries such as South Africa. The main objective of this dissertation was to improve granulation and reduce UASB reactor start-up by using pre-treated digested sludge as seed. The sludge was pre-treated based on the batch granulation-enhancement model of Britz et al. (2002). The main aim of the model was to improve extracellular polymer (ECP) production of lactate-utilising populations by applying short-term controlled organic overloading in a mechanically agitated environment. The batch granulation-enhancement (pre-treatment) process was applied to an ECP-producing digester strain, Propionibacterium jensenii S1. Non-methanogenic aggregates were formed when batch units were incubated on a roller-table instead of a linear-shake platform. Larger, more stable aggregates were obtained in the presence of apricot effluent medium. Preliminary batch granulation-enhancement studies confirmed that using the roller-table as mixing system had a positive influence on batch granulation-enhancement. The roller-table showed the most potential for handling larger volumes in comparison to a linear-shake waterbath and linear-shake platform. The addition of 450 mg.L-1 Fe2+ at the start of the study also influenced aggregate numbers positively. These studies revealed that pre-treatment results varied depending on the seed sludge source. A denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) method was applied for the detection of Archaea in digested sludges and UASB granules. In addition, a methanogenic marker containing methanogens important to the granulation process was constructed to aid identification. The positive influence of DMSO and “touchdown” PCR on the elimination of artifactual double bands in DGGE fingerprints were also demonstrated. Results revealed that only one of the four digested sludges tested contained Methanosaeta concilii (critical to granular nuclei formation) while it was present in all the UASB granules regardless of substrate type. Four digested sludges were obtained from stable secondary digesters. DGGE indicated the presence of M. concilii in all sludges. The Athlone 4Sb-sludge was the only sludge which exhibited measurable methanogenic activity during substrate dependent activity testing. The ST-sludge showed the highest increase in volatile suspended solids (VSS) particles ≥0.25 mm2. Laboratory-scale UASB reactor start-up was done with both sludges and start-up proceeded better in the Athlone 4Sb-reactor. Athlone 4Sb-sludge batches were pre-treated in a rolling-batch reactor in the presence of either lactate or sucrose and used to seed lab-scale UASB reactors B (sucrose seed) and C (lactate seed). Start-up efficiencies were compared to a control (Reactor A). Overall Reactor B was more efficient that the control. At the end of the study the Reactor B sludge had a higher methanogenic activity than the control reactor. It also had the highest increase in VSS ≥1.0 mm2. Pre-treatment of digested sludge in the presence of sucrose, therefore, aided granulation and reduced UASB reactor start-up time.
Pathak, Ankit Bidhan. "Anaerobic Co-Digestion of High Strength Food Waste with Municipal Sewage Sludge: An assessment of Digester Performance and gas production." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/48596.
Master of Science
Dornack, Christina. "Biogas production from organic waste and biomass - fundamentals and current situation." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-99414.
Việc sử dụng chất thải có thể tái tạo được để sản xuất năng lượng sinh học là vấn đề còn đang được thảo luận vì sự cạnh tranh với thức ăn hoặc thức ăn cho động vật. Việc xử lý các chất thải hữu cơ là cần thiết để giữ sạch môi trường. Sự kết hợp của các đề xuất đó, tận dụng các chất thải và sản xuất năng lượng tái tạo có thể có thể được kết hợp với một số kỹ thuật. Ở Việt Nam, nhu cầu năng lượng sẽ tăng lên nhanh chóng trong những năm tiếp theo, bởi vì rất nhiều người vẫn chưa có điện sử dụng. Sự phát triển của các nguồn năng lượng chỉ giới hạn chủ yếu là các nhà máy điện lớn trung tâm sử dụng thủy điện và các nhiên liệu hóa thạch truyền thống. Vì vậy, trong nước tồn tại tiềm năng đáng kể cho các nguồn năng lượng bền vững như sinh khối và những nguồn khác. Tiềm năng khí sinh học lớn do quần thể động vật nuôi rất lớn. Có hơn 30 triệu động vật trong trang trại, chủ yếu là lợn, bò, trâu nước. Tiềm năng sử dụng khí sinh học rất cao. Sản xuất khí sinh học rất có hiệu quả kinh tế trong các nhà máy nhỏ và lớn, do đó, các thiết bị phản ứng tạo khí sinh học ở các hộ gia đình là một cơ hội để sản xuất năng lượng tái tạo trong các thành phố hay làng mạc nhỏ với số lượng lớn các gia súc được chăn nuôi. Ưu điểm của việc xử lý kỵ khí các chất thải hữu cơ là làm việc trong vòng khép kín. Việc xử lý các chất thải hữu cơ và sử dụng bùn phân hủy từ các nhà máy xử lý nước thải là các ví dụ cho việc tuần hoàn các vật chất sau khi sử dụng. Các vật chất còn lại có thể được sử dụng trong quá trình tuần hoàn tự nhiên, vì các chất dinh dưỡng như phốt pho, nitơ và carbon, và cả các nguyên tố vi lượng vẫn tồn tại trong nguyên liệu đã phân hủy. Trong các nhà máy khí sinh học, rất nhiều loại chất nền có thể được sử dụng. Sự cải tiến công nghệ sản xuất khí sinh học theo các điều kiện đặc biệt của các chất nền, sự gia tăng của giá năng lượng, mục đích thay thế nguồn năng lượng hóa thạch bằng năng lượng tái tạo sẽ là bắt buộc trong những năm tới
Connan, Romain. "Feasibility of anammox for the treatment of sewage sludge digester supernatant : from inoculum enrichment and cultivation to process configurations and emissions." Thesis, Rennes 1, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016REN1S103/document.
This work focuses on the study of a wastewater treatment process entitled "anammox". It is a biological process based on the metabolism of a group of bacteria of the same name allowing the purification of nitrogen. This work develops a methodology for their identification, their culture and for the implementation of bioreactor treatment at the laboratory scale
Mažrimas, Jonas. "Technologinių rodiklių įtaka Kauno nuotekų valyklos metantanko veikimo efektyvumui." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2012. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2012~D_20120530_124508-96080.
The object of the research: the two anaerobic digesters that are used for the sludge digestion in Kaunas wastewater treatment plant. The aim of the research: to determine the influence of the technological indicators on the performance efficiency of the anaerobic digester in Kaunas wastewater treatment plant. The objectives of the research: to estimate the dependence of the amount of biogas on the temperature and the degree of biolysis; to compare theoretical and actual amount of the biogas produced. Research methods: the main indicators, influencing biogas emission from the anaerobic digester, such as: primary sludge discharge, surplus sludge discharge, temperature, and the degree of biolysis, were observed. The amount of the organic material in the sludge was evaluated, theoretical amount of biogas was determined from the chart. Research data acquired in 75 days was processed. The results of the research: biogas discharge is directly proportional to the amount of organic material in the compound of primary and surplus sludge. Sludge is constantly forming in the primary and secondary sludge separators, therefore the sludge discharge added to the anaerobic digester cannot be controlled, as this could disorganize the process of wastewater treatment. On the average, 432,5 m3 of sludge are added to the anaerobic digester in Kaunas wastewater treatment plant. The amount of the organic material in the sludge depends on the composition of the sewage that the treatment plant is... [to full text]
Pinto, Nuno Filipe Pereira. "Contributo para a minimização do consumo energético numa ETAR: estudo do efeito de diferentes proporções de lamas primárias e ativadas no processo de digestão anaeróbia - o estudo de caso da ETAR do Seixal." Master's thesis, ISA/UL, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/9240.
Human population exponential growth and the pressures associated with human activities have caused drastic changes in the biosphere, leading to irreversible transformation in the life quality of our planet. Over the years, concerns about the quality and quantity of potable water and water and wastewater treatment methodologies have increased, making it the main focus of research. The main goal of this thesis is to study the minimization of the WWTP energy consumption, using different ratios of primary sludge and waste activated sludge (PS:WAS) as input in anaerobic digestion (AD). The impact of each proportion - T0 = 100:00; T1 = 80:20; T2 = 60:40; T3 = 40:60 , v:v – was analyzed in terms of biogas production and correspondent energy potential generated, as well as the main physicochemical characteristics and operational parameters of the anaerobic digestion process. Results show that increasing the PS proportion in the feeding mixtures, leads to an increase in the potential energy produced (55% for T0; 42% for T1; 32% for T2). Considering that most WWTP work on T3, this study provides a tool to optimize the sludge streams management as AD feeding, increasing the production of energy and decreasing the energetic costs associated to the WWTP
Gomez, Eddie F. "Effects of Organic Loading Rate on Reactor Performance and Archaeal Community Structure in Mesophilic Anaerobic Digesters Treating Municipal Sewage Sludge." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1268065746.
Straub, Timothy Mark 1963. "Inactivation of bacteriophages MS-2 and PRD1 and poliovirus type 1 in Pima Clay Loam and Brazito Sandy Loam soils amended with anaerobically digested sewage sludge." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277884.
Starman, David. "Opportunities for nutrient recovery in post digestion sludge handling : analysis and feasibility study using municipal scale aerobic and anaerobic digesters." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003127.