Activated Sludge Process a Biological Treatment of Industrial Effluent / Sewage (presented by GTS PROJECTS)
Activated sludge process is a Biological Treatment Process to treat the
Industrial effluent or sewage to remove the organic matters (BOD, COD, TSS)
present using Bacterial Micro-Organisms and Oxygen (for respiration) by means
of biological decomposition/degradation.
Activated Sludge is the mixture of Bacterial
Microorganisms and suspended solids. The bacterial culture is cultivated in the
treatment process to decompose the organic matters into carbon dioxide, water,
and other inorganic compounds.
The typical activated sludge process has
following basic components:
1) A Bio Reactor Tank in contain bacterial
microorganisms are kept in suspended condition in contact with effluent water (which
have to be treated), aerated (for respiration)
2) Clarifier tank (sedimentation tank)
for solid- liquid separation
3) Sludge recirculation system for returning
activated sludge settled at conical bottom of clarifier and sent back to the inlet
of aeration tank for continuous inoculation.
There are many variants of activated
sludge processes, including variations in the aeration method and the way the
sludge is returned to the process.
Activated sludge process is an efficient process
for removal of BOD, COD, TSS and nutrients.
Parameters to be monitored for successful daily
operation.
SVI (Sludge Volume Index),
MCRT (Mean Cell Residence Time),
F/M (Food to Microorganism) ratio,
MLSS (Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids)
MLVSS (Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids)
DO (Dissolved oxygen), nitrogen, phosphate,
TSS (Total Suspended solids), BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand),
and COD (Chemical oxygen demand).
RAS (Returning activated sludge flow rate back to
aeration tank as continuous recirculation)
WAS (Wasting Excess activated sludge as given as
blowdown/purging to sludge dewatering units in order to remove the decomposed/biodegraded
solids)
Design Considerations of ASP
Volume of aeration tank, Cross
section area of clarifier, quantity estimation of air (source of oxygen) to be
passed in the aeration tank and required power consumption for the blowers/aerators,
flowrate and discharge pressure/head of transfer pumps and sludge recirculation
pumps, MLSS, MLVSS, SVI, MCRT and the characteristics/parameters (BOD, COD, TSS
etc) of feed effluent and required reduction of treated/clarified overflow water
and Post Disinfection and Filtration systems.
Thanks & Regards
G.Thirugnanam
GTS
PROJECTS
18, Ambal Nagar,
Near V.G Rao Nagar,
Ganapathy, Coimbatore- 641006
Phone: +91 9843030427
Email:
enviroindia@gmail.com,
info@gtsprojects.in
Website: www.gtsprojects.in