Comparison of kinetics and biological reaction coefficients of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus removal in hot and cold seasons of the year in the southeast sewage treatment plant of Tehran province by activated sludge method
Subject Areas : Environmental pollutions (water, soil and air)ELAHE Shaban jamaldeh 1 , Amir Hessam Hassani 2 , Seyyedeh Hoda Rahmati 3
1 - MSc Graduate of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Professor of Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. * (Corresponding Author)
3 - Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Kinetic coefficients, Sludge efficiency factor, Growth rate, Nitrogen, Extensive activated sludge, Phosphorus compounds, Nitrogen compounds.,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: One of the most important factors affecting the efficiency of treatment processes and its economic aspects is the selection of appropriate kinetic coefficients. The kinetic coefficients have been used in order to control the processes of biological treatment and to predict and estimate the removal of organic materials and nutrients as well as biological growth. The purpose of this research is to determine the kinetics and biological reaction coefficients of removing carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in the hot and cold seasons of the year in the wastewater treatment plant in the southeast of Tehran province.
Material and Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted for 6 months with 108 samples using a composite sampling method from the inlet and inside the aeration tank and the outlet of the wastewater treatment plant, and the quantitative and qualitative parameters of the collected samples included The inflow rate sewage, amount of returned sludge, BOD5, COD, Total suspended solids, total nitrogen, total ammonia, total phosphate, MLSS, MLVSS were measured. The values of the kinetic coefficients in terms of BOD5, COD, TN and TP were calculated
Findings: Y, Kd, K, KS and µmax coefficients in terms of BOD5 respectively in summer season , 0.11 (mgBOD/mgMLSS), 0.069 (day-1), 0.055 (mgBOD/mgMLSS), 1.63 (mg/ l) and 0.006 (day-1) in the winter season 0.11 (mgBOD/mgMLSS), 0.055 (day-1), 0.137 (mgBOD/mgMLSS),14.49 (mg/l) and 0.015 (day-1) and in terms of COD respectively for the summer season 0.345 (mgCOD/mgMLSS), 0.09 (day-1), 0.085 (mgCOD/mgMLSS), 0.94 (mg/l ) and 0.03 (day-1) and in the winter season 0.048 (mgCOD/mgMLSS), 0.057 (day-1), 0.161 (mgCOD/mgMLSS), 9.16 (mg/l) and 0.008 (day-1) were calculated. Also, KB and UMAX coefficients in terms of TN are respectively in the hot season 54/498 (g/l.day), 39/84 (mg/l.day) and in the cold season 383/643 (g/l.day), 61/349 (mg/l.day) and according to TP respectively in hot season 101/592 (g/l.day), 76/923 (mg/l.day) and in cold season 11/985 (g/l.day), 10/427 (mg/l.day) was calculated.
Discussion and Conclusion: The results of this research showed that the biological coefficients of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus removal in the wastewater treatment plant in the southeast of Tehran province are different from the values considered in the design principles, and temperature changes have a different effect on the biological coefficients of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus removal and its effect does not follow a specific pattern.
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