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Upgrading of pond effluent with anaerobic filter

AuthorPark, Hun-seak
Call Number AIT Thesis no. EV-84-20
Subject(s)Sewage lagoons
Sewage--Purification--Filtration
NoteA thesis submitted partial fulfillment o f the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractExperiments with anaerobic tilters were conducted to test their performance with respect to the upgrading of waste stabilization ponds. The Den1trit1cation and. algal. removal processes were emphasized and mathematical models to explain these mechanisms were developed . The applied nitrate-N and TSS concentrations were 20-400 mg/L and 30-130 mg/L, respectively. The denitrification efficiencies with methanol were found to vary from 90% to 99%, depending upon temperature, hydraulic condition, influent nitrate-N concentration, specific surface area of the filter media, and C/N ratio. The phenomenon of denitrification with algal cells decomposed in the filter media was explained by mass balance. The removal efficiencies of algal particles were found to vary from 1.3% to 83% , depending highly upon the hydraulic condition. A design example illustrating the application of the above models and their design criteria are presented.
Year1984
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Environment, Resources, and Development
DepartmentDepartment of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC))
Academic Program/FoSEnvironmental Engineering (EV)
Chairperson(s)Chongrak Polprasert
Examination Committee(s)Orth, Hermann M. ;Samorn Muttamara
Scholarship Donor(s)Government of Japan
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1984


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