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(M.A. Gross and N.E. Deal,
(M.A. Gross and N.E. Deal,
eds.) University Curriculum Development for
eds.) University Curriculum Development for
Decentralized Wastewater Management.
Decentralized Wastewater Management.
National Decentralized Water Resources
National Decentralized Water Resources
Capacity Development Project. University of
Capacity Development Project. University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
Aerobic Treatment of
Aerobic Treatment of
Wastewater
Wastewater
Objectives
Objectives
review of how aerobic microorganisms can
review of how aerobic microorganisms can
biochemically oxidize soluble and colloidal
biochemically oxidize soluble and colloidal
organic compounds, and how nitrogenous
organic compounds, and how nitrogenous
compounds are oxidizes into nitrate.
compounds are oxidizes into nitrate.
review the processes that create an oxygen
review the processes that create an oxygen
demand and how aeration can be provide to
demand and how aeration can be provide to
meet the oxygen demand
meet the oxygen demand
Primary Goal
Primary Goal
cBOD
cBOD
Carbonaceous BOD
Carbonaceous BOD
nBOD
nBOD
Nitrogenous BOD
Nitrogenous BOD
uBOD
uBOD
Ultimate BOD
Ultimate BOD
Nitrification is a two
Nitrification is a two
-
-
step autotrophic process
step autotrophic process
the conversion from ammonium to nitrate
the conversion from ammonium to nitrate
Nitrosomonas
Nitrosomonas
Step 1:
Step 1:
NH
NH
4 4
+ +
+ 3/2O
+ 3/2O
2 2
NO
NO
2 2
2 2- -
+ 2H
+ 2H
+ +
+ H
+ H
2 2
O
O
Nitrobacter
Nitrobacter
Step 2:
Step 2:
NO
NO
2 2- -
+ 1/2O
+ 1/2O
2 2
NO
NO
3 3- -
From Academic Curriculum chapter: Onsite Nitrogen Removal, By Stewart Oakley
Biological Nitrification
Biological Nitrification
Secondary
Secondary
-
-
treatment devices reduce the
treatment devices reduce the
oxygen demand of a wastewater
oxygen demand of a wastewater
Providing Dissolved Oxygen
Providing Dissolved Oxygen
nitrogenous compounds
nitrogenous compounds
phosphorus species
phosphorus species
Optimizing a Natural Process
Optimizing a Natural Process
And
And
convert wastewater into secondary
convert wastewater into secondary
-
-
quality
quality
effluent
effluent
Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater Treatment
Highly
Highly
-
-
Engineered Systems that Utilize
Engineered Systems that Utilize
Microbial Metabolism to Convert Organic
Microbial Metabolism to Convert Organic
Compounds into Cells and Carbon Dioxide
Compounds into Cells and Carbon Dioxide
Microbial Metabolism
Microbial Metabolism
Fermentation
Fermentation
first step in biodegradation
first step in biodegradation
2 2 4
volatile
COHNS
heterotrophic
fatty + CO + H O + CH + energy + residuals
microbes organic compounds
acids
Catabolism
Catabolism
Respiration
Respiration
second step for aerobic microbes
second step for aerobic microbes
60 87 12 23
simple C H N O P
microbes
energy precursors new cells
Endogenous Respiration
Endogenous Respiration
60 87 12 23
2 2 2 4 3
C H N O P
aerobic
+ O CO + H O + PO + NH + residuals
microbes cellular material
Environmental Effects
Environmental Effects
antibiotics
antibiotics
Temperature
Temperature
optimum temperature 12
optimum temperature 12
to 18
to 18
C
C
Mesophilic microorganisms
Mesophilic microorganisms
optimum temperature 25
optimum temperature 25
to 40
to 40
C
C
Thermophilic microorganisms
Thermophilic microorganisms
optimum temperature 55
optimum temperature 55
to 65
to 65
C
C
Summary
Summary