Sago industries effluent containing large amounts of organic content produced excess sludge which is a serious problem in wastewater treatment. In this study ozonation has been employed for the reduction of excess sludge production in activated sludge process. Central composite design is used to study the effect of ozone treatment for the reduction of excess sludge production in sago effluent a...

the excess sludge treatment and sludge disposal are major factors to the over-all economy of wastewater treatment plants (wwtp). the ideal solution to the problem of sludge disposal is to combine sludge minimization with contamination removal at the source. in this study, the effect of ozonation, chlorination and 3,3,4,5–tetrachlorosalicylanilide (tcs) to treat part of the return activated slud...

the excess sludge treatment and sludge disposal are major factors to the over-all economy of wastewater treatment plants (wwtp). the ideal solution to the problem of sludge disposal is to combine sludge minimization with contamination removal at the source. in this study, the effect of ozonation, chlorination and 3,3,4,5–tetrachlorosalicylanilide (tcs) to treat part of the return activated slu...

This study investigated the effect of heat-alkaline treatment (HAT) at pH 11 and 60 °C on volatile fatty acid (VFA) production and protein degradation in excess sludge, soluble and insoluble proteins, and pure cultures. In addition, quantification of bacteria present in the sludge was also examined. Experimental results showed that following acid fermentation under pH 7 and 37 °C, HAT enhanced ...

in the present study, the increase of organic loading rate (olr) influences the biomethanisation of sewage sludge. the research was conducted at technical scale in wastewater treatment plant in tyrowo (near ostróda, poland). it has been shown that the increase of olr, by adding co-substrates, cause the increase of biogas production but not biogas yield coefficient. the substrates used for anaer...

Policy of energy conservation and emission reduction has been advocated during recent years in China. The development of wastewater treatment has presented some problems with a huge sludge production and high operating cost. Eutrophication occurred frequently in many water bodies of China and discharge standards for wastewater treatment plants (WTTPs) are strict with nutrient removal. However, ...

Sludge produced in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) reaches around 1% of the wastewater volume treated whilst the processes for sludge handling and disposal represent from 20 to 60% of operating costs. It is widely recognised that sludge for disposal is one of the most critical issues today for WWTPs operators. The tendency of many countries seems to be aimed towards a biowaste prevention wh...

This work aims to investigate the stability of aerobic granular sludge in the long term, focusing on the clogging of the granular sludge porosity exerted by the extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs). The effects of different cycle lengths (short and long-term cycle) on the granular sludge stability were investigated. Results obtained outlined that during the short duration cycle, the format...