The document summarizes a seminar on biological wastewater treatment processes, past, present, and future. It discusses various types of domestic and industrial wastewater and their characteristics. It then describes key biological processes involved in wastewater treatment like carbonaceous removal, nitrogen removal, and sulfate removal. Various treatment processes are discussed including pond treatment, activated sludge process, and biofilm processes. Ongoing research activities at the institute are also highlighted which include studies on nitrification kinetics, anaerobic sulfate reduction modeling, and membrane bioreactor processes.
Distillery Industry Waste and Its TreatmentLakhan Kumar
This document summarizes the waste generated by distillery industries and methods for treating distillery wastewater. Distilleries producing alcohol from molasses generate 60-100 liters of wastewater per liter of alcohol in the form of spent wash, spent lees, and yeast sludge. The spent wash is hot, acidic, and high in organic matter. Biological treatment methods like anaerobic digestion followed by aerobic processes like activated sludge or trickling filters are commonly used to treat the wastewater before disposal in water courses or on land. The treated effluent must meet standards for biochemical oxygen demand and total dissolved solids before disposal.
Anaerobic treatment of industrail wastewaterNitin Yadav
This report summarizes a study on anaerobic processes for industrial wastewater treatment conducted by 4 students for their Master's degree. It provides an introduction to inorganic and organic industrial wastewater. The literature review covers sources of industrial wastewater and describes aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes. It discusses the types of bacteria involved in the anaerobic process including fermentative, acetogenic, homoacetogenic and methanogenic bacteria. The report also examines factors affecting the anaerobic process and types of anaerobic reactors.
This document discusses wastewater and its treatment. It defines wastewater as used water from domestic, industrial, commercial or agricultural activities. It describes the types of pollutants found in wastewater, including chemical, physical and biological pollutants. The document then discusses the objectives and various stages of wastewater treatment processes, including primary treatment techniques like screening and sedimentation, as well as secondary treatment processes like activated sludge, trickling filters and aerated lagoons. Finally, it notes that wastewater treatment aims to reduce pollutants and allow water to be safely discharged or reused.
The document discusses the microbiology of wastewater treatment. It describes the types and characteristics of wastewater and indicators used to measure wastewater strength like BOD, COD, and TOD. It outlines the pollution problems caused by untreated wastewater. It then explains the various methods used in wastewater treatment including primary treatment to remove solids, and secondary treatment using processes like septic tanks, Imhoff tanks, trickling filters, activated sludge, and oxidation ponds where microorganisms break down organic matter.
The document summarizes several biological treatment processes used for waste water treatment including suspended growth processes like activated sludge and fixed film processes like trickling filters, fluidized bed reactors, rotating biological contractors, and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors. It describes the basic mechanisms and configurations of each process as well as their advantages and applications.
Bioremediation of heavy metals pollution by Udaykumar Pankajkumar BhanushaliUdayBhanushali111
This document summarizes techniques for bioremediating heavy metal pollution using plants (phytoremediation) and microorganisms. It discusses how plants and microbes like bacteria, fungi, and algae can uptake, accumulate, immobilize, or transform heavy metals into less toxic forms. Integrated approaches are also proposed, such as using plants inoculated with metal-resistant endophytic bacteria or combining phytoremediation with microbial remediation. The document provides examples of plant and microbial species effective for remediating various metals like mercury, lead, chromium, and more. It explains the mechanisms by which these living organisms remediate heavy metal contamination in soils and water.
Tertiary treatment is needed to further treat effluents beyond secondary treatment levels before discharge or reuse. It aims to remove additional contaminants like nutrients, pathogens, toxins, and dissolved solids. Common tertiary treatments include nutrient removal processes like nitrification/denitrification, ion exchange, and membrane technologies such as reverse osmosis. Phosphorus removal can be achieved through physical filtration, chemical precipitation, or biological enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Ammonia removal is typically done through air stripping or biological nitrification followed by denitrification. The document provides details on various tertiary treatment processes and their operating mechanisms.
The document summarizes a seminar on biological wastewater treatment processes, past, present, and future. It discusses various types of domestic and industrial wastewater and their characteristics. It then describes key biological processes involved in wastewater treatment like carbonaceous removal, nitrogen removal, and sulfate removal. Various treatment processes are discussed including pond treatment, activated sludge process, and biofilm processes. Ongoing research activities at the institute are also highlighted which include studies on nitrification kinetics, anaerobic sulfate reduction modeling, and membrane bioreactor processes.
Distillery Industry Waste and Its TreatmentLakhan Kumar
This document summarizes the waste generated by distillery industries and methods for treating distillery wastewater. Distilleries producing alcohol from molasses generate 60-100 liters of wastewater per liter of alcohol in the form of spent wash, spent lees, and yeast sludge. The spent wash is hot, acidic, and high in organic matter. Biological treatment methods like anaerobic digestion followed by aerobic processes like activated sludge or trickling filters are commonly used to treat the wastewater before disposal in water courses or on land. The treated effluent must meet standards for biochemical oxygen demand and total dissolved solids before disposal.
Anaerobic treatment of industrail wastewaterNitin Yadav
This report summarizes a study on anaerobic processes for industrial wastewater treatment conducted by 4 students for their Master's degree. It provides an introduction to inorganic and organic industrial wastewater. The literature review covers sources of industrial wastewater and describes aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes. It discusses the types of bacteria involved in the anaerobic process including fermentative, acetogenic, homoacetogenic and methanogenic bacteria. The report also examines factors affecting the anaerobic process and types of anaerobic reactors.
This document discusses wastewater and its treatment. It defines wastewater as used water from domestic, industrial, commercial or agricultural activities. It describes the types of pollutants found in wastewater, including chemical, physical and biological pollutants. The document then discusses the objectives and various stages of wastewater treatment processes, including primary treatment techniques like screening and sedimentation, as well as secondary treatment processes like activated sludge, trickling filters and aerated lagoons. Finally, it notes that wastewater treatment aims to reduce pollutants and allow water to be safely discharged or reused.
The document discusses the microbiology of wastewater treatment. It describes the types and characteristics of wastewater and indicators used to measure wastewater strength like BOD, COD, and TOD. It outlines the pollution problems caused by untreated wastewater. It then explains the various methods used in wastewater treatment including primary treatment to remove solids, and secondary treatment using processes like septic tanks, Imhoff tanks, trickling filters, activated sludge, and oxidation ponds where microorganisms break down organic matter.
The document summarizes several biological treatment processes used for waste water treatment including suspended growth processes like activated sludge and fixed film processes like trickling filters, fluidized bed reactors, rotating biological contractors, and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors. It describes the basic mechanisms and configurations of each process as well as their advantages and applications.
Bioremediation of heavy metals pollution by Udaykumar Pankajkumar BhanushaliUdayBhanushali111
This document summarizes techniques for bioremediating heavy metal pollution using plants (phytoremediation) and microorganisms. It discusses how plants and microbes like bacteria, fungi, and algae can uptake, accumulate, immobilize, or transform heavy metals into less toxic forms. Integrated approaches are also proposed, such as using plants inoculated with metal-resistant endophytic bacteria or combining phytoremediation with microbial remediation. The document provides examples of plant and microbial species effective for remediating various metals like mercury, lead, chromium, and more. It explains the mechanisms by which these living organisms remediate heavy metal contamination in soils and water.
Tertiary treatment is needed to further treat effluents beyond secondary treatment levels before discharge or reuse. It aims to remove additional contaminants like nutrients, pathogens, toxins, and dissolved solids. Common tertiary treatments include nutrient removal processes like nitrification/denitrification, ion exchange, and membrane technologies such as reverse osmosis. Phosphorus removal can be achieved through physical filtration, chemical precipitation, or biological enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Ammonia removal is typically done through air stripping or biological nitrification followed by denitrification. The document provides details on various tertiary treatment processes and their operating mechanisms.
The ppt covers the following topics-
1. Introduction
2. Plastics
2.1 Definition and structure
2.2 Uses
2.3 Hazardous effect of Plastics
2.4 Ways to control plastic pollution
3. Biodegradation of Plastics
4. Conclusion
Waste water treatment involves three main stages - primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment. Primary treatment removes solid waste through processes like screening, grinding, and flotation. Secondary treatment uses biological processes like activated sludge and oxidation ponds to break down organic matter with microbes. Tertiary treatment provides additional filtration and may include chemical processes or lagoons to further polish the treated water before discharge or reuse. The main goal is to reduce contaminants like BOD, COD, and remove pathogens before releasing or recycling the water.
This document discusses the treatment of tannery wastewater. Tannery wastewater is characterized by high levels of organic matter, sulfides, and heavy metals like chromium. The treatment regime involves a combination of physical, chemical, and biological processes. This includes processes like hair recovery, chrome recovery, screening, flocculation, sedimentation, and biological treatments using aeration or lagoon systems. The goal is to reduce pollutant levels and produce an effluent that can be safely discharged or reused.
This document summarizes microbial degradation of various xenobiotics and pollutants. It discusses how microbes like bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes are able to degrade compounds like hydrocarbons, PAHs, pesticides, dyes and other xenobiotics. The microbes produce enzymes that allow them to use these compounds as carbon and energy sources and breakdown the compounds into simpler molecules like carbon dioxide and water.
The document discusses the process of anaerobic sludge digestion, which involves microorganisms breaking down organic matter in sludge into biogas consisting of methane and carbon dioxide. It describes the two-stage anaerobic digestion process, where acid-forming bacteria first convert organic material into organic acids in stage one, and methane-forming bacteria then use the organic acids to produce methane and carbon dioxide in stage two. Key factors that must be controlled for effective anaerobic digestion include temperature, pH, volatile acids levels, bacteria quantities, loading amounts, and mixing to ensure contact between bacteria and food sources.
Environmental Microbiology: Microbial degradation of recalcitrant compoundsTejaswini Petkar
A brief presentation on 'Microbial degradation of recalcitrant compounds'- their classes,their sources, the microorganisms involved and their modes of degradation,
The document discusses membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for wastewater treatment. MBR combines a biological wastewater treatment process with a membrane filtration process. It provides several advantages over conventional activated sludge including higher quality effluent with very low levels of contaminants, complete pathogen removal, and ability to reuse treated water. The document examines various MBR configurations, design considerations, operating parameters, case studies on MBR use in antibiotic manufacturing wastewater treatment, and concludes that MBR is an effective technology for wastewater treatment applications.
The document summarizes treatment methods for waste from the pulp and paper industry. It describes the various sources and characteristics of effluents from pulp and paper production. It then outlines the typical treatment scheme, including screening to remove solids, sedimentation to settle out particles, biological treatment using aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms, and tertiary treatments like ozonation or membrane filtration to remove additional contaminants. The goal is to reduce COD, BOD, color, and other pollutants before releasing the treated water.
Measurement of mass transfer coefficient (k la) Ashok Shinde
The document discusses measurement of the volumetric mass transfer coefficient (KLa), which indicates the rate of oxygen transfer in a bioreactor. It describes various methods to determine KLa values, including chemical and physical techniques like the sodium sulphite oxidation method. The document also covers factors that affect KLa, and how KLa values are used to scale bioreactors from laboratory to production scale.
The document summarizes biodegradation of xenobiotic compounds, specifically petroleum hydrocarbons and pesticides. It discusses how various microorganisms can degrade these compounds through aerobic and anaerobic pathways. Key points include how bacteria and enzymes are able to break down petroleum, degrade pesticides, and transform toxic contaminants into less hazardous substances through microbial metabolic pathways and catabolic reactions. Recent research is also cited that studied biodegradation of crude oil by bacterial consortium in the marine environment.
Primary and secondary wastewater treatment..snehalmenon92
This document provides an overview of primary and secondary wastewater treatment processes. It begins by defining wastewater treatment as applying technology to improve water quality. Primary treatment involves removing coarse solids and grit, while secondary treatment uses biological processes like activated sludge to further break down organic matter. The document then describes various primary and secondary treatment units and processes in detail, such as grit chambers, primary clarifiers, trickling filters, and biological nutrient removal. It concludes by discussing tertiary/advanced treatment options for removing additional contaminants.
The document discusses effluents from the textile industry. It provides details on the various processes in textile manufacturing that generate effluent, the types of pollutants produced at each stage, and typical characteristics of textile industry effluent. The summary is:
Textile manufacturing involves several wet processing steps that use large amounts of water and generate highly polluted effluent. Effluent from preparatory, dyeing, printing, and finishing stages contributes to high levels of BOD, COD, suspended solids, and color. Effective treatment is needed to remove pollutants before the effluent is discharged.
Biosorption uses inactive microbial biomass to bind and concentrate heavy metals from aqueous solutions, even very dilute ones. It is a promising alternative to traditional chemical precipitation for treating industrial effluents due to its low cost and high metal binding capacity. Biosorption is a metabolically passive process where heavy metals bind to functional groups on the cell surface through mechanisms like ion exchange, complexation, and chelation. Algae, fungi, bacteria, and plants have all been studied for their ability to biosorb and bioremediate heavy metals through various metabolic and non-metabolic pathways.
The document summarizes various stages of wastewater treatment processes. It discusses preliminary treatment which removes solids, grit, and grease. Primary treatment uses sedimentation to remove 60% of suspended solids. Secondary treatment uses biological processes like activated sludge and oxidation ditches to remove organic matter. Tertiary treatment further removes nutrients and particles through processes like filtration and disinfection. The document provides details on the treatment units and processes involved at each stage of wastewater treatment.
A fluidized bed reactor (FBR) is a type of reactor device that can be used to carry out a variety of multiphase chemical reactions.
In this type of reactor, a fluid (gas or liquid) is passed through a solid granular material (usually a catalyst possibly shaped as tiny spheres) at high enough velocities to suspend the solid and cause it to behave as though it were a fluid.
This process, known as fluidization, imparts many important advantages to the FBR.
As a result, the fluidized bed reactor is now used in many industrial applications
Hydrocarbon are major constituents of crude oil and petroleum. They can be biodegraded by naturally-occurring microorganisms in freshwater and marine environments under a variety of aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The ability of microorganisms - bacteria, archaea, fungi, or algae - to break down hydrocarbons is the basis for natural and enhanced bioremediation. To promote biodegradation, amendments such as nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer are often added to stimulate microbial growth and metabolism
1) Microbial growth in a batch culture occurs in three phases: exponential, deceleration, and stationary. During exponential phase, growth is maximal as nutrients are abundant.
2) The specific growth rate (μ) is directly proportional to biomass concentration and can be modeled mathematically. A plot of the natural log of biomass vs. time yields the growth rate.
3) As nutrients deplete during deceleration phase, growth declines according to the Monod equation, with maximum growth rate (μmax) declining based on residual substrate concentration. Substrate affinity (Ks) also influences growth dynamics.
This document discusses several topics related to environmental biotechnology, including organic pollution, biodegradation of halogenated hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, and detergents. It provides details on the sources and impacts of persistent organic pollutants. It also describes various microbial and enzymatic pathways used to biodegrade recalcitrant compounds like PAHs, TCE, DDT, and detergents. Microorganisms like Pseudomonas, Nocardia, and fungi play an important role in the aerobic and anaerobic breakdown of these pollutants.
Biodeterioration of paper and leather ppt..ShaistaKhan60
This document discusses the biodeterioration of paper and leather. It defines biodeterioration as the breakdown of materials by microorganisms or undesirable changes caused by organisms. For paper, factors like humidity, chemicals, and microbes like fungi can cause staining, foxing, and weakening. Leather deterioration is also caused by bacteria and fungi when conditions are poor, leading to hardening, deformation, and discoloration. Preventing biodeterioration requires controlling moisture, chemicals, insects, and proper storage conditions.
The document discusses the three stages of water treatment: primary, secondary, and tertiary. The primary stage involves physical separation processes like screening, sedimentation, flotation, and filtration to remove solids. The secondary stage uses biological processes like aerobic and anaerobic treatment to convert dissolved organic matter into solids using bacteria. The tertiary stage disinfects the treated water using processes like chlorination, UV light radiation, or ozonation to remove pathogens.
Biotechnology in Industrial Waste water Treatmentshuaibumusa2012
This document discusses biotechnology in industrial wastewater treatment. It provides an overview of industrial wastewater characteristics and various treatment technologies including primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment. Secondary treatment includes anaerobic and aerobic processes like trickling filters, activated sludge, and oxidation ponds. Bioremediation uses microorganisms to degrade pollutants and can be done on-site (in situ) or by removing contaminated material (ex situ). Factors like microorganisms, temperature, pH, nutrients influence bioremediation effectiveness. The document concludes that bioremediation is an effective wastewater treatment approach when proper conditions are maintained.
The ppt covers the following topics-
1. Introduction
2. Plastics
2.1 Definition and structure
2.2 Uses
2.3 Hazardous effect of Plastics
2.4 Ways to control plastic pollution
3. Biodegradation of Plastics
4. Conclusion
Waste water treatment involves three main stages - primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment. Primary treatment removes solid waste through processes like screening, grinding, and flotation. Secondary treatment uses biological processes like activated sludge and oxidation ponds to break down organic matter with microbes. Tertiary treatment provides additional filtration and may include chemical processes or lagoons to further polish the treated water before discharge or reuse. The main goal is to reduce contaminants like BOD, COD, and remove pathogens before releasing or recycling the water.
This document discusses the treatment of tannery wastewater. Tannery wastewater is characterized by high levels of organic matter, sulfides, and heavy metals like chromium. The treatment regime involves a combination of physical, chemical, and biological processes. This includes processes like hair recovery, chrome recovery, screening, flocculation, sedimentation, and biological treatments using aeration or lagoon systems. The goal is to reduce pollutant levels and produce an effluent that can be safely discharged or reused.
This document summarizes microbial degradation of various xenobiotics and pollutants. It discusses how microbes like bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes are able to degrade compounds like hydrocarbons, PAHs, pesticides, dyes and other xenobiotics. The microbes produce enzymes that allow them to use these compounds as carbon and energy sources and breakdown the compounds into simpler molecules like carbon dioxide and water.
The document discusses the process of anaerobic sludge digestion, which involves microorganisms breaking down organic matter in sludge into biogas consisting of methane and carbon dioxide. It describes the two-stage anaerobic digestion process, where acid-forming bacteria first convert organic material into organic acids in stage one, and methane-forming bacteria then use the organic acids to produce methane and carbon dioxide in stage two. Key factors that must be controlled for effective anaerobic digestion include temperature, pH, volatile acids levels, bacteria quantities, loading amounts, and mixing to ensure contact between bacteria and food sources.
Environmental Microbiology: Microbial degradation of recalcitrant compoundsTejaswini Petkar
A brief presentation on 'Microbial degradation of recalcitrant compounds'- their classes,their sources, the microorganisms involved and their modes of degradation,
The document discusses membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for wastewater treatment. MBR combines a biological wastewater treatment process with a membrane filtration process. It provides several advantages over conventional activated sludge including higher quality effluent with very low levels of contaminants, complete pathogen removal, and ability to reuse treated water. The document examines various MBR configurations, design considerations, operating parameters, case studies on MBR use in antibiotic manufacturing wastewater treatment, and concludes that MBR is an effective technology for wastewater treatment applications.
The document summarizes treatment methods for waste from the pulp and paper industry. It describes the various sources and characteristics of effluents from pulp and paper production. It then outlines the typical treatment scheme, including screening to remove solids, sedimentation to settle out particles, biological treatment using aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms, and tertiary treatments like ozonation or membrane filtration to remove additional contaminants. The goal is to reduce COD, BOD, color, and other pollutants before releasing the treated water.
Measurement of mass transfer coefficient (k la) Ashok Shinde
The document discusses measurement of the volumetric mass transfer coefficient (KLa), which indicates the rate of oxygen transfer in a bioreactor. It describes various methods to determine KLa values, including chemical and physical techniques like the sodium sulphite oxidation method. The document also covers factors that affect KLa, and how KLa values are used to scale bioreactors from laboratory to production scale.
The document summarizes biodegradation of xenobiotic compounds, specifically petroleum hydrocarbons and pesticides. It discusses how various microorganisms can degrade these compounds through aerobic and anaerobic pathways. Key points include how bacteria and enzymes are able to break down petroleum, degrade pesticides, and transform toxic contaminants into less hazardous substances through microbial metabolic pathways and catabolic reactions. Recent research is also cited that studied biodegradation of crude oil by bacterial consortium in the marine environment.
Primary and secondary wastewater treatment..snehalmenon92
This document provides an overview of primary and secondary wastewater treatment processes. It begins by defining wastewater treatment as applying technology to improve water quality. Primary treatment involves removing coarse solids and grit, while secondary treatment uses biological processes like activated sludge to further break down organic matter. The document then describes various primary and secondary treatment units and processes in detail, such as grit chambers, primary clarifiers, trickling filters, and biological nutrient removal. It concludes by discussing tertiary/advanced treatment options for removing additional contaminants.
The document discusses effluents from the textile industry. It provides details on the various processes in textile manufacturing that generate effluent, the types of pollutants produced at each stage, and typical characteristics of textile industry effluent. The summary is:
Textile manufacturing involves several wet processing steps that use large amounts of water and generate highly polluted effluent. Effluent from preparatory, dyeing, printing, and finishing stages contributes to high levels of BOD, COD, suspended solids, and color. Effective treatment is needed to remove pollutants before the effluent is discharged.
Biosorption uses inactive microbial biomass to bind and concentrate heavy metals from aqueous solutions, even very dilute ones. It is a promising alternative to traditional chemical precipitation for treating industrial effluents due to its low cost and high metal binding capacity. Biosorption is a metabolically passive process where heavy metals bind to functional groups on the cell surface through mechanisms like ion exchange, complexation, and chelation. Algae, fungi, bacteria, and plants have all been studied for their ability to biosorb and bioremediate heavy metals through various metabolic and non-metabolic pathways.
The document summarizes various stages of wastewater treatment processes. It discusses preliminary treatment which removes solids, grit, and grease. Primary treatment uses sedimentation to remove 60% of suspended solids. Secondary treatment uses biological processes like activated sludge and oxidation ditches to remove organic matter. Tertiary treatment further removes nutrients and particles through processes like filtration and disinfection. The document provides details on the treatment units and processes involved at each stage of wastewater treatment.
A fluidized bed reactor (FBR) is a type of reactor device that can be used to carry out a variety of multiphase chemical reactions.
In this type of reactor, a fluid (gas or liquid) is passed through a solid granular material (usually a catalyst possibly shaped as tiny spheres) at high enough velocities to suspend the solid and cause it to behave as though it were a fluid.
This process, known as fluidization, imparts many important advantages to the FBR.
As a result, the fluidized bed reactor is now used in many industrial applications
Hydrocarbon are major constituents of crude oil and petroleum. They can be biodegraded by naturally-occurring microorganisms in freshwater and marine environments under a variety of aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The ability of microorganisms - bacteria, archaea, fungi, or algae - to break down hydrocarbons is the basis for natural and enhanced bioremediation. To promote biodegradation, amendments such as nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer are often added to stimulate microbial growth and metabolism
1) Microbial growth in a batch culture occurs in three phases: exponential, deceleration, and stationary. During exponential phase, growth is maximal as nutrients are abundant.
2) The specific growth rate (μ) is directly proportional to biomass concentration and can be modeled mathematically. A plot of the natural log of biomass vs. time yields the growth rate.
3) As nutrients deplete during deceleration phase, growth declines according to the Monod equation, with maximum growth rate (μmax) declining based on residual substrate concentration. Substrate affinity (Ks) also influences growth dynamics.
This document discusses several topics related to environmental biotechnology, including organic pollution, biodegradation of halogenated hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, and detergents. It provides details on the sources and impacts of persistent organic pollutants. It also describes various microbial and enzymatic pathways used to biodegrade recalcitrant compounds like PAHs, TCE, DDT, and detergents. Microorganisms like Pseudomonas, Nocardia, and fungi play an important role in the aerobic and anaerobic breakdown of these pollutants.
Biodeterioration of paper and leather ppt..ShaistaKhan60
This document discusses the biodeterioration of paper and leather. It defines biodeterioration as the breakdown of materials by microorganisms or undesirable changes caused by organisms. For paper, factors like humidity, chemicals, and microbes like fungi can cause staining, foxing, and weakening. Leather deterioration is also caused by bacteria and fungi when conditions are poor, leading to hardening, deformation, and discoloration. Preventing biodeterioration requires controlling moisture, chemicals, insects, and proper storage conditions.
The document discusses the three stages of water treatment: primary, secondary, and tertiary. The primary stage involves physical separation processes like screening, sedimentation, flotation, and filtration to remove solids. The secondary stage uses biological processes like aerobic and anaerobic treatment to convert dissolved organic matter into solids using bacteria. The tertiary stage disinfects the treated water using processes like chlorination, UV light radiation, or ozonation to remove pathogens.
Biotechnology in Industrial Waste water Treatmentshuaibumusa2012
This document discusses biotechnology in industrial wastewater treatment. It provides an overview of industrial wastewater characteristics and various treatment technologies including primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment. Secondary treatment includes anaerobic and aerobic processes like trickling filters, activated sludge, and oxidation ponds. Bioremediation uses microorganisms to degrade pollutants and can be done on-site (in situ) or by removing contaminated material (ex situ). Factors like microorganisms, temperature, pH, nutrients influence bioremediation effectiveness. The document concludes that bioremediation is an effective wastewater treatment approach when proper conditions are maintained.
1) Water treatment involves ensuring a safe and clean drinking water supply. It requires identifying a water source and protecting it from contamination through appropriate treatment and distribution.
2) Conventional drinking water treatment typically includes aeration, coagulation/flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection. It aims to remove microbes, particles, dissolved solids and other pollutants.
3) The key processes involve adding coagulants to neutralize particle charges, forming flocs for removal via sedimentation and filtration. Chlorine is commonly used for disinfection but produces disinfection byproducts, so alternatives like chloramines and ozone are also used.
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Biotechflow Martin Hofmann 22SEP2015 Berlin plus installed 600Martin Hofmann
This document describes a client case study where an expanded bed adsorption (EBA) column was used to overcome design challenges and improve monoclonal antibody purification over traditional methods. The EBA column was designed to meet height, piston seal, anti-vortex, and ultrasound monitoring requirements. Process results showed the EBA column reduced buffer use by 43%, purification time by 67%, and more effectively removed impurities while increasing product concentration compared to traditional methods. The successful EBA column design will allow increased monoclonal antibody production capacities of 500 kg per year.
Jonathan Lee (Newcastle University) - Intensification of Solvent Based Carbon Capture using Rotating Packed Beds - UKCCSRC Cranfield Biannual 21-22 April 2015
Presentation on "Study of process intensification of CO2 capture through modelling and simulation" given by Dr Meihong Wang from University of Hull in the Process Engineering Technical Session at the UKCCSRC Biannual Meeting in Cambridge on 2-3 April 2014
This document describes a project to develop a process intensification technique for post-combustion carbon capture using a rotating packed bed. The project aims to develop dynamic models of the intensified process and optimize the design through simulation and CFD studies. It will then scale up the optimized design and evaluate its technical, economic and environmental performance compared to conventional carbon capture processes. The rotating packed bed is expected to boost mass transfer and reduce the size of capture equipment compared to current absorption processes. The multi-institution consortium will work on experimental studies, modeling, simulation, design optimization and scale-up over a period of 4 years.
This document discusses bioreactors and their applications in waste water treatment. It begins with an introduction to bioreactors and their role in biotechnology. It then describes different types of bioreactors, including suspended growth reactors like batch and continuous stirred-tank reactors, as well as biofilm reactors like packed bed and fluidized bed reactors. The document concludes by discussing various applications of bioreactors in treating gaseous, liquid and solid wastes through bioconversion.
Meteor MBBR - Complete treatment of wastewater with a very compact footprintDegrémont
The document summarizes the MeteorTM-MBBR wastewater treatment system. It uses moving bed biofilm reactors to biologically treat wastewater with a compact footprint. Microorganisms grow as biofilm on media in the reactors. There are at least two treatment zones to remove carbon and nitrogen. Effluent is then sent to high-speed flotation or filtration for separation. The system offers flexible and efficient treatment to meet various standards with modular components and media tailored for each application. It has been used successfully in several municipal wastewater treatment projects worldwide.
This document summarizes a multiphysics simulation of a packed bed reactor. It presents the reactor geometry, kinetic reaction models, and approaches taken for both lumped and heterogeneous models. Results shown include temperature distributions, average temperature and conversion profiles along the reactor length, as well as conversions for specific segments. The conclusion suggests further modeling to study hot spots near the inlet and potential intra-pellet heat transfer effects.
Biotechnological applications for environmental waste managementUtkarsh Verma
This document discusses biotechnological applications for environmental waste management. It begins by outlining some key environmental issues like global warming, energy and water contamination problems. It then discusses various waste treatment options like bioremediation, phytoremediation and different microbial bioremediation approaches. Finally, it maps out the field of environmental biotechnology, covering areas like toxicology, bioproducts, biosensors, and systems approaches.
The document discusses the design of biofiltration systems for nitrification in recirculating aquaculture. It describes the nitrogen cycle and key roles of nitrosomonas and nitrobacter bacteria in converting ammonia to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate. The start-up curve shows increasing nitrate levels over time as the bacteria populations grow. Maintaining optimal pH, alkalinity, oxygen, and temperature are important for effective nitrification.
The document provides an overview of moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBR) for wastewater treatment. It discusses the history and introduction of MBBR technology, key designing parameters such as media size and surface area, and operating parameters like retention times and loading rates. An example design for a 600 cubic meter per day MBBR wastewater treatment plant is presented, outlining the treatment process flow including aeration, settling, and disinfection. Finally, the document reviews a paper comparing the treatment performance of MBBR versus conventional activated sludge systems.
This document discusses the challenges of water scarcity and waste water disposal in India. It then introduces bio-filtration technology as a decentralized and sustainable alternative to conventional sewage treatment plants (STPs). Some key advantages of bio-filtration STPs highlighted include being cost-effective to install and maintain, requiring less land and energy
A packed tower uses packing material inside the tower to increase the surface area for gas absorption. Liquid is sprayed onto the top of the tower and flows down through the packed material while gas flows up counter-currently. This contact between the gas and liquid phases allows for absorption to take place. Bubble cap and sieve tray towers are alternatives to packed towers that use perforated plates or trays to facilitate contact between rising vapor and flowing liquid. The spacing and design of these trays is important for effective mass transfer between phases.
The document provides an overview of sewage treatment plants. It defines sewage and its components. It describes various pollutants found in sewage and their impacts. It outlines typical characteristics of raw sewage and treated sewage standards. It then discusses various unit processes involved in sewage treatment plants including preliminary treatment like screening and grit removal, secondary treatment processes like activated sludge process, UASB, MBBR, and SBR. It also discusses membrane bioreactor, stabilization ponds, and sludge handling. Diagrams and figures are included to illustrate the various treatment processes.
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF SEWAGE AND INDUSTRIA WASTESalmashaik26
The document discusses various biological treatment processes for sewage and industrial waste. It describes:
- The three phases of wastewater treatment: pretreatment, primary treatment, and secondary treatment.
- Aerobic and anaerobic biological treatments, including activated sludge process, extended aeration, sequential batch reactor, trickling filter, oxidation ponds, expanded bed reactor, and rotating biological contractor.
- Key aspects of each treatment process such as operating principles, advantages, and limitations.
The technique has been proven as one of the best sewage treatment plants and Is highly in demand all over the world. On and all, MBBR sewage treatment plant offers a variety of benefits and advantages. http://goo.gl/cY7cFs
This document discusses biogas production from sewage through anaerobic digestion. It begins by defining biogas and its composition, primarily methane and carbon dioxide. It then outlines the advantages and disadvantages of biogas production. The document explains the biochemical reaction stages of anaerobic digestion: liquefaction, acid formation, and methane formation. It also discusses different modes of operation for digesters and types of digesters, including fixed dome, floating gas holder, plug flow, and attached growth digesters. Experimental results are presented on biogas production from municipal solid waste and sewage. The maximum biogas production occurred at an organic feeding rate of 2.9 kg of volatile solids per day.
Sewage Treatment Plant operation and maiintenance - Nihal.pptxnihal559159
Sewage treatment is the process of removing contaminants from waste water and household sewage.It include physical,chemical and biological processes to remove physical,chemical and biological contaminants.
The document reports on a project to analyze the efficiency, loading capacity, problems, and potential improvements of an effluent treatment plant at Workwear Lanka.
Key findings include:
1. The plant maintains over 90% efficiency in reducing COD levels in effluent. Daily monitoring is needed to maintain efficiency.
2. The equalization tank's loading capacity is 50,000L and helps homogenize waste streams.
3. Common problems include pH variations, froth, and bacterial growth issues. Solutions include improving aeration, dosing, and hydraulic retention times.
4. Potential upgrades include recycling water through tanks multiple times, new flow configurations to improve bacterial activity, and advanced technologies like
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Waste water treatment
1. Waste Water Treatment In
Antibiotic Industry
B. C Muthubharathi
III B.Sc., Biotechnology
2. Antibiotic industry
• Induce bacterial resistant
• Threat to water bodies
• Recalcitrant to biological treatment
• Complicated substances
3.
4. Biological treatment
-Why we are preferring?
• Low cost
• Highly effective
• No side effects
• Complete treatment
5.
6. Potential of Biological process
• Compounds are complicated –
• Organic substances
• Soluble or colloidal substances
• High level of solid substances
• Bio toxic substances
• Non Biodegradable
• Bacteriostatic antibiotic
8. RBC Rotating Biological Conductor
• Efficient to remove waste water even at low temperature
• Preferable for Municipal and Industrial waste water
treatment
9. INFRASTRUCUTE
• 3 stages
• Rotating Biodiscs
• Single shaft spanning
• 1st stage – 12 discs
• Discs – Light weight plastic
32cm in diameter
2cm spacing from neighboring discs
• Mounted on galvanized hollow metal shaft
• 45% of discs submerged in liquid
10. Startup
• Biofilms were grown naturally with activated sludge
• Activated sludge was distributed evenly to the three basins
• Wastewater was added into the basins at the same time
• The concentration ratio of BOD5 : N : P : S in the cultivation
wastewater was maintained at 100 : 5 : 1 : 1
• Disks were rotated for one day
To allow microorganisms to attach to the surface of the discs.
• In order to satisfy the nutrient needs of the microorganisms, 2/3 of
the supernatant in the basins was replaced every day
11. Cont.
• After one week of operation, biofilms 2-3 mm
thick were formed
• After the biofilms were fully formed, the RBC
was run continuously
• Temperature varied from 10°C to 16°C. The
whole experiments lasted more than three
months.
12. RESULT
• The COD removal ratio was 70%–80% on average
• Pharmaceutical wastewater was decreased from the initial 8% to 6%
per day
13. Advantages
• High concentration of microorganisms in good living and
reproducing status
• High efficiency for degrading organic compounds
• High suitable for fluctuation in flow rate and organic concentration
• Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification accompanied by
carbon removal, low water content
• Easy operation
• Low energy consumptions
• Small land area