The sludge reduction recorded in our study is significantly higher than that reported in the literature for full scale applications of cell lysis-cryptic growth based technologies. In fact, Gardoni et al. (2011) obtained 17% sludge production reduction by dosing 0.8 to 2.5 gO 3 /kg of dry solids into a fraction of 20% of the recycle sludge.
Reduction of Sludge Production in Wastewater Treatment Plants Sludge Production The volume of sludge produced in a WWTP is only about 1% (dewatered sludge is 0.5‰) of the volume of influent wastewater to be treated.
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Get PriceA big advantage of anaerobic wastewater treatment is the production of much less sludge than in aerobic systems because of low growing rates of anaerobic bacteria. If the primary and secondary treatment is replaced by an anaerobic step like a UASB reactor the sludge production is less than 10% of the aerobic system (see also lesson B3).
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Get PriceThe data were analyzed by ANOVA for treatment evaluation according to Snedecor and Cochran (1973).. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD): The BOD decreased significantly in the treated water as compared to the untreated wastewater (LSD 0.05 = 9.677) ().The results showed that the activated sludge, sand filter and the activated carbon were very effective for the removal of BOD
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Get PriceA big advantage of anaerobic wastewater treatment is the production of much less sludge than in aerobic systems because of low growing rates of anaerobic bacteria. If the primary and secondary treatment is replaced by an anaerobic step like a UASB reactor the sludge production is less than 10% of the aerobic system (see also lesson B3).
Get PriceWastewater generated from food production and agricultural activities is a major source of environmental pollution. It is also among the most difficult and costly waste to manage because food processing wastewater can contain large quantities of nutrients, organic carbon, nitrogenous organics, inorganics, suspended and dissolved solids, and it has high biochemical and chemical oxygen demands.
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