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Minimising sludge production
by long SRT, trash and grit
removal from sludge
Yves Comeau1, Peter L. Dold2,
Alain Gadbois3, Stéphane Déléris4, Majdala M.-Geoffrion1,
Abdellah Ramdani1, Marc-André Labelle1
Neptune Workshop (FP6 Project)
Quebec, Canada
March 25-26, 2010
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Outline
• WWT & sludge production
• Modelling sludge production
• Objectives
• Experimental units
• Trash and grit removal
• Biodegradation of « unbiodegradables »
• Conclusions and Perspectives
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Wastewater Treatment (or WW Resource Management)
Effluent
2ry
Influent
Transformation
processes
water, org. fertiliser,
energy, C, N, P, K
Removal:
pathogens,
micropollutants
Prelim.(incl. solid-liquid
separation)
1ry Advanced(incl. UV, O3,
PAC)
Reuse:
waterSludge
disposal
(modelling)
(this project)(to favor)
(this project)
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Costs of WWT Effect (+: positive/-: negative)
of reducing sludge production
• Capital costs:
+ size of bioreactors, settling tanks,
sludge treatment units
• Operating costs:
– aeration
+ sludge treatment & disposal
- increasing sludge disposal costs- Quebec: from 20 to >80 $/wet t. from 2000 to 2009
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Reducing sludge production
• Chemical: ozonation, uncoupling
• Thermal: thermal disruption
• Physical: mechanical disruption, ultrasounds,
pressure drop, microscreening, hydrocycloning
• Biological: predation, anaerobic digestion,
fermentation, endogenous respiration (SRT)
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Cannibal®
• Claims of « no » or minimal sludge production
• Limited data available – How does it work?
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(hypoxic fermenter)
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Sludge reduction: Effect of SRT
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• Short SRT for BOD removal
• Longer SRT for N and P
removal at cold temperature
• Longest SRT for small-
medium WWTPs to minimize
sludge production (but
increased costs of aeration)
e.g. SRT 5 d to 30 d
25% less kg TSS/kg COD
•Thus, long SRT low sludge
production (WAS + effluent)
(nothing magical)
kgTSS/kg COD
kg VSS/kg COD
0.17TSS/COD
1000 d
for raw WW(fus=0.05
fup=0.13)
s l L
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Mixed liquor components vs SRT
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XTSS
XIg (XISS)
XVSS
XU,inf
XE
XH
with increasing SRT, leveling of XH
but continuous increase in XIg, XU,inf, XE
XTSS
XVSS
XU,inf
XIg; XE
XH
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MLVSS fractions vs SRT
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
SRT (d)
Bio
mass f
racti
on
s (
A,
E,
I, V
SS
)
(g V
SS
/g V
SS
)
VSS
active
inert
endogenous
1000
XU,inf
XE
XH
V
V
• at very high SRTs, the active biomass fraction becomes minimal
and the VSS are essentially composed of XU,inf and XE
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Mixed liquor composition
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ISS (XIg)
Particulate unbiodegr.
influent organics (XU,inf)
endogenous residue (XE)
active biomass (XH)
Example:
raw WW: 280 mg COD/L
aerobic AS, 20oC, 8 h HRT
SRT
5 d 20 d
18% 22%
23% 30%
9% 21%
48% 16%
1280 3720
mg TSS/L
TSS
ISS
VSS
from 5 to 20 d SRT, 2.9 times more sludge (but 3x less XH)
if 33% removal of grit (in XIg) and of trash (in XU,inf)
can be removed from sludge at an SRT of 20 d,
the capacity can be increased by 17% (7+10)
treatment capacity increased or reduced reactor size
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Cannibal®Research questions
• Can grit (XIg) and trash (XU,inf) removal from the mixed
liquor be efficiently removed enough to increase
significantly the treatment plant capacity?
– what is the effect on sludge settleability?
• Can « unbiodegradable » XE (endog. residue) and
XU,inf (infl. partic. unbiodeg. org.) be biodegraded at long
SRTs and in the AN/OX fermentation reactor?
– can the lower sludge production savings compensate the extra
aeration costs?
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Objectives
« Explain » the Cannibal® process by:
1) Modelling biological and unit processes
Characterizing the efficiency of:
2) physical removal from mixed liquor (or RAS) by:
2.1 microscreening (MS) of trash (XU,inf)
2.2 hydrocycloning (HC) of grit (XIg)
3) biodegradation of the mixed liquor components:
3.1 endogenous residue (XE)
3.2 influent « unbiodegrad. » partic. organics (XU,inf)
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SB
XB
XB
XH
(NO3-)
O2
(N2)
H2O
SE
XE
biodegradable ?
Mixed liquor
XU,infXU,inf
biodegradable ?
Influent
XIg XIg « hydrocyclonable » ?
« microscreenable » ?
Cat+(Ca2+, Mg2+, Fe2,3+, Al3+)
An-(CO3
2-, PO43-, SO4
2-, S2-)CatAn (adsorbed)
Organic
Inorganic
2.1
3
4
5
6
2.2
7
9
8
10
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hypoxic
conditions
1.1
1XN
NH4+
NO3-
WAS
1.2
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« solubilisable » ?
Processes & objectives
Obj. 1Modelling
Obj. 3.1
Obj. 3.2
Obj. 2.1, 2.2
effluentSU
effluent
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Methodology
• Lab tests
– MS and HC
– Biodegradation of XE
• Modelling
• Pilot testing
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from 8 WWTPs near Montreal
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20
40
60
80
100
A B C D E F G H
% In
du
stri
al l
oad
ing
Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
Coarse screening
Grit removal
Primary tr. Clarifier
Preliminary tr.8
4
2
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ML & RAS
Microscreen
mixer above MS
Raw
sludge
Mic
rosc
reen
Screen
underflow
Screen
underflow
? P H ydrocyclone
U nderflowO verflow
Pit floor
Lab floor
200 L
200 L
40 L160 L
Ø: 10 cm
200, 300 & 500 µm
HC
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Lab microscreening (MS) of
mixed liquor and RAS
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Trash (organic) retained by MS: hygienic paper, vegetal (plants, wood) residues, hair, large filamentous flocs, etc.
(+ sand)
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Direct removal: by size
Indirect removal: by dynamic filtration
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wash trough
influent
screened effluent
wash water
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50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
i VT
scre
enin
gs (m
g V
SS/m
g TS
S)
iVT raw sludge (mg VSS/mg TSS)
ML RAS
average=89±4%
Effect of raw sludge iVT on screenings iVT
screenings iVT relatively constant (89 ± 4%) for ML and RAS
selective removal of organic matter of similar composition
is possible 19
vs 99±1% for toilet paper,
Kleenex, paper towel
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3.6 ± 4.1 (n=8)
1.8 ± 1.3 (n=8)
0.64 ± 0.30 (n=4) 0.63 ± 0.70 (n=9)
0
1
2
3
4
CS CS+GR CS+PC CS+GR+PC
Vo
l. s
cre
en
ings
/vo
l sc
ree
ne
d s
lud
ge (
mL/
L)
Pre-/primary treatments at WWTP
LegendCS: coarse screeningGR: grit removalPC: primary clarifier
Improved pretreatment results in less screenings
that can be removed from the mixed liquor (or RAS) by MS
? g TSS/g COD & ? cost/kg TSS 20
Effect of WWTP pretreatment
on captured screenings
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Hydrocycloning: grit removal (XIg)
from mixed liquor and RAS
Composition of XIg:
• inorganics associated to XH, XE XU,inf (~9% VSS)
• precipitates (mainly with Al, Fe, Ca)
• fine sand, silt, egg shells, etc.
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(Svarovsky, 1984)
Apex
Vortex
Inlet
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y = -0,002x + 0,332R² = 0,438
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
0 20 40 60 80 100
E T' F
SSE
(gri
t)
Industrial loading (%)
Effect of %industrial loading
on XISS,Inf (FSSE) removal by the HC
Higher efficiency with a smaller industrial loading: sand from the municipality, not the industry
About 25 ±10% of ISS can be removed by HC23
(red
uced
eff
icie
ncy)
E’T = ET – Rf
1 – Rf
ET = mass recovery
Rf = flow recovery (20 ± 2%)
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Endogenous residue (XE)
biodegradation
1. Production of mixed liquor containing only
(XH + XE) from a synthetic feed with acetate as
sole carbon source in an MBR (200 L)
- determination of the active fraction (FA)
2. Mixed liquor biodegradation under
2.1 anaerobic (AN) conditions
2.2 anaerobic-aerobic (AN-OX) conditions
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MBR setup
MBR
selector
Feed stocks
Zenon hollow fibers (ZW-10, 0.04 μm)
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Removal efficiency and mass balances
Hydraulic: 99.5 ± 0.4 (%)
COD: 98.4 ± 1.8 (%)
N: 101.9 ± 2.0 (%)
P: 102.8 ± 1.1 (%)
COD: > 97%
TKN: > 96%
SRT = 5.2 d
HRT = 11.7 h
Mass balances
Removal efficiency
MBR 200 L
SRT= 5.0 d
Selector
17.5 L Permeate
1525 mg VSS/L
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influent
effluent
WAS
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Active fraction (FA) determination
by 21 d endogenous respiration
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2000
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OU
R (m
g O
2/L
.h)
VS
S (
mg
/L)
TIME (d)
VSS measured
VSS predicted
OUR measured
OUR predicted
by VSS: bT = 0.272 d-1 (0.243 d-1@ 20°C); FA = 0.685 g XH/g VSS
by OUR.: bT = 0.263 d-1 (0.235 d-1 @ 20°C); FA = 0.683 g XH/g VSS
Temp = 24°C
SRT = 5 d
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Batch digestion units
AN OX-AN 28
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SELECTOR EFF.
HCl
NO EFF.
EFF. 1
WAS
MBR
AER - N. AER
ACETATE
Digestion Unit
- Simulations consider or not the biodegradation of XE
- Determination of the rate of XE biodegradation: kd,XE
Modelling with BioWin(OX-AN)
SLUDGE
WASTAGE
100% TSS
separation
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(/CO2 in
the lab)
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0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
0 20 40 60 80 100
VS
S (
mg
/L)
TIME (d)
VSS sim. (decay)
VSS measured
VSS sim. (no decay)
ML biodegradation tests – AN-OX Results
AN-OX: kd,XE,35C,AN-OX = 0.012 d-1
(AN: kd,XE,35C,AN = 0.005 d-1)30
pH 7.2
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Biodegradation of
« unbiodegradable » organics
• XE is very slowly biodegradable
– more rapid under AN-OX (0.012 d-1)
than AN (0.005 d-1) conditions at pH 7.2 and 35°C
– Arrhenius coefficient to determine
• XU,Inf is probably also similarly
« slowly biodegradable »
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Demo scale MBR with MS and HC
Mobile WWTP unit (16 m long) at St-Hyacinthe WWTP
• Activated sludge basins (1, 3, 5 m3 + FST)
• MBR (membrane bioreactor – hollow fibers)
•(option: SBR or media for MBBR or IFFAS)
(Observation: essentially no grit and trash in sludge fed from a
primary effluent)
MS
HC
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Conclusions
• Grit & Trash can be removed from mixed
liquor and RAS by hydrocycloning and
microscreening, respectively
increased treatment capacity or smaller reactor
size
– effect on settling to determine
– cost?
• XE (and probably also XU,Inf)
is very slowly biodegradable
under AN-OX or AN conditions
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Conclusions
• Cannibal®: proposed mechanisms of low sludge
production:
– main factor: long SRT (e.g. 0.40, 0.27, 0.17 g TSS/g COD
at 3, 30 and 300 d SRT, respectively)
• extra aeration costs to evaluate
– other factors:
• grit and trash removal by MS and HC feasible
– MS screenings iVT = 89 ± 4%
– about 25 ± 15% grit removal by HC
– not useful if there is primary treatment
– effect on settling to determine
• very slow biodegradation of « unbiodegradable »
XE and XU,Inf in the bioreactor and the hypoxic fermenter
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Wastewater Treatment (or WW Resource Management)
Effluent
2ry
Influent
Transformation
processes
water, org. fertiliser,
energy, C, N, P, K
Removal:
pathogens,
micropollutants
Prelim.(incl. solid-liquid
separation)
1ry Advanced(incl. UV, O3,
PAC)
Reuse:
waterSludge
disposal
(modelling)
(this project)
(to favor: energy via AD @ St-Hyac.)
(this project)
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St-Hyacinthe WWTPConventional activated sludge
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1ry
settling
AS
basins
2ry settling
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Completely mixed LIPP anaerobic digesters (german) & drying
+: energy from CH4, sludge reduction
-: odors, sludge disposal, transportation GHG
Future: agrofood waste to digest in 2 extra units
CH4 for municipal vehicles
Future: maximize AD by bCOD recovery at 1ry (CEPT)
and 2ry (high rate) treatment
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Acknowledgments• Polytechnique
– Ph.D.: Marc-André Labelle, Reza Salehi
– M.Sc.A.: François Desjardins
– Techniciens: François Tremblay, Denis Bouchard, Mélanie
Bolduc (and undergraduate students)
• John Meunier
– Daniel Lamarre, Édith Laflamme (and others)
• City of St-Hyacinthe
– Pierre Mathieu, Robert Perry
• Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council
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