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ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu


Feb. 2011
VAN LANG UNIVERSITY DENTEMA
VAN LANG UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY AND
MANAGEMENT
Chapter 26
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGICAL
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Modeling suspended growth
treatment process
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CONTENTS
Purpose
The complete-mix reactor without recycle
The complete-mix reactor with recycle
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PURPOSES
Purpose of modeling suspended growth
treatment processes?
To assess treatability of wastewater
To obtain model kinetic coefficient
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
V, X, S
Q
S
0

X
0

Q
S
X
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Biomass mass balance
Rate of
accumulation of
microorganism
within the system
boundary
Rate of flow of
microorganism
into the system
boundary
=
-
Rate of flow of
microorganism
out of the
system
boundary
+
Net growth of
microorganism
within the
boundary
Accumulation = inflow outflow + net growth
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Biomass mass balance
Accumulation = inflow outflow + net growth
Symbolic representation
'
0
.
g
Vr QX QX V
dt
dX
+ =
dX/dt = rate of change of biomass concentration in reactor measured as g VSS/m
3
.d
V = reactor volume, m
3
Q = influent flow-rate, m
3
/d
X
o
= concentration of biomass in influent, g VSS/m
3
X = concentration of biomass in the reactor, g VSS/m
3
r
g
= net rate of biomass production, g VSS/m
3
.d
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Biomass mass balance
'
0
.
g
Vr QX QX V
dt
dX
+ =
At steady state dX/dt = 0
Assumed X
o
~ 0
|
|
.
|

\
|

+
+ = X k
S K
SX
V QX
d
S
m

0 0
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Biomass mass balance
|
|
.
|

\
|

+
+ = X k
S K
SX
V QX
d
S
m

0 0
d
S
m
k
S K
S

+
=

u
1
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Biomass mass balance
d
S
m
k
S K
S

+
=

u
1
( )
( )
( )
( ) 1
1
1
1

+
=

+
=
d
d S
d m
d S
k Yk
k K
k
k K
S
u
u
u
u
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Substrate mass balance
Accumulation = inflow outflow utilization
Symbolic representation
su
Vr QS QS V
dt
dS
=
0
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Substrate mass balance
su
Vr QS QS V
dt
dS
=
0
At steady state dS/dt = 0
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
=
S K
kSX
V QS QS
s
0
0
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Substrate mass balance
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
=
S K
kSX
V QS QS
s
0
0
( )
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
=
S K
kSX
V S S Q
s
0
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Substrate mass balance
( )
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
=
S K
kSX
V S S Q
s
0
S K
kSX S S
S
+
=

u
0
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Substrate mass balance
S
Y
S K S S
kS
S K S S
X
m
S S

u u
+

=
+

=
0 0
( ) ( )
u
u
u
d
d
k
S S Y
k
S S Y
X
+

=
+

=
1
1
1
0 0
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Determine model kinetic coefficient
kS
S K
S S
X
S K
kSX S S
S
S
+
=

+
=

0
0
u
u
k S k
K
S S
X
s
1 1
0
+ =

u
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Determine model kinetic coefficient
k
K
tg
S
= o
S
1
k
1
S S
X

0
u
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Determine Y and k
d
from modeling of the
complete-mix reactor without recycle


VAN LANG UNIVERSITY DENTEMA
COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
( )
u
d
k
S S Y
X
+

=
1
0
Y Y
k
X
S S
d o
1 1
+ =

u
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITHOUT RECYCLE
Y
k
d
X
S S
o

Y
1
u
1
= o tg
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ASSIGNMENT 3
Determine k and K
s

No.
S
o
(mg/L) S
(mg/L)
u
(ngy)

X (mg
VSS/L)
1 2000 250 0.4 800
2 2000 200 0.4 1000
3 2000 160 0.4 1300
4 2000 120 0.4 1600
5 2000 60 0.4 2000
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
HRT
Q
V
= u
Q
V V
L
+
= u
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
SRT
r W e e
c
X Q X Q
VX
+
= u
X Q X Q
VX
W e e
c
+
= u
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
In case of no return sludge
SRT = HRT
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Biomass mass balance
Accumulation = inflow outflow + net growth
Symbolic representation
( ) V r X Q X Q Q QX V
dt
dX
g R W e W o
+ + = ] [
VAN LANG UNIVERSITY DENTEMA
COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Biomass mass balance
( ) V r X Q X Q Q QX V
dt
dX
g R W e W o
+ + = ] [
At steady state dX/dt = 0
Assumed X
o
~ 0
(Q Q
W
)X
e
+ Q
w
X
R
= r
g
V
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Biomass mass balance
(Q Q
W
)X
e
+ Q
w
X
R
= r
g
V
d
S
m
r W e e
k
S K
S
VX
X Q X Q

+
=
+

( )
R W e W
X Q X Q Q
VX
SRT
+
=
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Biomass mass balance
d
S
m
r W e e
k
S K
S
VX
X Q X Q

+
=
+

d
S
m
c
k
S K
S

+
=

u
1
( )
( )
( )
( ) 1
1
1
1

+
=

+
=
d c
c d S
d m c
c d S
k Yk
k K
k
k K
S
u
u
u
u
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Substrate mass balance
Accumulation = inflow outflow + generation
Symbolic representation
( )
su W W r r
Vr S Q S Q Q Q S Q S Q V
dt
dS
+ + + =
0
.
( )
su
r V S S Q V
dt
dS
. .
0
+ =
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Substrate mass balance
V r QS QS V
dt
dS
su o
+ =
At steady state dS/dt = 0
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
S K
kXS
Q
V
S S
s
o
VAN LANG UNIVERSITY DENTEMA
COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Substrate mass balance
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
S K
kXS
Q
V
S S
s
o
S K
kSX S S
s
+
=

u
0
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Substrate mass balance
S K
kSX S S
s
+
=

u
0
( )
c d
c
k
S S Y
X
u u
u
+

=
1
0
( ) ( )
u
u
u

S S Y
k
S S
S
Y
S K
X
d
c
m
S

+
=

+
=
0 0
1
1
VAN LANG UNIVERSITY DENTEMA
COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Determine kinetic coefficients from
modeling of the complete-mix reactor
with recycle


VAN LANG UNIVERSITY DENTEMA
COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
( )
c d
c
k
S S Y
X
u u
u
+

=
1
0
Y
k
Y X
S S
d
c
o
+ =

u u
1 1
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Y
k
d
Y
1
= o tg
X
S S
o
u

c
u
1
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Design and operating parameters
Food to microorganism (F/M) ratio
Total applied substrate rate QS
o

F/M = ----------------------------------- = ------
Total microbial biomass VX
F/M = food to biomass ratio, g BOD or bsCOD/g VSS.d
Q = influent wastewater flow-rate, m
3
/d
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Design and operating parameters
Organic volumetric loading rate
kg g V
QS
L
o
org
/ 10
3

=
L
org
= volumetric organic loading, kg BOD/m
3
.d
Q = influent wastewater flow-rate, m
3
/d
S
o
= influent BOD concentration, g/m
3
V = aeration tank volume, m
3
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Oxygen requirement
Oxygen used = bCOD removed COD of waste sludge
R
o
= Q(S
o
S) 1.42 P
x,bio

R
o
= oxygen required, kg/d
P
x,bio
= biomass as VSS wasted per day, kg/d
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Mixed liquor solids concentration and solids production
SRT
V X
P
T
VSS X
T
=
,
P
XT, VSS
= total solids wastes daily, g VSS/d
X
T
= total MLVSS concentration in aeration tank, g VSS/m
3
V = volume of rector, m
3
SRT = solid retention time, d
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Mixed liquor solids concentration
X
T
= X + X
i

biomass
concentration
nbVSS
concentration
MLVSS = +
nbVSS
inf

nbVSS
waste per day

From cell decay
Affected by
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Mixed liquor solids concentration
X
T
= X + X
i

Accumulation = inflow outflow + generation
V r
SRT
V X
QX V
dt
dX
i x
i
i o
i
, ,
+ =
|
.
|

\
|
X
o,i
= nbVSS concentration in influent, g/m
3
X
i
= nbVSS concentration in aeration tank, g/m
3
r
X,i
= rate of nbVSS production from cell debris, g/m
3
.d
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Mixed liquor solids concentration
V r
SRT
V X
QX V
dt
dX
i x
i
i o
i
, ,
+ =
|
.
|

\
|
At steady state dX
i
/dt = 0
V r
SRT
V X
QX
i X
i
i o , ,
0 + =
SRT X k f
SRT
X X
d d i o i
+ =
t
,
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Mixed liquor solids concentration
X
T
= X + X
i

( )
t t
SRT X
SRT X k f
SRT k
S S Y SRT
X
i o
d d
d
o
T

+ +
+

=
,
1
Heterotrophic
biomass
Cell
debris
nbVSS
inf

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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Solid production
( )
t t
SRT X
SRT X k f
SRT k
S S Y SRT
X
i o
d d
d
o
T

+ +
+

=
,
1
SRT
V X
P
T
VSS X
T
=
,
( )
i o d d
d
o
VSS X
QX XV k f
SRT k
S S QY
P
, ,
1
+ +
+

=
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Solid production
( )
i o d d
d
o
VSS X
QX XV k f
SRT k
S S QY
P
, ,
1
+ +
+

=
( )
(

+

|
.
|

\
|
=
SRT k
S S Y SRT
X
d
o
1 t
( ) ( )
i o
d
o d d
d
o
VSS X
QX
SRT k
SRT S S YQ k f
SRT k
S S QY
P
, ,
1 1
+
+

+
+

=
Heterotrophic
biomass
Cell
debris
nbVSS
inf

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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Solid production
( ) ( )
i o
d
o d d
d
o
VSS X
QX
SRT k
SRT S S YQ k f
SRT k
S S QY
P
, ,
1 1
+
+

+
+

=
Heterotrophic
biomass
Cell
debris
nbVSS
inf

A B
C
( )
o o TSS X
VSS TSS Q C
B A
P + + + =
85 . 0 85 . 0
,
net waste activated sludge produced each day, measured in terms of TSS, kg/d
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Solid production
Mass of MLVSS = X
VSS
.V = P
X,VSS
.SRT
Mass of MLSS = X
TSS
.V = P
X,TSS
.SRT
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COMPLETE-MIX REACTOR
WITH RECYCLE
Observed yield
( ) ( )
i o
d
o d d
d
o
VSS X
QX
SRT k
SRT S S YQ k f
SRT k
S S QY
P
, ,
1 1
+
+

+
+

=
Q(S
o
-S)
S S
X
SRT k
SRT Y k f
SRT k
Y
Y
o
i o
d
d d
d
obs

+
+

+
+
=
,
1 1
Y
obs
= g VSS/g substrate removed
VAN LANG UNIVERSITY DENTEMA
Assignment 4
S
0
(mg COD/L)
S (mg COD/L) X (mg VSS/L)
400 50 1000
800 80 1500
1200 100 1800
1600 120 2000
2000 200 2000
k and K
s ?

Q = 10 m
3
/h and V = 60 m
3

Comments on lab-data

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