Sewage Treatment Plant

Technology for Sewage Treatment

by
Amit Kaushik
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Today : Water Stress

Tomorrow : Water Scarcity

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 Option 1 : ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS (ASP/ EA)
Option 2 : MOVING BED BIO REACTOR (MBBR) / FIXED
AERATED BIOREACTOR (FAB)
Option 3 : SEQUENTIAL BATCH REACTOR (SBR)
Option 4 : MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR)
Option 5 : UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET
(UASB) REACTOR

Option 6 : TRICKING FILTER (TF)

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 AT-SC-CHL

SCREENING
RAW
GRIT
SEWAGE INLET CHAMBER
GRIT REMOVAL
RAW SEWAGE
PUMPING STATION

CHLORINE

TREATED
WATER

DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER

SLUDGE DRYING BEDS FILTRATE TO AERATION TANK

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 PC-AT-SC-CHL

RAW
SEWAGE
SCREENING
GRIT
RAW SEWAGE INLET
CHAMBER GRIT REMOVAL PRIMARY CLARIFIER

CHLORINE

TREATED
WATER

DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER

SLUDGE THICKNER
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS FILTRATE TO AT SLUDGE STABILISATION
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 MBBR-SC-CHL

RAW
SEWAGE
SCREENING
GRIT
RAW SEWAGE INLET
CHAMBER GRIT REMOVAL

CHLORINE

TREATED
WATER

DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK (MBBR)
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER

SLUDGE DRYING BEDS FILTRATE TO AERATION TANK

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 FAB-SC-CHL

RAW
SEWAGE
SCREENING
GRIT
RAW SEWAGE INLET
CHAMBER GRIT REMOVAL

CHLORINE

TREATED
WATER

DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK (FAB)
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER

SLUDGE DRYING BEDS FILTRATE TO AERATION TANK

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 SBR-CHL DIFFUSERS DECANTER

RAW
SEWAGE SCREENING
GRIT
INLET SBR - 1
GRIT REMOVAL
CHAMBER BLOWER

SBR - 2
BLOWER

RETURN SLUDGE

SURPLUS SLUDGE

CHLORINE

SLUDGE

TREATED
WATER TO
PUMP SLUDGE DIPSOSAL CHLORINE CONTACT TANK
CENTRIFUGE SUMP
(SLUDGE DEWATERING)
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 MBR-CHL

RAW
SEWAGE
SCREENING
GRIT
RAW SEWAGE INLET
CHAMBER GRIT REMOVAL

CHLORINE

TREATED
WATER

DISINFECTION
MBR TANK

SLUDGE DRYING BEDS FILTRATE TO AERATION TANK

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 MBR

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 UASB-AT-SC-
CHL
ELECTRICITY

RAW
SEWAGE SCREENING
GRIT
RAW SEWAGE INLET
CHAMBER GRIT REMOVAL
GAS
UASB ENGINE
CHLORINE

TREATED
WATER
DISINFECTION
GAS HOLDER
AERATION TANK / FACULTATIVE LAGOON
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER

SLUDGE THICKNER
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS FILTRATE TO AT

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 TF-AT-SC-CHL

RAW
SEWAGE SCREENING
GRIT
RAW SEWAGE INLET
CHAMBER GRIT REMOVAL

TRICKLING FILTER
CHLORINE

TREATED
WATER
DISINFECTION
AERATION TANK
SECONDARY
CLARIFIER

SLUDGE THICKNER
SLUDGE DRYING BEDS FILTRATE TO AT

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Parameter UASB+EA ASP+EA MBBR MBR SBR

BOD, mg/l <30 <30 <20-30 <3-<5 <5

COD, mg/l <250 <250 <250 <100 <100
TSS, mg/l <100 <100 <100 <5 <10
TKN &P, mg/l No No No No <10
Treatment Treatment Treatment Treatment <2
Area, sq.ft(Aprox) 1500 1300 700 620 840
Cost, Rs. Lac 29 24.50 22 32.80 25.50
(100KLD)
Power cost, 1.11 1.71 1.8 3.0 1.14
Rs/m3
Chemical Cost 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.50 0.03
Maintenance 0.22 0.22 0.20 1.1 0.25
cost, Rs./m3
Power generation Yes Nil Nil Nil Nil
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 Area, Acres

20

15

10
Area, Acres
5

0
UASB ASP MBBR MBR SBR

300

250
UASB
200 ASP
150 MBBR
100 MBR
50 SBR

0
Capital Cost, Crs(100MLD)

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2.5
UASB
2 ASP
1.5 MBBR
1 MBR
0.5 SBR

0
Power, Rs/m3

Maintenance cost,Rs./m3

1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
UASB ASP MBBR MBR SBR

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 Treated Sewage Parameters
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 Technology Assessment for Sewage Treatment

Criteria UASB TF +
OP ASP MBBR SBR MBR +ASP ASP
Quality of Treated Effleunt

Nutrient Removal potential

Low Land Requirement potential

Low Capital Cost potential

Low Power Requirement Potential

Electricity generation potential

Low O & M Skills Potential

Low Medium

Very
High High
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SBR Recycle
Objective 4
MBR Reuse

Reduce
UASB
Objective 3 Operation
SBR
Cost

SBR Reduce
MBR Objective 2
Space
MBBR

UASB Reduce
ASP Objective 1 Capital
MBBR Cost

TECHNOLOGY SELECTION

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 Indian Scenario
Technology Options

UP, Delhi

Treatment &
energy
production

Maharashtra Rajasthan,
Gujarat Domestic HR, PB
AP, Karnataka Wastewater
Technologies
Treatment &
Treatment
Reuse

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Day After Tomorrow : Water War

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