MAPA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND CHEMISTRY

CHE185 INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL

Aldous Castuli
Rogel Malsin
Yuiichi Nakano
Nicolette Anne Nucum

ANSWERS TO PROBLEM SET ON WASTEWATER

1.)
Given: seeded 5-day BOD
For diluted sample:
DO1 = 8.8 mg/L
DO2 = 1.9 mg/L
For seeded dilution water:
DOseed1 = 9.1 mg/L
DOseed2 = 7.9 mg/L
Volume of incubation bottle: 300 mL
Volume of waste sample: 15 mL
Required: BOD5
Solution:
Working equation:

BOD 5=
f

( DO1DO 2 )( DO seed 1DO seed2 ) f

P

fraction of seeded dilution water

fraction of wastewater sample

volume used to total volume

( 8.81.9 )( 9.17.9 )
BOD 5=

15
( 300
)

BOD 5=115.2 mg/ L

2.
Given:
BOD5 = 200 mg/L (@ 20C)
k (base e) = 0.23 d-1
Required:
a. UBOD

BOD t=UBOD(1ekt )
k T =k 20

(T 20)

=1.1056 @ T =20 C30 C

a.
0.235

200 mg/ L=UBOD (1e

UBOD=292.67 mg/ L
b.

volume in sample to seeded dilution

water volume in control

b. BOD1
c. BOD5 at 25C
Solution:
Working equations

( 30015
300 )
mg/L

BOD 1=292.67 mg/ L(1e0.231 )

BOD 1=60.13 mg/ L
c.

1.056

k 25=0.23
k 25=0.30 d1
BOD 5=292.67 mg/ L(1e0.305 )
BOD 5=227.37 mg/ L

@ T=25C

3.
Given:
BOD5 = 185 mg/L (@ 20C)
k (base e) = 0.23 d-1
Required:
a. UBOD

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b. BOD10
c. BOD5 at 33C
Solution:
Working equations

350 mg/L=Lo (2) (1e0.355)

Lo(2) =423.61 mg/L

BOD t=UBOD(1ekt )

350 mg/L=Lo (3) (1e0.465)

k T =k 20 (T 20)

Lo(3) =389 mg/L

=1.1056 @ T =20 C30 C

a.

185 mg/L=UBOD (1e0.235 )

UBOD=270.72 mg/ L
b.
0.2310

BOD 10=270.72 mg/L(1e

BOD 10=243.58 mg/ L

c.
Assumption: = 1.1056 at T=33C

1.056

k 25=0.23

BOD 5=

9 mg/ L3 mg/ L
0.05

BOD 5=120 mg/ L

b)

k 25=0.467 d1
0.4675

BOD 5=270.72 mg/ L(1e

BOD 5=244.51 mg/ L @ T=33C

Lo(2) ,

Lo=179.88 mg/ L
c)

Lo(3)

6.
Given:
Dilution factor = 10
Dissolved Oxygen, mg/l
Time

0.255

350 mg/L=Lo (1) (1e

mg
L

remaining O2 demand=59.88 mg/ L

Solution:

Lo(1) =490.54 mg/ L

120 mg/L=Lo (1e0.225 )

remaining O2 demand=( 179.88120 )

4.
Given:
BOD5 = 350 mg/L
k1 = 0.25 d-1
k2 = 0.35 d-1
k3 = 0.46 d-1
Required:

Lo(1) ,

5.
Given:
Dilution factor= 0.05
DO0 = 9 mg/L
DO5 = 3.0 mg/L
k = 0.22/day
Required:
a) BOD5
b) Lo
c) Remaining O2 demand
Solution:
a)

Diluted Sample

Seeded Sample

8.65

8.75

5.35

8.60

5.12

8.56

4.45

8.50

3.75

8.48

Depth, m

N/A

2.80

2.80

8.44

N/A

0.200

2.20

8.37

Bed Activity
coefficient

Required:
a

Required:
BOD5
Solution:

1
P= =0.10
10

101
f=
=0.90
10
BOD 5=
BOD 5=

( DO1DO 2 )( DO seed 1DO seed2 ) f

What is the DO in the

town of A?
What is the critical DO
and at what distance
does it occur?
Is
the
assimilative
capacity of the river
restricted?

Solution:
a)

( 8.652.80 )( 8.758.44 ) 0.90

0.10

BOD 5=55.71 mg/L

ms
1 hr
t= 15500 0.39 m
=11.076 days
3600 s
on literature DOsat @ 16

7.
Given:

Town A is 15.55 km downstream

from the city of B
5ppm of DO is the minimum
requirement of DENR for class C
rivers.

= 9.9

mg/L

DOc=

(1 )( 0.1507 )+(7.95)(1.08)
.1507+1.08
=7.0987 mg/L

Da= 9.9 7.0987 = 2.8013 mg/L

Parameter

City of B
wastewater

River
C

Flow, m3/s

0.1507

1.08

BOD5 at 16oC, mg/L

128.00

N/A

BODu at 16oC, mg/L

N/A

11.40

DO, mg/L

1.00

7.95

Temperature, oC

16.0

16.0

0.4375

N/A

N/A

0.39

k at 20oC
Speed, m/s

1.135 4 =0.2636
K 16=0.4375
BO D u @ 16 =174.784 mg/ L

BO D c =

( 0.1507 ) (174.7846 )+ ( 1.08 )( 11.40 )

0.1507+1.08

=31.4066mg/L

Kd=0.4375 +
Kd@16

.39
.2=
2.80

0.4653

Given: Resolve problem 7 if the BOD5

of water is 30mg/L

= (0.4653)*(1.135)^4=

0.7723
.5

Kr =

0.39

.5
2.8

3.9

Kr@16

D 11.076=

Parameter

City of B
wastewater

River
C

0.1507

1.08

BOD5 at 16oC, mg/L

30

N/A

BODu at 16oC, mg/L

N/A

11.40

DO, mg/L

1.00

7.95

16.0

16.0

0.4375

N/A

Speed, m/s

N/A

0.39

Depth, m

N/A

2.80

Bed Activity
coefficient

N/A

0.200

Flow, m3/s

= .8626

0.465331.4065 0.772311.076 0.519811.076

(e
e
) +2.8013
e0.519811.076
Temperature, C
.5198.4653
o

k at 20oC

= 0.032933 mg/L
b).
tc=

Required:
a. What is the DO in the
1
.5198
.8626.7723
ln
12.8013
town of A?
.8626.7723
.7723
.772331.4066
b. What is the critical DO
and at what distance
does it occur?
= 0.038735 days
c. Is
the
assimilative
capacity
of
the river
c).
restricted?
Solution:
.7723
.77232.3966

[ (

Dc=

.8626

2.8013e

= 27.29013 mg/L

8.

)]

a)

ms
1 hr
0.39
m
t= 15500
=11.076 days
3600 s

on literature DOsat @ 16

= 9.9

b).
tc=

mg/L

DOc=

(1 )( 0.1507 )+(7.95)(1.08)
.1507+1.08
=7.0987 mg/L

[ (

1
.5198
.8626.7723
ln
12.8013
.8626.7723
.7723
.772315.02
= .03426 days

Da= 9.9 7.0987 = 2.8013 mg/L

c).

1.135 =0.2636
K 16=0.4375

Dc=

.7723
2.8013e.77232.3966
.8626

BO D u @ 16 =40.9651 mg/ L
= 13.09651 mg/L

BO D c =

( 0.1507 ) ( 40.9651 ) + ( 1.08 ) (11.40 )

0.1507+1.08

=15.02mg/L
Kd=0.4375 +
Kd@16

.39
.2=
2.80

0.4653

= (0.4653)*(1.135)^4=

0.7723

Kr =

0.39 .5

2.8 .5

3.9

Kr@16

9.)
Given:
Problem 7
= .8626

d1

T = 1day
Required:

D 11.076=

0.465315.02 0.772311.076 0.519811.076

Maximum amount of BOD
(e
e
) +2.8013 e0.519811.076
.5198.4653
per day

= .015854 mg/L

Solution:

)]

BOD=

(e

1.50

0.862611

=20934.03

10 L 3
m3
0.1507
1m
s

( )(

)(

=3154758.321
mg
0.772331.4066
( ( e0.772311e0.862611 ) )
0.862611
( 0.8626.7723 )e

mg/L

/s

1 kg
s
( 1000000mg
)( 86400
1 day )
=272,571.11 Kg/day
Therefore,

the

maximum

BOD20 is 272,571.11 kg/day.

value

of