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SECONDARY TREATMENT
Biological Wastewater Treatment
Food
O2 O2
Food Food
O2 O2
Microorganisms consume organic matter from
the wastewater, using oxygen for respiration
Suspended Growth,
Biomass
(suspended)
Pri.Eff. MLSS Sec. Eff.
Aeration Secondary
Clarifier
Tank
Mixed Liquor
(MLSS)
Secondary
Clarifier
PARTS OF A GENERALIZED BACTERIAL
CELL OF THE BACILLUS TYPE
Capsule
Cell Membrane
Nuclear
Matter
Cell Wall
Flagellum
New Cells Wastewater
NH3
Slime Layer CO2
Cell H2O
Food Membrane
Oxygen
Storage Enzymes
(Absorption)
ADSORPTION
And
ABSORPTION
Secondary
Clarifier
Sludge Processing
and Storage Effluent
Land
Application Disinfect
WAS
RAS
Screening
Influent
Grit
Primary
Clarifiers Aeration Secondary
Tanks Clarifiers
Typical Flow-Through
Activated Sludge Plant
Biological Wastewater
Treatment
Three Steps
Proper Mixing
Proper Growth Environment
Secondary Clarification
Biological Wastewater
Treatment
Controls
Proper Growth Environment
Filamentous Bacteria – Form Strings
Mixed Liquor Does Not Compact - Bulking
Control Factors
Air
Organic Biomass Quantity
Hydraulic Load
Load, F:M and Age
Solids Load
Settleability
Sludge
Return Activated Sludge Blanket
Depth
Typical Range:
F = Kg of BOD
=
M Kg of MLVSS
Settleability
Sludge
Return Activated Sludge Blanket
Depth
System
Abundance of Food
Few Organisms
X
Time
Lag Graph Showing Growth
Growth Phases in a Biological
Growth Rate of Organisms
System
Food Begins to be Consumed
Time
Lag Log
Growth Growth
Growth Rate of Organisms
Food
Rapidly
Consumed Organisms Acclimated
Organism Population
Rapidly Increases
Time
Lag Log Declining
Growth Growth Growth
Growth Rate of Organisms
Food
Organism Population
Growth Limited by Food
Supply
Time
Lag Log Declining Endogenous
Growth Growth Growth Growth
Growth Rate of Organisms
Food
Time
Lag Log Declining Endogenous
Growth Growth Growth Growth
Growth Rate of Organisms
Stored Food
Food Metabolized -
Organisms Feed on
One Another
(Producing Less Sludge)
Sludge Production
Time
Lag Log Declining Endogenous
Growth Growth Growth Growth
Growth Rate of Organisms
Graph Showing
Food Growth Phases in
a Biological
System
Sludge Production
Time
Graph Showing Growth Phases in a
Biological System
Growth
Food
Conventional
Treatment
Extended Air
Sludge Production
Time
Young Sludge
White
Foam
High O2
Uptake Rate
Old Sludge
• Slow Metabolism
• Decreased Food Intake
• Low Cell Production
• Oxidation of Stored Food
• Endogenous Respiration
• Low F:M
• High CRT
• High MLSS
Old Sludge
Dense, Compact Floc
Fast Settling
Control Factors
Organic
Load, F:M
Biomass Quantity
Air and Age Hydraulic Load
Solids Load
PE Aeration MLSS
Tank D.O. Secondary FE
Clarifier
Settleability
Sludge
Return Activated Sludge Blanket
Depth