| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 44, 2018
10th Conference on Interdisciplinary Problems in Environmental Protection and Engineering EKO-DOK 2018
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| Article Number | 00119 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184400119 | |
| Published online | 03 July 2018 | |
Alpha factor determination in a pilot scale sidestream shortcut nitrification process
Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Plac Grunwaldzki 9, 50-377 Wroclaw, Poland
* Corresponding author: mateusz.muszynski-huhajlo@pwr.edu.pl
Aeration is considered as one of the most energy consuming process during the wastewater treatment process and its proper design plays important role in further overall wastewater treatment plant energy balance. Design guidelines for aeration systems in mainstream treatment of municipal wastewater are well known, however there are some doubts about transferring them to sidestream treatment installations. Different process rates, reactors geometry and treated medium composition may significantly affect aeration efficiency and this case must be verified. Series of alpha factor measurements were performed during start-up of shortcut nitrification process of real reject water from sludge dewatering. Surprisingly, observed alpha factor values were close and higher than 1.0 which is uncommon for such aeration devices as used in this study. Paper presents discussion of potential reasons of observed facts and outlines directions of further work.
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